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Public consultation process on the National Inclusion and Roma Strategy is complete
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 11, 2011 2:13 PM
After wide-ranging professional and public consultation on 9 November the public consultation process on the National Inclusion and Roma Strategy came to an end, and so it can soon be presented to Government – Zoltán Balog, Minister of State for Social Inclusion, announced at a regional seminar entitled ‘The long path of the National Roma Integration Strategies’ organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice.
Laws covering insolvency and related financial matters are to be changed
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 11, 2011 1:44 PM
The Government made a decision on implementation of another of the points in the Széll Kálmán plan: bankruptcy proceedings and rules on winding up proceedings will be simplified, and as a result burdens on Hungarian businesses will be reduced, and the economic environment will be purged of inactive, inoperable companies.
Government to crack down on abuses in public auctions: regulations on court proceedings to be simplified
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 11, 2011 1:41 PM
The Government resolved to achieve the following aims with regard to home repossessions and auction procedures: reduction of court costs and burdens; introduction of e-administration and e-auctions for real estate; the closing of loopholes which lead to abuses in public auctions. Related legislative proposals will be put to parliament in the near future.
National Roma Strategy to go before Government by end of November
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 9, 2011 6:16 PM
Hungary's National Social Inclusion and Roma Strategy is expected to be submitted to the government at the end of this month, the justice ministry's state secretary for social inclusion told a press conference after an international conference held in Budapest on the strategy on Wednesday.
Regulation of civil society in Hungary
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 8, 2011 12:44 PM
After more than a year of preparation and public and professional consultation, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice today submitted to Parliament the bill on the Right of Association, Non-profit Status, and the Operation and Funding of Civil Society Organisations (or NGOs).
Tibor Navracsics: Why Hungary will remain a democracy among the democracies of Europe
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 6, 2011 10:18 AM
Tibor Navracsics' essay has been published on the Conservative Home website.
Statement of the State Secretariat for Hungarian Communities Abroad
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 17, 2011 12:01 PM
Hungary has launched a new initiative aimed at addressing Hungarians living outside the borders.
One year on Hungary remembers the red sludge disaster
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 4, 2011 8:27 AM
On 4 October Hungary is commemorating the first anniversary of the red sludge disaster. Since the tragedy the Government has completely rebuilt the residential areas and rehabilitated the natural environment, and thanks to exemplary professional and public solidarity, one year on the three stricken settlements are now more in need of spiritual and economic strength than anything else.
The company responsible for the Hungarian red sludge tragedy has received a record penalty
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 16, 2011 3:20 PM
The Directorate of Environmental Protection and Water Management for Central Transdanubia has imposed a fine for infringement of waste management regulations of around HUF 135.14 billion (470 million euros) on Hungarian Aluminium Production and Trade Company (MAL Zrt.). The level of the fine was arrived at in accordance with relevant legislation. Minister of State Zoltán Kovács told our editorial team that the Directorate imposed the highest penalty possible, with regard to the scale of the disaster and the amount of pollutant released.
The ability to adapt to ever-changing needs: EIPA’s first 30 years
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, July 20, 2011 1:05 PM
The National Institute of Public Administration and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) jointly organised the meeting of the EIPA Board of Governors, on 6-7 June 2011, in the context of the Hungarian EU Presidency. During the two-day meeting, the exclusive guests discussed the most important recent matters and current issues of the first half of 2011. Marga Pröhl, the Director-General of EIPA, speaks about the effects of the financial crisis in the last three years, the increasing number of Board of Governors’ members, and the changing needs regarding contract activities and open market activities.