The number of businesses involved in vocational training is set to rise from 7,000-8,000 to 20,000 in Hungary and the government says it will set up training centers in the capital and in major cities around the country from July this year.

According to figures published by the Central Statistical Office, 31,000 Hungarian citizens moved abroad in 2014 for a period of more than one year. Analysts attribute this development to low wages and the lack of opportunities for younger people in Hungary.

Civilian groups distributed food to the poor in Miskolc this Tuesday, partly to defy the city’s mayor who refused the Child Nutrition Foundation’s similar initiative at Easter. The event turned into turmoil as the needy basically ransacked the food stands.

A bust of former Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall was unveiled in the European Parliament wing named after the Hungarian politician who was PM after the first multiparty elections following the fall of the Communist/Socialist regime in Hungary in 1988-90.

Hungarian government ministers have ordered an immediate halt to construction of the section of the M4 motorway between Abony and Fegyvernek in Eastern Hungary as they claim the European Commission had raised concerns over suspected cartel activity.