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Ministry of Human Resources provides vehicles to assist street service providers

Publicated on: August 6, 2013

The Ministry of Human Resources has provided nine cars to organisations that provide street services in order to support social work and care for the homeless.

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Press Release regarding the first instance verdict of the 2008-2009 Roma murder series

Publicated on: August 6, 2013

Five years after shots were first fired at Galgagyörk and the series of murders which cost the lives of Roma people at nine different locations began, the trial of the murderers has come to an end at first instance and the court has issued its first instance verdict.

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Commemorating the Roma Holocaust

Publicated on: August 2, 2013

On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe during the Second World War.

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MOL World Fencing Championships to begin on Monday in Budapest

Publicated on: August 2, 2013

Hungary’s largest sporting event this summer, the centennial MOL World Fencing Championships, are to begin on Monday in Budapest. The Ministry of National Economy is sponsoring the event with 180 million forints. Organisers are expecting 1100 participants from 106 countries, including more than 160 wheelchair fencers.

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Hungary Welcomes Resumption of Middle East Talks

Publicated on: July 31, 2013

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the fact that Israeli–Palestinian talks have been resumed, the Ministry told MTI in a statement July 31, 2013.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the assassination of Mohamed Brahmi

Publicated on: July 30, 2013

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has condemned the recent assassination of Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi, who was a member of the Constitutional Assembly, and expressed concern over the latest trends in Tunisia.

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Successful Cooperation Continues with Budapest Office of FAO

Publicated on: July 30, 2013

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas met with Deputy Secretary-General of the FAO Denis Aitken, with whom he reviewed current issues concerning the relationship between Hungary and the organisation.

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Positive labour market trends remain firmly in place

Publicated on: July 30, 2013

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published this morning, the total number of those in employment increased again in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012.

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200,000 unemployed to be included in public work scheme this winter

Publicated on: July 30, 2013

The Government has decided to include 200,000 unemployed in its public work scheme during the winter season, the Ministry of National Economy said. Some 100,000 people will in effect work from November until next April and the other 100,000 will participate from December until March in training programmes aimed at helping them find future employment, the ministry added.

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Temporary refugee camp to open in Vámosszabadi

Publicated on: July 29, 2013

Vámosszabadi agrees to use the former workers’ hostel building as a refugee camp, mainly for women and families, as a temporary solution.

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