Ministry of Human Capacities

Miklós Kásler

Minister of Human Capacities

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New child support and interest-subsidised loans for used homes available from July

Ministry of Human Capacities, February 11, 2019 4:54 PM

From 1 July the interest-subsidised loans provided under the family housing benefit scheme (‘csok’) will also be available for the purchase of used homes, and families will be able to apply for the new child support in respect of children born after 1 July, Katalin Novák announced.

Roma and Hungarian cultures complement one another

Ministry of Human Capacities, December 11, 2018 10:51 AM

The cultures of the Roma and Hungarian people have mutually influenced one another over the centuries, and the two peoples share a common passion for family, faith and respect for traditions, the Minister of Human Capacities said at the meeting of the Roma Coordination Council held on Monday in Budapest.

Another significant wage increase for healthcare service workers

Ministry of Human Capacities, December 10, 2018 3:11 PM

“There will be another significant wage increase for people working in healthcare services”, Minister of Human Capacities Miklós Kásler said at a professional conference on Monday.

Deportation to Gulags affected every twelfth Hungarian

Ministry of Human Capacities, November 26, 2018 1:52 PM

At the end of World War II, deportation to the Gulags affected every twelfth Hungarian, said Bence Rétvári at the central commemoration held on the occasion of the memorial day of Hungarian political prisoners and forced labourers deported to the Soviet Union.

The decline in Europe’s population should not be solved through migration

Ministry of Human Capacities, November 26, 2018 12:32 PM

“The decline in Europe’s population should not be solved through migration, but through family policy”, the Ministry of Human Capacities’ Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák stated in an interview published in Italian daily Veritá on Monday.

Hungarian future lies in Hungarian children

Ministry of Human Capacities, November 12, 2018 1:00 PM

The future of Hungary lies in Hungarian children, and supporting children and people raising children is a priority goal, Katalin Novák said on Kossuth Radio’s programme “Sunday Paper” (Vasárnapi újság).

Importance of family-centred policies incorporated into EPP resolution

Ministry of Human Capacities, November 8, 2018 6:01 PM

We have managed to achieve that the draft resolution adopted at the congress of the European People’s Party lays down the importance of the approach that the primary solution to demographic challenges lies in family-centred policies, not in migration, Katalin Novák said at the EPP congress in Helsinki.

National consultation regarding promotion of families to start this week

Ministry of Human Capacities, November 5, 2018 2:54 PM

The national consultation regarding the promotion and protection of families with children will start this week. The postal service will start delivering the questionnaires to members of the public in the next few days, the Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities announced at a press conference held on Monday in Budapest.

Hungary spent more than the EU average on education in 2016

Ministry of Human Capacities, October 17, 2018 11:32 AM

“Hungary spent more than the EU average on education in 2016: it spent 4.9 percent of its GDP on education, which represents 10.5 percent of total public spending”, Deputy State Secretary for Public Education Zoltán Maruzsa from the Ministry of Human Capacities said on Tuesday citing the Education and Training Monitor 2018 report published by the European Commission.

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