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Government has already helped many sectors; it is now musicians’ turn

Government spokesperson, August 5, 2020 10:00 PM

The government has already helped a number of sectors; it is now the turn of the musicians. “We will sponsor the organisation of minimum 150 garage gigs” to the tune of more than five billion forints “where actors of the domestic pop and rock scene will be able to play their songs with professional technology and the assistance of their own touring staff,” the Government Spokesperson stated in a video message posted on her Facebook account on Wednesday.

National consultation: 1,367,322 persons have already completed questionnaire

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, August 5, 2020 9:00 PM

As many as 1,367,322 persons have already sent back the national consultation questionnaires or have completed them online, Spokesperson for the Government Communication Centre Örs Farkas told journalists on Wednesday in Budapest.

Hungary to help Maronite Catholic Church with one million euros

The Prime Minister, August 5, 2020 8:00 PM

Upon Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recommendation, at its Wednesday meeting the government decided to offer the Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch one million euros in order to alleviate the losses caused by the explosion that occurred in Beirut, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

Our hearts and thoughts are with you

The Prime Minister, August 5, 2020 1:50 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered his condolences in a message to his Lebanese counterpart Hassan Diab in connection with the tragic explosion that occurred in Beirut, claiming many lives, causing even more injuries and resulting in enormous material losses, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday morning.

Difficulties of deportation pose risks

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, August 5, 2020 1:36 PM

Ever since 2015, the difficulties of deportation in the wake of expulsion orders have threatened the viability of the asylum system, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said on the public service television news channel M1 on Wednesday.

Number of job seekers falls by almost 25 thousand

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, August 5, 2020 12:39 PM

“Following a low-point in mid-June, the number of registered job seekers in Hungary fell by almost 25 thousand by the beginning of August, which clearly indicates that a favourable turnaround is occurring on the job market”, the Ministry for Innovation and Technology’s State Secretary for Employment Policy Sándor Bodó stated. “The number of people without employment has been falling for the seventh week running thanks to the measures included in the Economy Protection Action Plan”, he added.

Hungary’s epidemiological and economy protection measures are sensational

Ministry of Finance, August 5, 2020 12:01 PM

“Hungary is not only amongst the world’s frontrunners based on the results it has achieved within the field of epidemiological protection, but it is also performing outstandingly to combat the damaging economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to bank debtors, the economy protection measures the government has introduced during the coronavirus crisis have helped some one million employees, hundreds of thousands of enterprises and over ten thousand university students”, the Ministry of Finance’s Parliamentary State Secretary, András Tállai informed Hungarian news agency MTI.

Hungary supports Yezidi refugees’ return home through Hungary Helps Programme

Prime Minister’s Office, August 4, 2020 8:00 PM

The Hungarian government’s solidarity towards the Yezidi community of Iraq manifests itself not only in words, but also in actions, enabling members of the community – victims of a genocide – to remain in their native land or to return home, Tristan Azbej, Minister of State for Helping Persecuted Christians and the Implementation of the Hungary Helps Programme at the Prime Minister’s Office said at an online conference organised by the Free Yezidi Foundation on the occasion of the memorial day of the genocide committed by the Islamic State against Yezidi people.

Every nation is put to the test in extraordinary times

Government spokesperson, August 4, 2020 1:34 PM

Every nation is truly put to the test in extraordinary times, the Government Spokesperson stressed at a press conference held on Tuesday in Budapest ahead of the 20 August national holiday.

Six universities are changing their operational model from 1 August

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, August 3, 2020 4:00 PM

The founding and maintenance rights of the University of Veterinary Science, the University of Miskolc, the Moholy-Nagy University of Art, the Neumann János University, the University of Sopron and the Széchenyi István University will be transferred to asset management foundations beginning on 1 August 2020. Thanks to the new form of financing, institutions will be able to react more flexibly and rapidly to economic requirements. The government’s goal is for the more modern and calculable operational environment to increase the competitiveness of higher education, and by doing so to enable young Hungarians to be the winners of the future.