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Measures taken to avoid crowded prison in Baranya county

Ministry of Interior, December 7, 2013 9:57 AM

The Baranya county prison will be less crowded due to the new quarters that were handed over in Pécs by Deputy State Secretary László Tóth and András Csóti, head of the Hungarian Prison Service.

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.

Contact point youth support network extended by Debrecen bureau

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 7, 2013 8:24 AM

The Debrecen member of the contact point bureau network organised at county level has opened its gates. The bureau established as a result of the institution building under the new generation plus programme was inaugurated by dr. Péter Mihalovics, ministerial commissioner in charge of the future of the new generation programme, János Halász, minister of state for culture, and Béla Somogyi, deputy mayor of Debrecen.

Lake Tisza Water Level Working Group to be Formed

Ministry of Rural Development, December 7, 2013 8:03 AM

The Minister of Rural Development has proposed the formation of a quadrilateral conciliation working group made up of representatives of the relevant fields to help perform the preparations for the new Government Decree on the regulation of Lake Tisza water levels, at a roundtable discussion in Abádszalók on Friday.

MoU on new Frauenhofer project centre signed in Berlin

Ministry for National Economy, December 7, 2013 7:57 AM

In Berlin, a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing a new project centre in Hungary was signed by the largest European applied research institution, the Germany-based Frauenhofer Institute for Open Communications (FOKUS), the Budapest University of Technology and Economics as well as representatives of the governments of the two countries.

Roma Clerk Programme Successful in Districts

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 7, 2013 7:49 AM

“The Roma clerk programme introduced in district proves to be successful, assisting with official administration issues since the summer at about 50% of the District Offices”, said the Minister of State for Territorial Public Administration of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice on Friday, at a press conference held in Budapest. Erika Szabó explained: in the summer about 95 Roma clerks started their work at the County District Offices and Budapest District Offices.

Hungary welcomes UNSC Resolution on the Central African Republic

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 7, 2013 7:46 AM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2127 (2013) dated December 5, authorizing the African Union to deploy a peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic, and giving consent to French military presence supporting the mission.

New FLIRT multiple units on track

Ministry of National Development, December 6, 2013 9:24 PM

Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh delivered an address at the inauguration ceremony of the first FLIRT multiple unit inaugurated within the framework of the modernisation of the Sopron-Szombathely-Szentgotthárd railway line in Sopron on 6 December 2013.

EU success will need Member States’ actions

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2013 9:22 PM

In order to succeed with EU initiatives, Member Sates also have to make the necessary steps, including structural reforms and economic modernisation, with a special focus on economic growth and job creation – experts concluded at a conference organised by the European Commission on 6 December in Budapest.