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Hungary continues to step up against domestic violence
Ministry of Human Resources, November 6, 2013 5:57 PM
Representatives of the Ministry of Human Resources held talks with the Human Rights Watch about the organisation's report on domestic violence in Hungary.
Victims of Roma killings remembered in Nagycsécs
Ministry of Human Resources, November 5, 2013 8:39 AM
Minister of State for Municipal Affairs András Tállai and Minister of State for Social Inclusion Zoltán Kovács attended the ceremony held in remembrance of the victims of the 2008 Nagycsécs attack, which were part of a series of attacks on Roma people.
Zoltán Kovács visits children’s chances programme
Ministry of Human Resources, October 31, 2013 2:00 PM
Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources paid a visit to Berettyóújfalu to attend the local opening event of the Children’s Chances programme which was awarded funding worth HUF 600 million from the New Széchényi Programme. The Minister of State also visited the Komád and Biharkeresztes Sure Start Children’s Centres.
Pensions to maintain purchasing power
Ministry of Human Resources, October 28, 2013 4:39 PM
The Hungarian Government will maintain the purchasing power of pensions by increasing them by 2.4%, the expected rate of consumer price inflation next year, the social affairs department of the Ministry of Human Resources stated.
The eradication of poverty cannot be based on symptomatic treatment
Ministry of Human Resources, October 18, 2013 8:57 AM
One of the fundamental principles of the fight against poverty is that, rather than resorting to the mere treatment of the symptoms, we should tackle the processes and situations that constantly regenerate poverty on a systemic level, Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources said on Thursday in Bátonyterenye in Nógrád County.
Renovated Liszt Academy of Music to reopen next week
Ministry of Human Resources, October 14, 2013 4:48 PM
After ten years of renovation, the Liszt Academy of Music will reopen on October 22, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice announced on Tuesday.
Ministry officials participate in marathon with disabled athletes
Ministry of Human Resources, October 14, 2013 2:19 PM
Officials of the Ministry of Human Resources participated in the Budapest Marathon, assisting disabled sportsmen and women. Minister Balog and his Ministers of State continued the tradition launched last year and completed the race with blind and disabled runners.
EU funds worth 60 billion forints available for healthcare
Ministry of Human Resources, October 7, 2013 5:54 PM
Hungary is starting hospital developments with about 60 billion forints (EUR 200m) in European Union support, Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska said on Sunday.
Minister Balog speaks in France about Roma culture in Hungary
Ministry of Human Resources, October 4, 2013 2:03 PM
The Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog took part in a round-table discussion on the development of Roma culture today in Aix-en-Provence, France. The goal of the event, organised by the Hungarian Embassy in France, was for Hungary, which took the lead in laying down the European Roma Framework Strategy, to share its experiences with the participants.
András Doncsev met with the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Ministry of Human Resources, October 3, 2013 5:14 PM
Minister of State for Human Resources András Doncsev received United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Ira Forman on the 3rd of October, 2013.