Hungarian soldiers were attacked in Afghanistan last Saturday in the area of Khilagay, however, nobody was hurt. 21 soldiers from the Hungarian-American Military Advisory Group as well as two battalions from the Afghan National Army (ANA) were included in the conflict. During the firefight, the Hungarian-American Military Advisory Group was supported by air forces.
Hungary's government signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Monday with the local unit of Swiss rolling stock maker Stadler Rail.
The heads of Hungary's new district offices must be the embodiment of the state for citizens, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday.
On Saturday civil society organisations took part in talks of the working group created by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice as part of the public administration anti-corruption programme.
According to the release of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office published earlier this morning, output increased in nine sub sectors of the manufacturing industry: out of significant sub sectors transport equipment output was up by 7.7 percent, and the third largest sub sector, the production of food, beverages and tobacco products increased by 5.6 percent.
The Government expects students who are accepted to university or college to obtain a degree and declare their intention to work in Hungary in exchange for the full state financing of their education, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met a delegation of secondary school and university students today, 15 December.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to express its deep dismay at the tragic events of Friday morning, when a gunman killed twenty-six people – including twenty children – at an elementary school in the United States.
Hungary’s position is that the Assad regime has lost its legitimacy and must step down, as it waged a war against its own people causing the death of tens of thousands, wave of refugees, destruction and humanitarian disaster.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has signed another strategic partnership agreement with three civil society organisations, bringing the number of strategic partnerships to ninety-two.