EU commissioner receives legion of honour

László Andor, Hungary’s European Commissioner, has been decorated with the Legion of Honour by French President Francois Hollande, according to Hungarian human resources webpage hrportal.hu.
Andor, who is in charge of employment, welfare, and social inclusion within the the European Union, has been recognised for his efforts to mitigate negative effects of the economic crisis and to promote the European social model.
The commissioner said that his efforts as commissioner had aimed at finding “solutions without taboos” to the social problems of European countries, especially unemployment. Andor’s mandate will terminate on October 31.
ADVERTISEMENT
SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL
Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.