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Hungary begins consultations on social workers’ career blueprints
Ministry of Human Resources, January 13, 2014 4:37 PM
The Hungarian Government will begin consultations with the interested parties about social workers’ career models, State Minister for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said on Monday.
Hungarian small schools have a secure future
Ministry of Human Resources, January 13, 2014 9:54 AM
The Hungarian Government will keep an equal focus on both the smallest villages and largest cities, while in public education it will ensure that even the most underprivileged children are given the same opportunities as their peers born into better circumstances, State Minister for Public Education Rózsa Hoffmann said at a press conference in the northwest Hungarian village of Veszprémvarsány on Friday.
More than 100,000 Hungarian women choose early retirement
Ministry of Human Resources, January 9, 2014 1:57 PM
During the last three years more than 100,000 Hungarian women have opted for early retirement after 40 years of work regardless of their age, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at a press conference on Thursday.
Hungarian Rowing Association MESZ receives EUR 32 million state grant
Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2014 4:57 PM
The Hungarian Rowing Association (MESZ) will receive state subsidies of 9.6 billion forints (EUR 32 million) for the 2014-2020 period, Minister of State for Sport István Simicskó announced at a press conference after signing the grant agreement with MESZ President Tamás Regényi.
Disabled people to receive increased support in 2014
Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2014 3:29 PM
According to the Ministry of Human Resources, in 2014 the amount of financial support provided to people with disabilities will be higher than last year. According to current plans, the Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SINOSZ) and the Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (MVGYOSZ) are each scheduled to receive 173 million forints, the National Federation of Disabled Persons' Associations (MEOSZ) and the National Autism Association (AOSZ) will receive 168 million forints and 52.5 million forints, respectively.
Hungary awards HUF 4.5 billion for underprivileged pupils
Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2014 3:21 PM
The Ministry for Human Resources has launched a programme with a budget of 4.5 billion forints (EUR 15 million) aimed at facilitating cooperation between schools in Hungary and abroad that cater for underprivileged pupils, Minister of State for Public Education Rózsa Hoffmann and Minister of State for Social Inclusion Zoltán Kovács announced at a press conference in the village of Nyergesújfalu, northern Hungary.
Hungary awards HUF 230 million to national minorities
Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2014 3:19 PM
The Hungarian Government is providing a total of 230 million forints (EUR 766,000) this year for safeguarding the languages, cultural customs and spiritual and material heritage of national minorities, as well as for strengthening their ethnic identities, the Ministry of Human Resources announced.
More disabled people are working and the benefit system has become more sustainable
Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2014 12:01 PM
After reviewing almost 350,000 assessments regarding to the working ability of handicapped and disabled people, Ombudsman for Fundamental Rights László Székely has only found seven questionable decisions, the Ministry for Human Resources said in a statement on Tuesday.
Hungarian teachers’ wages increasing steadily
Ministry of Human Resources, January 6, 2014 5:41 PM
Due to the increase in the minimal wage, teachers’ salaries will also increase from 1 January, Minister of State for Public Education Rózsa Hoffmann announced at a press conference in Bicske.
Minister of State Soltész handed over presents for people with disabilities
Ministry of Human Resources, December 19, 2013 4:01 PM
Miklós Soltész, Minister of State for Family and Social Affairs, accompanied by Hungarian hockey players, visited a social institution located in Polgárdi-Tekerespuszta for disabled people.
Kamera Korrektúra television programme contest
Ministry of Human Resources, December 19, 2013 2:14 PM
Kamera Korrektúra, the contest of television programmes has been held for the second time. The awards have been presented by Mr János Halász, Minister of State for Culture.
New state-of-the-art equipement installed at the National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences
Ministry of Human Resources, December 19, 2013 1:33 PM
A new, state-of-the-art digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was installed at the National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences (NICN).
Government continues to promote the employment of the handicapped
Ministry of Human Resources, December 18, 2013 5:00 PM
The employment of people with changed working capacity and disabilities is a priority objective, said Miklós Soltész on the 60th anniversary of Szeged-based SZEFO Ltd., which employs a large number of handicapped people.
Government continues to fund the development of crèches
Ministry of Human Resources, December 18, 2013 4:29 PM
The Government is continuing to fund the development of crèches, and three thousand new crèche places will be created next year, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at the new municipal crèche in Solymár, Pest County. The day care of 40 to 48 children can be provided in the institution established with an investment of HUF 190 million within the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan.
Minister Balog presented Awards for Nationalities
Ministry of Human Resources, December 18, 2013 2:28 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog handed over the Award for Nationalities to four organizations and seven individuals on Monday, in the National Museum.
Minister of State Kovács had talks with German partners on Roma inclusion policy
Ministry of Human Resources, December 18, 2013 12:13 PM
Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources had talks on Roma inclusion policy in Berlin on Tuesday with Romani Rose, head of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and Erika Steinbach, Member of Parliament for the CDU party and spokeswoman of the Bundestag’s parliamentary group on human rights and humanitarian aid.
