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Hungary welcomes PACE resolution on protecting national minorities

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 11, 2014 12:31 PM

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice have welcomed that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution in support of the rights of European national minorities.

Central European Cyber Security Platform held its third meeting in Vienna

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 11, 2014 11:40 AM

Established in 2013, the Central European Cyber Security Platform (CECSP) in which government organizations dealing with cyber security, National Security Authorities and Governmental and Military Event Manager Teams of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia are involved, will strengthen further the cyber-defence cooperation of the Visegrád Countries and Austria, while assisting the development of a regional operational cyber-defence partnership with the setting up of working groups. An agreement was set on this issue as well among other things in Vienna, at the third CECSP taking place from 9 to 10 this April.

Raising charges against Malina shocking

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 11, 2014 8:19 AM

The Hungarian Government finds it shocking that the Slovak chief prosecutor’s office has brought charges against Hedvig Malina Zsak as a suspect of false testimony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 9 April 2014.

Volume of exports continue to increase in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, April 10, 2014 4:10 PM

In the first month of 2014, foreign trade posted a surplus of EUR 482 million, up by EUR 209 million compared to January 2013 and higher than the figure published in the preliminary report. In January, the volume of exports and imports increased by 6.1 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively. According to the latest preliminary data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in February 2014 the surplus of foreign trade totalled some EUR 766 million.

Double-digit tourism sector growth continues

Ministry for National Economy, April 10, 2014 3:13 PM

Data published earlier today by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) regarding the tourism traffic at accommodation establishments in the month of February show a marked growth of 10-20 percent compared to the previous year, which was also a year of record high expansion. Although tourism traffic is typically low in January and February, the increase of tourism nights and revenues at accommodations give room for optimism as far as this year is concerned.

The EU is against the tax-free status of home-made pálinka

Ministry for National Economy, April 10, 2014 11:50 AM

The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.

Hungary’s foreign trade volume continues to increase

Ministry for National Economy, April 10, 2014 9:51 AM

The multi-month upward trend of the volume of Hungary’s foreign trade continued in 2014: in the first month of the year, exports and imports increased by 6.1 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively, while foreign trade surplus is up by EUR 209 million, to EUR 482 million, in comparison to January 2013. Industrial output growth and the significant increase of industrial export orders have already augured positive data.

Extremists on "left and right" should stop street aggression, says minister of state

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 10, 2014 9:02 AM

Extremists on the "left and right" should stop aggression on the streets in connection with a planned memorial to the victims of Hungary's German occupation, minister of state Bence Retvari said on Wednesday.

The country’s only Roma minority secondary school celebrates its twenty years

Ministry of Human Resources, April 10, 2014 8:59 AM

The Gandhi Secondary School and the more than eight hundred students who took their school-leaving examinations there „convey the message that the Roma integration efforts genuinely make sense”, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources stated on Wednesday in Pécs at the jubilee ceremony of the school.

Government is studying still the court decision of Strasbourg

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 9, 2014 4:03 PM

The Government is still studying the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights of Strasbourg about matters regarding Hungarian church law – said the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice on a morning TV programme of the Hungarian television channel this Wednesday.

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.

Minister Németh says Government will set up non-profit public utility company

Ministry of National Development, April 9, 2014 8:49 AM

The Government is to start creating conditions for an industrial overhead reduction and, in relation to this, will set up a non-profit public utility company. The necessary legislation is expected to be passed in Parliament by the end of this year, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced at a press conference evaluating the results of the MVM Group in the past four years in Budapest on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Martonyi: Transatlantic Unity Must Be Strengthened

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 9, 2014 8:15 AM

The transatlantic unity must be strengthened, and trust between the two shores of the Atlantic must be increased – Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said at a memorial meeting of the Hungarian Atlantic Council held in Budapest on Tuesday, April 8. In his speech, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende stressed that the third Orbán Cabinet is going to be a reliable and strong partner of its allies.

First quarter fiscal data in line with expectations

Ministry for National Economy, April 8, 2014 4:08 PM

The general government budget balance in the first quarter of 2014 was in line with the Government’s prior expectations. The central sub sector of the state budget posted a deficit of HUF 701.2bn in the initial three months of 2014.

DARIF - Joint International Operation on the Danube

Ministry of Interior, April 8, 2014 4:00 PM

Between 7 and 11 April 2014 a joint operation is going to take place on the Danube with ten participating countries, initiated by the Ministry of Interior of Hungary.

Commemoration on the International Roma Day

Ministry of Human Resources, April 8, 2014 3:41 PM

A commemoration was held on Tuesday in the 8th district on the occasion of the International Roma Day. The event was attended by Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources.

Cooperation is of Key Importance in Regulating GMOs

Ministry of Rural Development, April 8, 2014 12:14 PM

The Ministry of Rural Development is hosting a three-day session of the UN Working Group that is meeting for the 10th time to discuss capacity expansion issues relating to the Cartagena Protocol on the cross-border transport of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Experts arriving for the meeting from 13 different countries were welcomed by Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth.

New Trade Mark to Promote Consumption of Hungarian Pork

Ministry of Rural Development, April 8, 2014 12:12 PM

"The Ministry of Rural Development is aiming to support an increase in pig stocks and in the domestic consumption of Hungarian pork through the introduction of the Outstanding Quality Pork (KMS) trademark" Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy Zsolt Feldman announced in Budapest.

Minister of State Rétvári: victims of communism must be set as an example

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 7, 2014 4:28 PM

The victims of communism must be set as an example to the society, because they have dared to defy dictatorship – said Bence Rétvári, Minister of State of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice on Friday at the premiere of the book ‘Gellert Conferences – Presentations on the crimes of communism’ in Budapest.

Prime Minister holds international press conference

Prime Minister’s Office, April 7, 2014 4:20 PM

Fidesz has been given a clear mandate to continue its work, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told an international press conference on Monday. He stated that voters had rejected hatred and leaving the European Union and said yes to the new public administration system, new economic policies and governance by a people's party.