Ministry of National Development

Zsuzsa Németh

Minister of National Development

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Star classification system for roads as well

Ministry of National Development, April 9, 2014 3:24 PM

Public road sections of almost 3000 km in Hungary undergo accident risk surveys and analyses within the framework of the SENSOR (South East Neighbourhood Safe Routes) project financed by the European Union. Based on the findings of the review carried out with a uniform methodology, the Hungarian expert group is to make proposals on low-budget transport technical interventions. The international initiative aimed at significantly raising the standard of traffic safety along the national public road network was presented at a press conference in Budapest on 9 April 2014.

Modern buses, higher quality services also in the agglomeration

Ministry of National Development, April 7, 2014 4:16 PM

Based on the order made by the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) VOLÁNBUSZ Ltd. is taking over the operation of bus services in community transport in certain lines in the agglomeration, which have an important role in the Budapest traffic. BKK and VOLÁNBUSZ will provide higher quality services to the population of the capital and the 11 agglomeration settlements with MAN and RABA-VOLVO Accessible Low Floor (ALF) buses also equipped with AC systems.

Railway R&D and urban mobility on agenda of Transport Council session

Ministry of National Development, March 16, 2014 11:46 AM

Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner headed the Hungarian delegation at the Brussels meeting of the transport ministries of EU Member States on 14 March, 2014. The participants approved a general approach to the regulation proposal on the European Railway Agency (ERA).

Visegrád Countries to set up high-level joint working group in transport

Ministry of National Development, March 14, 2014 3:55 PM

Senior officials of the transport ministries of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia signed a memorandum on establishing a high-level working group in Brussels on 14 March, 2014.

Zsuzsa Németh says MVM may acquire greater ownership in Mátra Power Plant

Ministry of National Development, February 26, 2014 10:50 AM

Negotiations are underway for MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd. to cooperate with Mátra Power Plant Ltd. not merely as a minority partner or a contracting party but to take a bigger and more active role by increasing its ownership, Zsuzsa Németh said at Mátra Power Plant in Visonta on Tuesday.

Miskolc may become global metal foam manufacturing hub

Ministry of National Development, February 26, 2014 10:12 AM

Connecting to the space industry involves the opportunity of economic success, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunication Károly Balázs Solymár said on the occasion that a long-term agreement was signed between Aluinvent Ltd. and the European Space Agency in Budapest, on 25 February 2014. The cooperation targets the manufacturing and testing of ultra light aluminium foam product prototypes to be used as space industry applications.

Hungary is no exception – Reducing CO2 emission is common goal

Ministry of National Development, February 19, 2014 4:04 PM

A professional conference entitled Electricity Supply in Hungary in the 21st Century was held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 18 February, 2014, in the framework of which invited speakers elaborated on their views on the issue. In his lecture, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács recalled a statement made by EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger last May according to which the European Commission acknowledged and respected the decisions of national governments on energy mixes applied in order to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.

Large-scale development in the IT infrastructure of Hungarian public education

Ministry of National Development, January 30, 2014 4:57 PM

Last year, the bandwidth of internet access doubled at more than one thousand schools in Hungary, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy announced at a press conference on the achievements of the project Sulinet+ in Mezőkeresztes on 30 January, 2014. Developments are to continue in some 3800 educational institutions this year.

Intersputnik cooperation spurs telecommunications development in Hungary

Ministry of National Development, January 24, 2014 8:58 AM

Boosting international relations will give a new impetus to the telecommunications industry in Hungary, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications Károly Balázs Solymár said in Budapest on 23 January, 2013. By the agreement signed at the Intersputnik Workshop organised by the Ministry of National Development and the National Media and Infocommunications Authority, Hungary became an active member of the operational decision-making body of the organisation.

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