In the first half of 2016, wages in real terms rose by 7.5 percent – according to the latest flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). Thus, an upward wage trend has been in place for three years and a half. Since June 2015, the number of people in employment has increased by some 65 thousand at enterprises with at least five employees.
If the electors do not stop Brussels, the EU will sooner or later relocate to Hungary people „who are not from among us”, and will not ask for our opinion on the matter. This is what the referendum is about, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said.
On Wednesday György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, told public television channel M1 that the Government will extend the state of emergency introduced because of illegal migration. Originally the state of emergency was supposed to remain in force until 9 September, but the current situation definitely justifies its extension, Mr. Bakondi added.
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict.
The newly formed economic cabinet is to hold its first meeting tomorrow and discuss some fifty points, among them the latest GDP data, potential Brexit outcomes, the status of the Modern Cities programme and fiscal processes, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga told political daily Magyar Idők on Monday.
On Friday, in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that it is strange and unacceptable that instead of seeking real solutions, Swedish Minister for Justice and Migration Morgan Johansson is judging a country that complies with regulations.
On Friday, György Bakondi Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that due to migration, a protracted crisis situation is to be expected in Europe, and therefore the issue of “security can no longer wait”.
On Monday, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that a number of signs point towards a protracted migration process, which will bear significant security policy risks.
Hungary firmly condemns the series of bomb attacks committed in several cities and resorts in Southern Thailand on the 11th and 12th of August, which claimed the lives of Thai nationals and injured many others, including foreign nationals.
On Friday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told Hungarian television channel M1 that, according to recent surveys and reports, the number of migrants arriving in Europe in the last quarter of the year could even be as high as the total number of those arriving in the first three quarters.