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Minister Fazekas: 2010 was the Beginning of a New Era in Rural Policy
Ministry of Rural Development, September 9, 2013 12:13 PM
A new era in Hungarian rural policy began in 2010, the essence of which is that the development of villages is an issue of key national importance and there is a need for even the smallest settlements, said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas on Friday in Kuncsor at the inauguration of the new village service centre.
Hungary and Brazil to Cooperate on Fish Management
Ministry of Rural Development, September 4, 2013 1:16 PM
Katalin Tóth, the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for International Relations and Brazilian Ambassador to Hungary Valter Pecly Moreira have signed an inter-ministerial declaration of intent regarding cooperation in fish management.
Non-Governmental Organisations meet before World Water Summit
Ministry of Rural Development, September 3, 2013 9:38 AM
No living organism can survive without water, and so the greatest priority of to preserve the purity of water and to supply the population of the Earth with clean water, declared Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés during a forum organised for Hungarian non-governmental organisations.
The World's Largest River Expedition along the Danube
Ministry of Rural Development, August 27, 2013 5:07 PM
The current International Danube Expedition (JDS3) is the world's largest river research expedition in 2013, the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, stated Executive Secretary of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River Ivan Zavadsky at a press conference in Budapest.
One of Europe's most modern wild game processing plants opens in Tata
Ministry of Rural Development, August 27, 2013 11:34 AM
Fiwi-Hűt Ltd has opened a one-billion-forint (3 million Euro) wild game meat processing plant and cold storage unit in Tata's Industrial Park. In his opening speech, Deputy State Secretary for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Lajos Bognár emphasised the importance of game meat exports, adding that some 300 thousand large game and 700 thousand small game are dropped each year in Hungary, with 11 thousand tons of game meat reaching the market during the last game management year.
The Hungarian Land Act is a model for the Visegrád Countries
Ministry of Rural Development, August 26, 2013 10:14 AM
Minister of State for the National Land Programme Márton Bitay took part at the informal meeting of V4 agriculture ministers on the regulation of land acquisition after 2014.
Újfehértó and Bököny to receive state-of-the-art public waterworks system
Ministry of Rural Development, August 15, 2013 1:01 PM
"The past three years have brought huge changes in the life of Bököny, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County and the whole country", the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary and the region's Member of Parliament Gyula Budai said at the launch of the Újfehértó-Bököny Public Waterworks development project.
It's TeSzedd! time again!
Ministry of Rural Development, August 15, 2013 11:06 AM
The TeSzedd! ("You Pick It!") national litter collection drive, with which the organisers wish to draw attention to the importance of volunteer activities and environmentally aware behaviour, will be held again on 14 September this year, announced the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés at the press conference organised to launch this year's drive.
Water Strategy at the Sziget Festival
Ministry of Rural Development, August 9, 2013 1:19 PM
The objectives of the National Water Strategy include sustainable water management, the protection of lakes and waterways, and drought management. The Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy Minister of State for Water spoke about the related goals and experiences at the Civil Sziget.
Restructuring of Wine Sector to be completed by November
Ministry of Rural Development, August 9, 2013 1:16 PM
The wine sector, which provides a living for 300-400 thousand people and the structural reorganisation of which is expected to be completed by November, has received especially high levels of stimulus funding this year Ministerial Commissioner of the Ministry of Rural Development Eliza Kiss said on Wednesday in Balatonlelle.