Exhibition on the Pan-European Picnic opens in Berlin
Ministry of Human Resources, December 17, 2013 5:14 PM
An exhibition on the 1989 Pan-European Picnic, an event that eventually led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain and the re-unification of Germany, opened at the Hungarian Embassy of Berlin late on Monday.
Increased funding for Hungarian cross-border theatres next year
Ministry of Human Resources, December 13, 2013 1:39 PM
This year's 40 million Hungarian forint production budget for the funding of theatres outside Hungary will be raised to HUF 50 million next year, in addition to which a new HUF 32 million tender is expected to be launched by the Ministry of Human Resources (EMMI) - Minister of State for Culture János Halász announced at the Cross-Border Theatres Forum held at the National Theatre on 11 December 2013.
Authoritative information on the teacher assessment and school inspection systems
Ministry of Human Resources, December 13, 2013 10:46 AM
At a press conference on the system of teacher assessment and school inspection held on the 12th of December 2013 in Budapest, Minister of State for Public Education Dr. Rózsa Hoffmann declared: „School inspection – external professional monitoring – and the introduction of teacher assessment procedures are key elements of the reformation of the Hungarian public education system”.
Zoltán Balog opens permanent Mindszenty memorial exhibition
Ministry of Human Resources, December 13, 2013 10:40 AM
A permanent memorial exhibition opened on Thursday in the house of birth of Cardinal and Prince-Primate of Hungary József Mindszenty in Csehmindszent, Vas County.
Visegrád Conference on the Importance of Monitoring Systems
Ministry of Human Resources, December 12, 2013 4:50 PM
The State Secretariat for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources organised an all-day conference on Wednesday under the title „Monitoring System of National Social Inclusion Strategies in the V4 Member States” which was also attended by the representatives of civil organisations, in addition to policy-makers from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.
Award to the most successful student athletes
Ministry of Human Resources, December 12, 2013 8:35 AM
The most successful student athletes of the capital city of Hungary were greeted and awarded on Wednesday at the closing event and awarding ceremony of the 2012/2013 school year organized by the Student Sport Federation of Budapest.
HUF 620 million in Government funding for charity organisations
Ministry of Human Resources, December 11, 2013 5:09 PM
Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész announced today that, compared to 2011, the Government will provide more than twice as much funding for charity organisations as well as raising the number of eligible organisations from three to eight.
Minister Balog held talks with Deputy Speaker of Indonesian Parliament
Ministry of Human Resources, December 11, 2013 3:07 PM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog received Mr Priyo Budi Santoso, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives in his office on Tuesday.
Minister Balog: the state must guarantee human rights
Ministry of Human Resources, December 11, 2013 11:03 AM
The state, which represents the highest form of national and human solidarity, must guarantee human rights, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Tuesday in Budapest at the conference entitled “Individual freedoms in Hungary today”, organised for Human Rights Day.
Hungarian-Danish programs to promote persons with disabilities
Ministry of Human Resources, December 10, 2013 9:56 AM
Hungarian-Danish joint programs are reported to be launched in order to enhance the integration of people with disabilities in society. Addressing this topic, a two-day conference and workshop has begun on Monday in Budapest. In the event, those best practices from Denmark, which have already been introduced and adopted in Hungary will be presented, as well.
Minister of State Szócska on the recent shift in healthcare
Ministry of Human Resources, December 7, 2013 9:53 AM
There has been a conscious, dialogue-based shift of paradigm in healthcare in recent years, however, it did not avoid difficult issues – the Minister of State for Health of the Ministry of Human Resources Miklós Szócska summarised the actions of the Government in Budapest on Friday.
The ’Helping Hand’ programme is popular
Ministry of Human Resources, December 7, 2013 9:49 AM
The needs assessment phase of the national pilot program is completed, currently the assessment and aggregation of nearly 25 000 questionnaires is in progress. ’More and more local governments are ready to connect to the pilot program to assist the elderly’ said Dr. Jeneiné Rubovszky Csilla, the ministerial commissioner for elderly affairs on the press conference held in the Senior living club of Király Club, on Friday.
Prizes awarded to talent-friendly local and minority governments
Ministry of Human Resources, December 6, 2013 3:16 PM
Minister of State for Public Education Dr. Rózsa Hoffmann presented prizes to local authorities within the framework of the National Talent Programme at the Hungarian National Museum on 6 December 2013. This is the first time that the title „Talent-friendly Local and Minority Government” has been awarded by the Ministry of Human Resources.
Nationality Award of Békés County Council granted for assisting national minorities
Ministry of Human Resources, December 6, 2013 1:43 PM
The Békés County Minorities' Day is organised at the end of every year by the County Council of Békés. Individual contributions to bettering the life of minorities living in the county are recognised at the event. This year, the awards were presented by Deputy State Secretary responsible for National Minority and Civil Society Affairs Csaba Latorcai, on 6th December in Csabacsűd.