Europe is embroiled in intense debates on the reform of Christian democracy as well as the role of Christianity in society, and Germany is counting on Hungary in these debates, prime ministerial commissioner Zoltan Balog said on Friday. Continue reading “Balog: Hungarian state’s duty to protect Christianity”
The people’s parties in Europe should “return to traditional, conservative Christian Democratic values” in the interest of the community’s future, Hungary’s outgoing human resources minister told a roundtable organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the German Economic Club in Budapest late on Wednesday. Continue reading ““Christian Democratic parties must not choose the liberal path””
Hungary will build another school in Iraq, the human resources minister said at a ceremony in Budapest on Friday. Continue reading “Hungary builds another school in Iraq”
Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog opened a school and homes built with Hungarian support and signed an agreement on medical financing in Iraq on Monday. Continue reading “Balog opens school in Iraq”
We have to establish a new culture of dialogue in the European Union, so that the Western member states can understand better the Central Eastern European part and leave behind the practice of “moralising judgment”, the Minister of Human Capacities Zoltan Balog said at an event in Germany. Continue reading ““We must reject everything that jeopardises security””
Relations between the United States and Hungary are heading in the right direction, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog quoted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as saying after a brief exchange with him at a prayer breakfast in Washington, DC on Thursday. Continue reading “Minister Balog meets Tillerson”
It is only by guaranteeing the rights of ethnic minorities and by fostering strong national identities that a strong Europe can be built in the 21st century, Zoltan Balog, the minister of human resources, said in Berlin on Monday. Continue reading “Balog: Strong ethnic identity for strong Europe”
The government views Hungary’s Roma community as an asset, rather than a liability, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a meeting of students and alumni of the Christian Roma Professional College Network on Saturday. Continue reading “Orban: Roma community is an asset”
Central Europe set a model for the world 450 years ago which it could do this time around again, the Hungarian parliamentary speaker said in Torda (Turda), in Transylvania, Romania, on Saturday. Continue reading “Govt officials speak up for Europe’s Christian identity”
The government doesn’t want Hungary to turn into an immigrant country, it’s a national strategy decision, the Minister of Human Capacities Zoltan Balog said in EchoTv’s programme on Thursday evening. According to the minister, the approach to solve workforce problems by family policies pays off. Continue reading “Focus on family policy”
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