The Rural Development Training and Advisory Institute (Hun: VKSZI) of the Ministry of Rural Development is launching a photo competition entitled "What does Agriculture mean to you?", for adults and young people aged 14 to 18 who live in cities.
As part of the National Rural Strategy – 2020 consultation series, discussions were held for the first time today regarding the national Carpathian Basin Rural Development Co-operation programme.
In the present difficult economic situation, environmentally friendly, resource-saving growth may be the way forward for Europe. This was the topic of discussion for Sándor Fazekas at the first meeting of the Union's environment ministers under the Polish presidency in Gdansk.
Between June 26 and July 1, the Military Engineering Training School – which is situated in a scenic environment at the foot of the Southern Carpathians in Râmnicu Vâlcea – and the adjoining complex military training area hosted the annual Exercise TISA-2011 of the multinational (Hungarian–Romanian–Serbian) Engineer Battalion.
Government decision-making does not stop during the summer: ‘The pace is maintained’. The Cabinet's agenda for the rest of the year comprises 164 laws, decisions and decrees, including decisions related to the implementation of the Széll Kálmán Plan, the budget for 2012, and the creation of many cardinal Acts related to the new Fundamental Law. The Government’s detailed work plan for the second half of the year can be read in the 7 July edition of Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian Official Gazette.
Between 4 and 10 July, the HR Department of the Ministry of Defence and the National Roma Self-government organizes an Equal Opportunities Camp in Tata, at the HDF 25th ‘Klapka György’ Infantry Brigade. The program is meant to raise awareness of equal opportunities, in accordance with the objectives laid down in ministerial directives, and to present and demonstrate the Ministry’s special activities and professional work related to equal opportunities. MoD Cabinet Chief Dr. Gábor Szarka opened the camp on Monday, July 4.
At his government spokesperson’s press conference on Friday, Minister of State for Government Communication Zoltán Kovács gave an account of the decisions made at the government cabinet meeting, measures related to the Széll Kálmán Plan, and measures coming into force on 1 July.
In a letter addressed to the Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the European External Action Service has today requested Hungary to continue representing the European Union in Libya through the second half of 2011, which Hungary has accepted.
Family members and relatives greeted the Hungarian troops of the fifth rotation of the HDF Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (HDF OMLT), who have recently returned from the area of operations. The “Welcome Home” ceremony was held on Thursday, June 30 inside the ‘Klapka György’ Barracks in Tata, where Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende delivered a speech.
Mr. Pál Völner, Minister of State for Infrastructure and Ms. Anca Boagiu, the Romanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure signed an intergovernmental agreement on border crossing stations of two expressways in Budapest on 5th July, 2011. The agreements enable the harmonised implementation of joint motorway developments linking the cities of Szeged and Arad, Szolnok and Cluj, respectively.