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New Generation Plus opens at summer festival

Publicated on: June 6, 2013

One day before the official start of the EFOTT student festival there will be a special show to launch the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice’s two-year youth project ‘New Generation Plus’. The primary objective of the project is to help young people in formulating plans for the future and to prepare them for a smooth entry into the labour market.

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Record high water levels expected along Hungarian stretch of the Danube

Publicated on: June 5, 2013

On 4 June, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared a state of emergency due to the record high water levels expected on the Danube from Wednesday.

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Twenty-year record in women’s employment

Publicated on: June 5, 2013

Last year was an outstanding one from the aspect of women’s employment: their employment rate exceeded 52 percent, which has been unprecedented in the past twenty years, Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai, responsible for improving the labour market prospects of women, said at a press conference in Budapest.

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László Csatáry to appear as a witness in Hungary in relation to Holocaust lawsuit launched in Washington D.C.

Publicated on: June 4, 2013

The Buda Central District Court scheduled the hearing of László Csatáry as a witness for June 4 in relation to the Holocaust lawsuit against the State of Hungary and state railway company MÁV launched in the United States of America in 2010. The action was filed in Washington D.C. in 2010 in the name of Holocaust survivors and victims. During the proceedings Hungary was represented by the Ministry of National Development.

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Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park becomes a National Memorial Site

Publicated on: June 4, 2013

The Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park was declared a National Memorial Site on the Day of National Unity. Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár declared that the Day of National Unity is also the day of real Europeanness and the day of regime change without compromise.

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Domestic violence liable to more severe punishment

Publicated on: June 4, 2013

An amendment to the Penal Code adopted by Parliament on Monday makes it possible to punish domestic violence more severely than ever; violence within relationships has been made into a separate category of offence.

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Prime Minister declares emergency in view of expected flooding

Publicated on: June 4, 2013

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared an emergency situation due to record high water levels on the Danube.

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Immediate Investigation Ordered in GMO Seed Case

Publicated on: June 4, 2013

The Minster of Rural Development has ordered an immediate investigation of seeds and crops after it came to his attention that certain quantities of genetically modified (GMO) maize seeds had entered Hungary illegally across the country's eastern borders. Sándor Fazekas announced his decision following the opening of a street festival in Budapest's 7th district.

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Introduction of the Green Component Facilitates Sustainable Agriculture

Publicated on: June 4, 2013

"The proper management of our natural resources is our strategic responsibility", Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy Zsolt Feldman said in his presentation at the Budapest conference of the Multifunctional Countryside series.

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Hungarian - American memorandum of understanding on the illegal trade of nuclear substances

Publicated on: May 31, 2013

A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Hungarian Ministry of Interior and the United States Department of Energy on Friday in Budapest.

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