The global economic crisis has demonstrated that the debt outlook of most of the EU countries is unsustainable and several states need to carry out adjustments regarding their general government debt-to-GDP ratios and fiscal deficits.
On behalf of the Government, Dr András Levente Gál, Government Commissioner for coordinating the implementation of the Good State development concept, had another consultation on Thursday with the representatives of the local and international Jewish religious communities attending the meetings of the Jewish Community Roundtable.
The ‘Employment of Roma people in the public sector and jurisdiction’ program aims to boost the integration process by enabling more Roma people to be involved in the control of public affairs and in generally the public sector than nowadays. The project addresses the employment of Roma people with higher education degree, having taken the examination as civil servants and judicial staff by paying full wage cost for 12 months including contributions prescribed by law.
The Hungarian troops will be stationed at the Kabul airport, where they will, among other tasks help guard and operate the airport. At the request of the North Atlantic Alliance, the Hungarian Defence Forces will take over the lead nation role in force protection (FP) at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) for six months as of October 1, 2012.
Hungary will host the 6th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples in Siófok between 5 and 7 September. The event aims to strengthen cultural, economic and political ties between Finno-Ugric countries and communities. For the first time this year, the Congress will also host an economic forum.
János Lázár, Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office, declared at a press briefing in Budapest that the revealing work of calling to account relating to the ruling on the period between 2002 and 2010 has been closed successfully.
Republican representatives expressed their high respect for the Hungarian Prime Minister's dedication to freedom and democracy, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday. He said that during his meetings with Republican representatives, they informed him that in the case of a Republican administration, the United States would pay increased attention to Central Europe and certainly Hungary.
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.
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.
Hungary not only respects, but likes Germany, stated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a ceremony today, where he awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Bernhard Vogel, former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, and former President of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.