Hungarian Government officials held talks with representatives of the Healthcare and Social Workers’ Union (MSZ EDDSZ) on Wednesday and reviewed Government measures versus the union’s demands.
Household waste collection using two separate dustbins will begin in Hungary on 1 January 2015, Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés announced on Tuesday at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Budafilter 94 Ltd's new plastic recycling plant in Mezőfalva, Central Transdanubia.
The use of nuclear energy and the rights of EU citizens were the main topics of talks in London between Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and his British counterpart on 14 January 2014.
The annual budget of the Hungarian National Skating Federation (MOKSZ) has increased to 550 million forints this year (EUR 1.84 million) from 70 million forints in 2011, allowing the country to confidently host the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships, MOKSZ President Lajos Kósa said on Tuesday at the opening press conference of the event which begins on Wednesday.
140 million HUF is available for junior school programs in the Hungarian diaspora this year, focusing on talent management, career guidance, personality development and science promotion. As Zsuzsanna Répás, Deputy State Secretary for National Policy said at the press conference held in Budapest this Tuesday, with a raised level of funding, they would like to bring around multifold events during this thematic year. As she stressed that the main goal remains in strengthening Hungarian education in the diaspora and making it appealing to parents and students alike.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid a working visit to Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
The stable upward trend of Hungarian industrial output growth continued in November 2013. Industrial output was up by 3.5 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012, and workday-adjusted data show an even more significant growth of 5.8 percent.
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, has won the fifth Puskás award handed to him by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the annual FIFA gala in Zürich on Monday.
A development project valued at HUF 2bn for the renovation of the castle of Eger has begun, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth said on visiting the sites of the multifaceted programme.
Hungary marked the 10th Budapest International Circus Festival with its first Hungarian medallists ever: the Richter Troupe won gold with their acrobatic horse act, while high wire artist László Simet and his group were awarded a silver medal at the closing gala on 13 January.