According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) released this morning, wages in real terms were up by 4.3 percent last year. This has been the third consecutive year of rising real wages in Hungary. In comparison to December 2014, the number of employees at enterprises with at least five employees rose by 59 thousand. This signals steady private sector job growth in Hungary.
The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCRA) has kept Hungary in investment-grade category and it raised the country’s outlook from stable to positive.
The Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office takes the view that the proposal of the Visegrád Four (V4) regarding illegal migration is about the need for providing assistance for the Balkan countries which cannot be left to their own devices as this will lead to chaos.
Hungary rejects the Greek standpoint that Athens should not be criticised by countries that have not provided it with any assistance towards finding a solution to the migration crisis”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Prague following a meeting of V4 foreign ministers.
“I feel that today nothing has been forced upon us which Hungary would not want or could not accept”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday, in relation to the meeting of EU heads of state and government convened in Brussels to discuss illegal immigration.
“Visegrád cooperation has never been as important as it is now, when Europe is facing serious problems and challenges”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said following a meeting of Visegrád Group (V4) Foreign Ministers in Prague on Thursday.
The New Generation Centre has opened an office and talent centre in London.
Hungary’s economic situation and the change in state debt is favourable even when compared to other European countries, Minister of State for Public Finances Péter Benő Banai told public news channel M1.
On Thursday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television channel M1 that thousands of jobs depend on a good relationship between Russia and Hungary, starting from the pharmaceutics industry, through agriculture and the food industry to education.
Speaking at a forum held in Budapest on Wednesday, 17 February, the Minister of Defence stated that “the Government will not compromise the security of Hungarians, therefore its aim is to get enough room for maneuvering in the fight against terrorism”.