The Central and South East European Forum on Energy Security was held in Budapest in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on June 17-18, 2014.
As of 1 July 2014, the Ministry for National Economy relaunches the summer student work programme this year, within which students aged 16-25 years may obtain work at local governments or their institutions.
According to the flash report by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), wages in real terms continue to increase dynamically. In April 2014, wages in real terms were up significantly, by 4.2 percent year-on-year. This result is also contributable to certain Government measures, such as the cutting of utility prices, public sector wage hike, the Job Protection Action Plan as well as measures aimed at stimulating labour market activity.
"Hungary has been contributing troops to NATO-led operations in Afghanistan for ten years now. The 90 Hungarian soldiers who have just returned home have fulfilled this commitment on the highest professional level in Afghanistan, meeting international standards", Tamás Vargha said in Budapest on Wednesday, June 18.
The Justice Ministry is analysing legislative possibilities in light of the Supreme Court’s legal uniformity ruling on foreign exchange (FX) loans, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 18 June 2014.
The Government is expected to submit a bill to Parliament in September on final regulations regarding life imprisonment without parole, Parliamentary State Secretary Róbert Répássy said on 18 June 2014.
Further increase of food and wine export volumes is essential to ensure further improvement of export sales of the Hungarian economy, said appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Szijjártó Péter on Tuesday, at a Hungarian wine presentation held in Budapest.
The impasse between Russia and Ukraine is a crucial issue for the Visegrád Four (V4), as both countries are the bloc’s key economic partners, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a press conference held following the meeting of V4 economy ministers in Budapest.
The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted that security cannot be taken for granted and that Hungary needs a strong armed forces, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende told Hungarian News Agency MTI in an interview.
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg and other heroes that saved people embarked on bringing hope to Hungarians in a hopeless situation, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated on Tuesday at the inauguration of a Wallenberg memorial in Budapest.