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Dwellings to be refurbished: Panel Programme reaches full bloom
Ministry of National Development, November 27, 2013 9:40 AM
The Government has raised the coverage for the completion of the Panel II Programme launched in 2009, whereby the refurbishment of almost 8 thousand dwellings may start in various places of the country, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Győr on 16 November, 2013.
Hungary welcomes achievements of UN Climate Change Summit in Warsaw
Ministry of National Development, November 26, 2013 4:04 PM
The primary goal of the annual conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the Kyoto Protocol held in Warsaw from 11 to 22 November 2013 was to discuss the policy concepts related to the new global climate agreement.
Digital Community Programme Launched
Ministry of National Development, November 25, 2013 9:46 AM
A project unique even to the European Union is to be launched now, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh said at a press conference presenting the Digital Community Programme, held in Miskolc on 22 November, 2013. Within the framework of the programme financed jointly by the state and the commercial sector, 17 thousand laptops are to be given to applicants, free trainings are to be held and regional IT investments are to be implemented in Miskolc and surroundings.
Government takes measures for sustainable future on several fronts
Ministry of National Development, November 21, 2013 10:02 AM
The Hungarian Sustainability Summit was held for the fourth time in Budapest on 20 November 2013. The first paper of the conference was delivered by Deputy State Secretary for Climate Policy Ferenc Hizó, who outlined Hungary’s challenges related to climate change.
Key global energy policymakers meet in Paris
Ministry of National Development, November 20, 2013 5:06 PM
Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh represents Hungary at the Ministerial meeting of the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in the French capital on 19 November 2013. At the event, energy ministers and top managers of the largest corporations in the energy industry exchange views on issues of competitiveness and climate change and discuss directions for the future operation of the organisation.
Pál Kovács appointed new alternate member of ACER Administrative Board
Ministry of National Development, November 19, 2013 4:21 PM
Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács is to be involved with new responsibilities affecting EU energy markets in his position of alternate member of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). Based on a decision of the Council of the European Union, the four-year mandate of the Minister of State is to begin as from 28 January, 2014.
Social consultations launched on National Transport Strategy
Ministry of National Development, November 19, 2013 3:45 PM
Under the supervision of the Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Transport Administration and as a result of broad groundwork laid by experts, the draft of the National Transport Strategy (NTS) has been prepared. Social consultations on the document, starting on 19 November 2013, are to continue for a month.
Hungary confirms commitment to constructing South Stream pipeline
Ministry of National Development, November 19, 2013 9:08 AM
Through its European section, the South Stream gas pipeline could create the missing connections between the countries and contribute to strengthening supply security in the whole Central European region. The Hungarian Government assigns high priority to the implementation of the investment since, beyond boosting energy markets, the project could also have a role, by raising the GDP produced and employment, in mitigating the effects of the economic crisis, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh explained in her address opening the conference South Stream: The Evolution of a Pipeline in Budapest on 18 November 2013.
Tenders for mining concession submitted
Ministry of National Development, November 18, 2013 5:04 PM
Calls for tender in fields of mining were issued by the Minister of National Development in four fields of hydrocarbon research (Southeast and West of the Szeged Basin and North and South of Battonya-Pusztaföldvár) and three fields of geothermal energy research (Ferencszállás, Kecskemét and Jászberény) in August 2013.
World Energy Outlook 2013 - International Energy Agency to present its publication in Hungary in December
Ministry of National Development, November 14, 2013 2:57 PM
The presentation event of the volume in Central Europe, organised by the Ministry of National Development, is to be held in Budapest on 5 December, 2013. The predictions of the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the global energy industry are to be outlined by chief economist of the organisation Fatih Birol.