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Gradual reopening is the goal in Hungarian-German tourism relations
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, June 3, 2020 9:04 AM
Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics and Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Bareiß from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy discussed opportunities for recommencing bilateral tourism at an online meeting on 2 June 2020. “German is Hungary most important source market, and the number of German tourists visiting Hungary has increased by 20 percent in recent years. The fact that a significant increase in self-organised trips can be expected following the end of the coronavirus pandemic may result in a renewed expansion of bilateral tourism relations”, it was stated at the meeting.
Almost 126,000 persons have applied for wage support
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 26, 2020 3:54 PM
There is ongoing interest in the wage support programme; as many as 125,853 persons have applied together with their employers, the Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology said at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.
The construction of the Zalazone test track is continuing unhindered
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 26, 2020 1:40 PM
“Despite the pandemic situation, the construction of the Zalazone automotive industry test track in Zalaegerszeg is continuing unhindered and will soon be reaching its third and final phase”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics declared on Friday during an international online press conference held at the track.
Five-billion-forint tender to be launched for the purchasing of electric cars and mopeds
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 21, 2020 11:41 AM
“A tender with a budget of five billion forints (EUR 14.3 million) is being launched on Wednesday to fund the acquisition of purely electric cars and mopeds”, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology’s State Secretary for Energy and Climate Policy Péter Kaderják announced at a press conference in Budapest.
Interest in wage support programme has increased dramatically
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 19, 2020 3:45 PM
In the past two weeks, the number of businesses submitting applications for the job protection wage support programme has increased dramatically, the Minister of State for Employment Policy at the Ministry for Innovation and Technology said at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.
As many as 37,000 persons have enrolled in IT course serving to boost chances of employment
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 18, 2020 9:14 AM
In just a week, as many as 37,000 persons have enrolled in the basic IT online course which seeks to boost the chances of employment, Tamás Schanda, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology said at the Sunday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.
The virus crisis is increasing the value of Hungarian-German cooperation
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 14, 2020 9:06 AM
“Based on the experience of recent months, in the interests of shortening their supply chains German enterprises could be searching to an even greater extent for Central European opportunities, and accordingly could also be tightening their Hungarian relations”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics said following an online meeting with German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier on 12 May 2020. The two ministers discussed the future of, and prospects for, economic cooperation between the two countries in light of the upcoming German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and reviewed progress relating to the affairs of the innovation working group set up by their two heads of government.
Requests for wage support have increased tenfold
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, May 11, 2020 9:51 AM
In just a week, the number of requests for the wage support offered by the government has increased almost tenfold. This shows that businesses and employers find this an effective means for solving the temporary problems caused by the crisis, State Secretary Tamás Schanda said at the online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic on Sunday.
Purpose of wage support scheme is to protect jobs
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, April 28, 2020 3:53 PM
The purpose of the wage support scheme introduced by the government is to protect jobs, the Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology said at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.
Several measures assist young people in university admission procedures, vocational training and acquisition of degrees
Ministry for Innovation and Technology, April 22, 2020 3:05 PM
The government is assisting young people with several measures in university admission procedures, in vocational training, in the acquisition of degrees, in language examinations and in the case of student loans, Minister of State of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology Tamás Schanda said at the online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic on Wednesday.