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Former communist-era secret service agents to have pension supplements revoked

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 21, 2013 3:20 PM

Bence Rétvári, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, has told the television news station Hír Televízió that pension supplements will be revoked for more than one hundred former ‘III / III’ agents (who worked in the ‘internal enemy division’ of the communist-era secret services), and their heirs.

Hungary must be taken off the name-and-shame list

Ministry for National Economy, May 21, 2013 3:11 PM

Provided the European Union's decision on the EDP against Hungary is in line with its standard procedure, Hungary must be allowed to stand up from the dunce’s seat where it had been placed by former governments, Minister for National economy Mihály Varga said in an interview for political daily Magyar Hírlap.

Amendment to the Budget Act submitted to Parliament

Ministry for National Economy, May 21, 2013 3:09 PM

The Government has submitted an amendment to the 2013 Budget Act to Parliament which contains certain measures to ensure that Hungary exits the Excessive Deficit Procedure.

Agriculture Ministers from Visegrad Four Countries Discuss EU Tobacco Regulations and the CAP

Ministry of Rural Development, May 21, 2013 1:00 PM

The Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group organised its third meeting of agriculture ministers in Krakow on May 16-17, which in addition to the Visegrad Four – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia – was also attended by Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia (V4+3). The Ministry of Rural Development was represented by Minister of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván.

Draft Ecological Farming Action Plan Developed

Ministry of Rural Development, May 21, 2013 12:06 PM

The draft of the Ministry of Rural Development's Ecological Farming Action Plan has been completed and social debate on the draft is expected to begin in early June, the Ministry's Deputy State Secretary to Parliamentary, Social and International Relations told Hungarian news agency MTI.

Hungarian Foreign Ministry: Spiegel Online is wrong about Orbán’s comment

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2013 10:04 AM

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle declared that Spiegel Online interpreted Viktor Orbán’s comment incorrectly when it claimed that the Hungarian Prime Minister accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of using Nazi methods.

Navracsics holds talks with German chancellery chief

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 21, 2013 8:55 AM

Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics and the German Chancellery chief reviewed the two countries' respective domestic political situations on Friday.

Statement by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 4:12 PM

It is with utter shock and bewilderment that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary was informed about a statement published in the daily paper Metro in Brussels on 16 May by Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, stating that Hungary wants “to count Jews”.

School Police work to prevent crime

Ministry of Interior, May 17, 2013 3:10 PM

School police officers will be on duty in schools that are especially endangered by criminal elements – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér at a press conference in Budapest after the first meeting of the National Committee for Crime Prevention. Minister Pintér said that police officers would also participate in schoolwork as members of the teaching faculty.

Merkel’s remarks give no reason for concern, Prőhle says

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 2:09 PM

At a Europe forum in Berlin organised by public-service broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Angela Merkel said she fully agreed with the European Commission that Hungary must change legislation which runs counter to EU treaties.

Alice Esterházy receives state decoration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 2:02 PM

President of the Republic János Áder presented the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (civilian division) to Alice Esterházy, daughter of the ethnic Hungarian politician János Esterházy, who was a prominent public figure in Czechoslovakia in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Council of Europe monitoring procedure should be reformed, says Zsolt Németh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 1:58 PM

The report on Hungary that the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe (CoE) has recently adopted is biased and politically motivated, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Zsolt Németh declared yesterday on the sidelines of a CoE session. The procedure involves risks for the CoE, because it may force the organisation into ideological battles, he said.

Pay Rises for General Practitioners and Teachers

Prime Minister’s Office, May 17, 2013 12:18 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mentioned pay rises for general practitioners and teachers, and the launching of a population programme as important tasks for the upcoming period, on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes.

Germany is the number one investor in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 17, 2013 11:12 AM

German enterprises have so far invested some EUR 21bn in Hungary, and that places Germany at the very top among foreign investors in Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said an event held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Budapest. He added that Hungarian exports to Germany had also passed the EUR 20bn mark for the first time.

German Companies Pleased With Hungarian Bioenergy Sector As Well

Ministry of National Development, May 17, 2013 9:33 AM

At the parliamentary evening of the German Federal Association for Bioenergy (Bundesverband BioEnergie – BBE) held on 15 May 2013 in Berlin, discussions were held on the importance of bioenergy and opportunities for the sector.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics opens the Warsaw Book Fair

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 17, 2013 9:29 AM

On Thursday Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics opened the Warsaw International Book Fair. Hungarian writers are attending the Fair, among them György Spiró, Ottó Tolna, Gábor Zsille and Márton Falusi.

Deputy State Secretary Kumin’s response to HRW’s statement

Prime Minister’s Office, May 16, 2013 5:42 PM

Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications, in response to the Human Rights Watch statement today upon publishing its report, said that it lacked the objectivity that is generally expected from such documents.

Minister of State Győri presents detailed criticism of the Tavares report

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 16, 2013 5:14 PM

The draft report prepared for the European Parliament by MEP Rui Tavares should stick to the facts with regard to the state of fundamental rights in Hungary, Minister of State for EU affairs at the Foreign Ministry Enikő Győri stated on Thursday.

Closer economic and trade relations with South Africa

Ministry for National Economy, May 16, 2013 4:33 PM

On Monday, the founding session of the Hungarian-South African Economic Joint Committee was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Hungarian Co-Chairman of the Committee is Secretary of State Kristóf Szatmáry, while his South African counterpart is Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Elizabeth Thabethe.

Inflation at a record low in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 16, 2013 4:00 PM

In accordance with the central bank’s inflation target, Hungary aims to achieve a consumer price index level of 3 percent. After declining moderately over the past couple of years, the pace of inflation decrease accelerated sharply as of the beginning of 2013. The annual inflation rate – for the very first time since the inflation target system was established – declined to below 3 percent in February, 2.2 percent in March and 1.7 percent in April. Looking back at a period covering several decades it can be concluded that the annual inflation index reached a historic low in April 2013.