Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received the medal-winning Hungarian team that competed at the European Skills Competition (EuroSkills 2012) in October, held in the Belgian town of Spa-Francorchamps.
The Hungarian team, captained by Balázs Fekete, has achieved its best ever result by winning 5 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. This excellent performance placed Hungary in fifth place among the 24 participating countries.
EuroSkills 2012 is a three-day competition for hundreds of young people who compete against each other in more than 40 skills. The participants test themselves against tough European standards during a period of 20 hours.
This year, more than 400 young competitors participated in 44 skill events. The achievement of the Hungarian team, which entered the competition with 20 participants in 11 categories, is especially remarkable as almost each competitor managed to finish among the first three in his/her field.
The Hungarian Government supports the employment of young, skilled job seekers within the framework of the Job Protection Action Plan. Therefore, the Prime Minister received the successful team alongside Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, President of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce László Parragh, and Deputy State Secretary for Employment Sándor Czomba. The Ministry for National Economy was also the proud sponsor of this extraordinary team.
The Prime Minister enquired about the team’s preparation for the competition and congratulated them on their outstanding performance at Euroskills 2012.
Among the best at their skill in Europe were building joiner Zoltán Ónodi, cabinetmaker Gábor Berkes, the Information and communication technologies team of János Csőke, Kristóf Kreszán and Sándor Zeke, the Mechatronics team of László Losonczy and István Ullrich as well as the Woodcraft Technology team of Ádám Sárvári, Gábor Berkes and Zoltán Ónodi.
A silver medal was awarded to the Hungarian Floristry team and bronze medals were won by teams in the Hairdressing, Maintenance cleaning, Waiter, Carpentry, and Cook&Serve categories.
(Prime Minister’s Office)
