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Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog to attend the Paralympic Games in London
Ministry of Human Resources, August 29, 2012 5:37 PM
Minister Balog, who is also responsible for the country’s sports affairs, will travel to London on 3 September for two days. During his stay, he will attend among others the table tennis and swimming contests.
Senior regional meeting during the Tiszabercel Cultural Days in Hungary
Ministry of Human Resources, August 29, 2012 4:02 PM
About 500 seniors from 23 local and regional clubs in Hungary held on August 9th their annual open-air meeting in the village of Tiszabercel.
Minister marks national holiday with ethnic Hungarians in Slovenia
Ministry of Human Resources, August 20, 2012 7:08 PM
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog celebrated Saint Stephen's Day, Hungary's national holiday, with ethnic Hungarians in the Slovenian city of Lendava (Lendva) on Sunday.
Hungary hosts the 6th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples
Ministry of Human Resources, August 14, 2012 11:45 AM
In September 2012 Hungary will host the 6th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples, in Siófok on Lake Balaton. The event – which was established in 1992 with the support of then President of Hungary Árpád Göncz – aims to strengthen cultural, economic and political ties between Finno-Ugric countries and communities. In May 2012 Zoltán Balog Minister of Human Resources charged Judit Hammerstein with the responsibility of organising the Congress.
The 29th International Summer Camp for Disabled Youth opens in Balatonföldvár
Ministry of Human Resources, August 6, 2012 4:11 PM
The week-long 29th International Summer Camp for Disabled Youth opened in Balatonföldvár on Sunday. Its aim is to help dismantle invisible walls between those living with disability and the rest of society.
Commemorating the Roma Holocaust
Ministry of Human Resources, August 2, 2012 4:05 PM
On the occasion of Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, a commemorative event takes place in Budapest today organized by the Holocaust Memorial Centre and the Tom Lantos Institute. During the event among others speeches are delivered by State Secretary György Hölvényi of the Human Resources Ministry, Rita Izsák, the Director of the Budapest based Tom Lantos Institute, as well as by representatives of the Hungarian Socialist Party and the Politics Can Be Different party.
Significant Financial Support for the Education of Disadvantaged Young People
Ministry of Human Resources, August 2, 2012 3:05 PM
In the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan, 7.5 billion forints have been earmarked for the financial support of public training school programmes aiming at promoting equal opportunities as well as for the further development of programmes such as ‘Schoolnet’, ‘Tanoda’ and ‘Second Chance’.
Hungarian SZEFO Ltd. Creates New Jobs through Strategic Cooperation Agreements
Ministry of Human Resources, August 1, 2012 2:29 PM
The 100% state-owned SZEFO Ltd., over 60% of whose employees are disabled, has concluded strategic agreements with the Italian DAMA S.p.A. and the French Legrand Ltd. This will create 200 new jobs and guarantee the long-term preservation of the existing 825 jobs.
Exemplary Efforts to Facilitate the Social Inclusion of Disadvantaged Families in Ózd
Ministry of Human Resources, July 31, 2012 10:48 AM
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog inaugurated the TKKI Csillagpont Service House in Ózd on 30 July. The inauguration marks the conclusion of a successful project to facilitate the social inclusion of families living in extreme poverty within the framework of a comprehensive programme.
The Vandalisation of Jewish Tombs in Kaposvár is Unacceptable
Ministry of Human Resources, July 23, 2012 5:23 PM
The State Secretariat responsible for Religious, Ethnic and Civil Society Relations of the Ministry of Human Resources considers it outrageous and scandalous that anonymous persons vandalised 57 tombs in the Jewish cemetery of Kaposvár on Saturday night.