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Deputy State Secretary Kumin’s response to HRW’s statement

Publicated on: May 16, 2013

Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications, in response to the Human Rights Watch statement today upon publishing its report, said that it lacked the objectivity that is generally expected from such documents.

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International Day of Families – Hungary’s achievements regarding family support

Publicated on: May 15, 2013

Twenty years ago, in 1994, the United Nations established 15 May as the International Day of Families to focus attention on families, the most essential component of every society.

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Domestic violence to be punished more severely

Publicated on: May 15, 2013

In his parliamentary address on Tuesday, Minister of State for Justice Róbert Répássy said that a legislative proposal is initiating the amendment of seven pieces of legislation related to criminal law.

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Cultural Cooperation signed with China

Publicated on: May 14, 2013

Hungarian Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog signed a bilateral cultural cooperation agreement with China in Beijing on Tuesday.

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Amendment of Energy Legislation — Focus on Renewable Energy

Publicated on: May 14, 2013

The Ministry of National Development submitted to Parliament a legislative amendment in support of the use of renewable energy. The regulation bill proposes, among other things, the introduction of the guarantee of origin and the definition by decree of technological/technical conditions required for aid eligibility.

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Hungary is committed to the extension of international police cooperation

Publicated on: May 14, 2013

Hungary is committed to maintaining and extending international police cooperation – emphasized Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér at the opening ceremony of the 42nd Interpol Regional Conference in Budapest. He added that cross-border organised crime is gaining increasing significance due to the rising number of terrorist attacks and serious crimes.

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57 thousand people are already participating in Start work schemes

Publicated on: May 13, 2013

Currently, there are 135 thousand people in public work schemes, and 57 thousand of them are employed within the Start model programme, Minister of State for Employment at the Ministry for National Economy said in Monostorpályi on Friday.

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Hungarian national budget will allocate sum for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

Publicated on: May 13, 2013

Hungary’s contribution to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, set up to support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, will be incorporated into the 2014 national budget according to current plans – said Gábor Kaleta, Head of the Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The task of the Foundation is to amass a sum of €120 million for the Perpetual Fund.

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Public healthcare employees receive pay rise

Publicated on: May 13, 2013

Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska announced at the Government Spokesperson's press conference that every healthcare employee would be receiving a wage increase.

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János Martonyi holds talks with Israeli Minister for Energy and Water

Publicated on: May 8, 2013

Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks with Silvan Shalom, Minister for Energy and Water Affairs, who represented the Israeli Government at the Assembly of the Jewish World Congress in Budapest.

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