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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán negotiates with Vice Chairman & CEO of Hankook Tire Seung-Hwa Suh

Prime Minister’s Office, May 29, 2013 2:05 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice Chairman & CEO of Hankook Tire Seung-Hwa Suh held negotiations in the Parliament.

Minister Martonyi stresses importance of preventing radicalism in fight against terror

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 29, 2013 12:05 PM

Terrorism is one of our biggest security policy challenges, but preventing radicalism is as important as fighting terrorism, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said on 29 May 2013.

Number of those in employment increased by 58 thousand

Ministry for National Economy, May 29, 2013 11:32 AM

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier this morning, the number of those in employment continued to increase compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Hungary contributes to elaborating post-2015 development goals and agenda

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 29, 2013 11:29 AM

On 28 May, ministers of Member States in charge of international development cooperation endorsed the EU’s position for the post-2015 development goals and agenda that will be the next generation of the Millennium Development Goals. Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Szabolcs Takács gave an update on Hungary’s contribution to the preparatory negotiations underway in New York, within the framework of the United Nations.

Minister Balog receives high-ranking German Order of Merit

Ministry of Human Resources, May 28, 2013 5:33 PM

Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Resources, Hungary, was presented with the third highest ranked German Order of Merit, the Grand Merit Cross with Star and Sash (Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband) by Dr. Matei I. Hoffmann, Ambassador to Hungary of the Federal Republic of Germany.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with Macedonian Economy Minister

Prime Minister’s Office, May 28, 2013 5:30 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with the premier and economy minister of Macedonia on Monday.

The Prime Minister's Speech in Parliament

Prime Minister’s Office, May 28, 2013 5:13 PM

In a short speech in Parliament, the Prime Minister noted that he has high hopes with regard to Hungary exiting the Excessive Deficit Procedure this quarter.

A success for Hungary – A go-ahead from the EU to expand risk capital programme in Hungary

Ministry of National Development, May 28, 2013 10:31 AM

Individual investment tranches of the Széchenyi Capital Investment Fund may rise to EUR 750,000.

Capital inflow and outflow both broke records last year

Ministry for National Economy, May 28, 2013 8:54 AM

Last year, the amount of foreign direct investments totalled EUR 10.462bn in Hungary, which exceeds the previous year’s figure by EUR 6.7bn and which is the largest amount ever recorded. The amount of outbound FDI by Hungarian enterprises in 2012 was EUR 8.210bn, EUR 5bn above the level registered one year earlier.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Protestant Great Church of Debrecen

Prime Minister’s Office, May 27, 2013 4:16 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in the Protestant Great Church of Debrecen that the Hungarian Government is providing HUF ten billion for the reconstruction of the Protestant College and schools of Debrecen leading up to 2017, the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestantism. The Government is convinced that this support is not simply the honouring of our past but also serves the Calvinism and Hungarian peoples of the future, he added.

Hungary joins Eurotransplant

Ministry of Human Resources, May 27, 2013 4:01 PM

Hungary will join Eurotransplant, the international organisation responsible for coordinating organ transplants in its member countries, as a full member on July 1, under an agreement signed in Budapest on Monday.

Hungarian-Finnish Seminar on Roma Issues

Ministry of Human Resources, May 27, 2013 3:57 PM

Integration of the Roma is hopeless without the active participation of the minority, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog stated at the seminar entitled “The situation of Roma in Europe – Finnish and Hungarian Experiences, European Answers”, with the participation of Ambassador of Finland Pasi Tuominen, Finnish MP Pekka Haavisto, Head of the Finnish Education Agency Aulis Pitkälä, and President Henna Huttu and CEO Tino Varjola from the Fintiko Romano Forum.

Minister Martonyi: Hungary shows its commitment to Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 27, 2013 3:38 PM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi attended the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, in Budapest on 24 May. The regional organisation of the African continent has been called the African Union since 2002.

Subsistence Farming Programme - Over 100 thousand sacks of seed potatoes distributed

Ministry of Rural Development, May 27, 2013 1:19 PM

Two Kiskunhegyes families with several children received the 99,999th and one-hundred thousandth sack of seed potatoes on Saturday, within the framework of the Ministry of Rural Development's Subsistence Farming Programme. The 30kg sacks of potatoes were presented to the middle-aged couples, who live in difficult social circumstances, by the head of the Ministry, Sándor Fazekas.

Women in Focus: Conference on Measures to Support Women and Families

Ministry for National Economy, May 24, 2013 3:29 PM

The Hungarian Group of the European Parliament's People's Party held a conference entitled "What has the Government Done for Women, Families and Children" on 24 May 2013, within the framework of the Free Europe Debate series. The goal of the Conference was to review the Government's family policies and the results achieved.

Crisis Management and Reform Policy in Central and Eastern Europe

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 24, 2013 2:29 PM

On Friday, at a conference organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and the Public Policy Research Institute as part of the Hungarian presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI) – entitled ‘Crisis Management and Reform Policy in Central and Eastern Europe’ – Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said that Brussels must see that the response to challenges faced by the region is of crucial importance to the whole European community.

János Martonyi: Legal issues should not be confused with political debates

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 24, 2013 2:26 PM

In his opening lecture at the Pro Integratione 2013 conference on Friday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared that the system of European integration must be operated within a strict and well-defined legal framework, and if we confuse legal matters with political-ideological debates, then we endanger the operation of the entire system.

International declaration of ministers on better transport funding

Ministry of National Development, May 24, 2013 1:42 PM

Transport infrastructure is the backbone of national economies.

Sustainable architecture

Ministry of National Development, May 24, 2013 1:40 PM

The Conference on Sustainable Architecture, jointly organised by the Ministry of Rural Development, the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of Interior was held in Budapest on 23 May 2013, attracting substantial interest. The high ranking leaders of the organising ministries and the Hungarian and foreign speakers active in this specialised area highlighted the importance of energy aspects related housing newly-built or to be reconstructed.

Opening Remarks by State Secretary Iván Bába at the opening of the exhibition: “International development cooperation – Fight against poverty”

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 24, 2013 1:01 PM

Administrative State Secretary Iván Bába opened the photo exhibit “International development cooperation – Fight against poverty” May 24, 2013. State Secretary Bába delivered the following remarks at the event organised in the main building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.