The Government is setting up various initiatives to create favourable conditions to convince young people considering moving abroad to stay in Hungary instead. Several hundred billion Forints will be provided for this purpose from both Hungarian and EU resources, the Ministerial Commissioner for the coordination of the For the Future of the New Generation programme announced.

According to Péter Mihalovics, the Government wishes to help young people get ahead at home by introducing initiatives, such as a housing programme, family and child tax allowances, welfare benefits and easier employment for disadvantaged young people or those starting their career. HUF 110 billion will be available just for the latter, from which 37 thousand young people have already received support.

The programme, aimed at helping under 35s starting their own business, has already been launched and the various NGO employment programmes, with a starting budget of five billion Forints to improve the labour market position of young people, also look promising.

The "ContactPoint" network for young people is currently being established within the New Generation Programme, with a career guidance centre being set up in each county, where young professionals can receive tailor-made career guidance to help them improve their chances on the job market.
Going abroad to work or study is not unique to Hungary; today's new generation is also more mobile in other countries, the Commissioner said.

The ratio of around 100 thousand young emigrants in relation to the total population is still lower than for example in Poland or the Netherlands.
"Young people can benefit from experience and a wider perspective gained in another county, in a foreign environment, but our intention is to see the members of this generation return home after testing the waters for a few months and then succeed in their homeland, finding a secure livelihood here in the long term", said Péter Mihalovics.

This is also the aim of the Come Home Foundation for instance, which also receives government funding. It provides online support and personal counselling to help young people return home, resume contacts and find a job in Hungary. According to the Ministerial Commissioner, the economic recovery is also boosting a willingness to return home.

(Ministry of Public Administration and Justice)