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Government to distribute another 193,000 laptops to students
Bence Rétvári said the laptops, distributed in the third year of the government scheme, would benefit 5th, 6th, and 9th graders.
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State Secretary: Brussels is planning to accelerate distribution of migrants across member states
Bence Rétvári said the EU was also planning to launch “a pro-immigration campaign”.
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State Secretary: Hungary implements the strictest immigration law in the EU
Bence Rétvári said the new law aimed to “close all loopholes” and prevent migrants from arriving in Hungary, even as guest workers.
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Hungarian officials commemorate Memorial Day for the victims of communism
State Secretary Bence Rétvári said violence was a fundamental aspect of communism, and “the left always looks the other way when it comes to violence”.
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State Secretary: Wage increases will benefit all teachers in Hungary
Hungary is set to receive EU operative funding of 530 million euros this year, paving the way for a 32.2% wage hike for school and kindergarten teachers from Jan 1.
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State Secretary: Hungary has demonstrated how to protect the border
Hungary was hopeful the central European member states could reach an agreement on the need to protect the bloc’s external border in the region.
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State Secretary: EP continues to submit pro-migration proposals
Bence Rétvári said coordination talks on the migration draft continued between the European Commission, the Council and the EP.
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State Secretary: If illegal migration increases, the threat of terrorism in Europe also increases
Bence Rétvári said no tangible steps had been taken in the protection of the EU’s external borders and the EU only made the activities of people smugglers easier by “an automatic acceptance of migrants”, quotas and its migration pact.
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State Secretary: EU's draft crisis regulation is about the further settlement of illegal migrants
Bence Rétvári confirmed that Hungary’s position remains that the external borders must be protected and asylum application procedures must be conducted outside of the external borders of the EU.
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State Secretary: Hungary rejects EU's migration and asylum package proposal
Hungary argues that consensus-based decision-making is important on strategic issues such as the migration pact.
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State Secretary: The safety of children comes first
József Óberling, head of the traffic department at the national police headquarters (ORFK), said that around 14,000-15,000 people are injured in road accidents each year.
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State Secretary marks European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes
“Once guided by the motto ‘God, homeland, and family’, we will avoid extremism and save our nation from dictatorship, and prevent it from losing its freedom,” Bence Rétvári said.
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State Secretary: Safety bollards “unprofessionally installed” to protect bicycle paths are “dangerous and will cause traffic jams”
Bence Rétvári slammed Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for taking “pseudo-measures” and taking lanes away from vehicular traffic rather than providing new bike paths.