The Ministry of Interior has done a successful work over the past two years by organizing public employment, expanding the number of police forces, establishing the national network of disaster management and helping citizens by creating a new and easier system of public administration – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér in Kecskemét at a press conference about the past two years’ work.
Jump to this pageThis year, in the spirit of the Year of Child-friendly Justice, a number of legislative changes concerning judicial procedures have been enacted to protect children. As a result of amendments to the Criminal Code children will receive greater protection, with the new Code containing heavy penalties for offences against children. Furthermore, the Government also seeks to ensure a child-centred approach in authorities’ administrative proceedings: in child protection cases these can be accelerated to halve their length, and authorities will be required to provide information to children in a form which is appropriate to their level of maturity. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice will submit these bills to the National Assembly in the near future.
Jump to this pageAnyone who incites hatred against people of Jewish, Roma origin or any other members of the nation of a different identity or origin commit an outrage against the whole Hungarian nation by dividing it, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a conference November 21, 2012.
Jump to this pageRefugees and protected people living in the refugee camp of Bicske handed over a petition to the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday. In connection with this the Ministry states the following:
Jump to this pageThe Child-friendly Justice Programme is one year old. To mark this anniversary, there will be a day-long extravaganza for children and their families, with living maze adventure games, interactive theatre games, concerts and theatre performances. The event will take place in the Teátrum in Millenáris Park on 24 November, and it is also linked to International Children's Rights Day.
Jump to this pageWater is one of the most precious natural resources of our Planet. Only 2% of the world’s water resources are made up by freshwater. This scarce resource however plays a crucial role in all segments of nature, society and economy.
Jump to this pageThe National Assembly has adopted amendments submitted by the Government which are necessary for setting up the post of a financial ombudsman as an independent legal entity.
Jump to this page145 billion forints will be spent on public employment next year, the goal is to provide work for 300 thousand people in 2013 and 2014 – said Sándor Pintér, Minister of Interior on Friday in Budapest at the celebratory event held in order to praise the work of those local governments that have performed exceptionally well in organizing and realizing public employment programs.
Jump to this pageAccording to the 44th article of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, every signatory country is obliged to send annual reports informing the international organisation about the measures each country has taken in order to implement the conventions’ articles.
Jump to this pageOn Tuesday, in an interview with Hungarian press agency MTI, Csaba Latorcai, Deputy Minister of State for Church, Civil Society and Nationality Affairs, said that the grant application procedure for civil society organisations has been become simpler and faster.
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