In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.
“The budget for home creation is expected to double to 211 billion forints next year, while 869.4 billion forints, an added 4 percent, could be available for family financial support”, the Ministry of Human Capacities’ Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs announced.
Real wages rose significantly, by 6.9 percent in January-February 2016, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). Minister of State for Labour Market and Vocation Education Péter Cseresnyés said that these data showed an upward wage trend has been in place for more than 3 years in Hungary.
The support of and cooperation with Germany, German enterprises active in Hungary and professional organizations have been decisive in Hungary’s achievements over the past couple of years, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga stressed at the Hungarian-German economic forum held in Cologne. He visited the country as member of the delegation headed by PM Viktor Orbán.
The Hungarian Government aims to assume a leading position in the field of electro-mobility in the region, by spearheading implementation and the introduction of successful models and R&D&I projects, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, following the signing of a cooperation agreement on the research and development of electric engines in Cologne.
Under the terms of an agreement on migration between the European Union and Turkey, the route of migration in the Western Balkans can currently be regarded as closed, but it is uncertain whether this state of affairs will continue into the future”, Deputy Minister Tamás Vargha, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Hungarian Ministry of Defence stated at a press briefing held after the EU Defence Ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, 19 April.
During his visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the German newspaper Bild that Hungary stands by Berlin, and is supporting German Chancellor Angela Merkel with further initiatives.
At a press conference following a meeting with Helmut Kohl in his home, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the former German Chancellor is a symbol of German-Hungarian friendship.
On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó heed talks with leaders of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham).
A Hungarian future is only a viable option through the expansion of the opportunities of young Hungarians, and if they have the conditions to earn a decent living, Péter Szilágyi pointed out on Tuesday in Komárno (Révkomárom) in Slovakia at the first stage of the inauguration of the developments implemented as part of the programme “2015 Year of Vocational Training for Hungarians Beyond the Borders”.