President János Áder addressed the Friends of Hungary Foundation in a video message, telling members that we should embrace our new lives and grow from the challenge the pandemic has given us.
The Hungarian president started his speech by quoting Pope Francis’ statement that a person comes out of a crisis changed, either for better or for worse. Áder suggests that it is better to prepare for a changed, better life together after the pandemic, than to want our old lives back.
Áder noted that this was the second year in a row that it was not possible for him to personally meet the members of the Friends of Hungary community. The day-to-day changes of the pandemic have taught us to become adaptable in order to overcome greater problems, he said, adding that many have complained about the virus still being an issue in 2021, having to cancel events, modify plans, postpone travel, and rethink opportunities.
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen initiated a proposal regarding the increase of minimum wages across Member States of the EU.
Hungarian Creator of Pfizer Vaccine Receives Human Dignity Award
For her overwhelmingly positive impact on millions of people’s lives, Katalin Karikó, the creator of the technology that was instrumental in developing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, received the honors for human dignity from the Council of Human Dignity on Friday.
István Bajkai, a representative of Fidesz in the National Assembly, gave Karikó the award, saying in his speech that Karikó is now in the footsteps of the other greats of Hungary’s healthcare history; Ignác Semmelweis, Pál Heim, and Albert Szent-Györgyi.
FactThe Council of Human Dignity awards its medal to individuals who, in addition to their professional activities, have made a significant contribution to public life. It was founded in 2010, and has since then played an important role in executing public service needs for the community on a national and international level. The Council’s former honorary president, Nobel Prize winning chemist G
Supporting jobs, families and innovation are Hungary’s recipe for addressing social challenges faced by the European Union, Katalin Novák, the minister in charge of family affairs, said in Porto on Thursday.
Novak held talks with Ana Mendes Godinho, Portugal’s labour, solidarity and social security minster, in the city hosting an EU summit focusing on social affairs on Friday and Saturday.
Novák told Hungarian public media that she will present “the Hungarian model”, which offered a solid family support policy and an employment-focused economic policy, as solutions to welfare challenges such as reducing poverty in general and child poverty in particular.