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Over two years the Government disbursed HUF 620bn for youth programmes

Ministry for National Economy, January 29, 2014 2:10 PM

As Deputy State Secretary for Youth and Sports Norbert Kiss said at a press conference held in the Ministry for National Economy, the Government has spent some HUF 620bn on youth programmes.

Dual vocational training provides competitive knowledge

Ministry for National Economy, January 29, 2014 12:02 PM

The recurrence of deteriorating unemployment situation can only be prevented if young people are capable of gaining competitive knowledge which enables them to cope on the labour market, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference, held in the training workshop of Siemens Hungary Ltd in Budapest, which aimed to popularize dual vocational training.

Minister Martonyi on the nuclear energy developments

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 29, 2014 10:55 AM

Hungary has already decided in favour of nuclear energy and “those who currently criticise this were also involved in that decision and in fact it was they who initiated it,” Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said on 28 January 2014.

Ukraine must not be destabilised

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 29, 2014 10:54 AM

The most important goal amid the current situation in Ukraine is to avoid the destabilisation the country, and both sides must handle the political tension with great care, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in a radio interview on 28 January 2014.

Employment figures did not deteriorate during the winter

Ministry for National Economy, January 29, 2014 10:28 AM

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published this morning, employment indicators have continued to improve. In the period October-December 2013, in light of year-on-year data, the upward trend concerning the number of those in employment in place since summer 2010 was unbroken.

Hungary intends to further advance cooperation with Middle East and North Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 29, 2014 9:12 AM

Péter Wintermantel, MFA Deputy State Secretary in charge of Global Affairs, hosted a working lunch for Ambassadors from the Middle East and North Africa on January 28. The goal of their meeting was to discuss the results of the Hungarian „global opening” policy and to identify the tasks and opportunities of coming months.

State Secretary Rétvári: Freedom rights must never be given up

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 28, 2014 5:36 PM

Freedom rights and equality between people, and protection ensured by law must never be given up to any degree, the justice ministry's parliamentary state secretary told a commemoration marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Budapest on Monday.

Youth and women's employment has increased for the first time in 10 years

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2014 5:10 PM

The Prime Minister acknowledged the best performing Hungarian competitors at the International Student Olympics and their teachers at a ceremony held in their honour in the Hungarian Parliament building on Monday.

Minister of State Balatoni negotiated on rights of children in Geneva

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 28, 2014 5:01 PM

Minister of State for Public Diplomacy and Relations of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, who is the Chairman of the National Human Rights Working Group as well, plans to discuss cyberbullying phenomena on an international conference. This is just one of the issues Monika Balatoni has discussed in Geneva right after she attended the German government’s official defense of children’s rights. András Dékány Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the UN and Dr. István Lakatos Ambassador for Human Rights participated in the negotiations too.

Minister Martonyi: India altered the course of history in a non-violent manner

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 28, 2014 4:54 PM

India was the first nation to alter the course of history through non-violence, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi said at a celebration of the 64th anniversary of the Indian constitution.