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National Road Reconstruction Programme Under Way

Ministry of National Development, April 22, 2013 4:07 PM

“The Government aims to carry out the reconstruction of the national public road network in the medium term with the necessary funds” said Pál Völner, state secretary of infrastructure on 17 April 2013 in Bajna, at the opening event of the reconstruction of the connecting road between Tát, Tarján and Tatabánya.

NER300 Preliminary Qualification Tender for Innovative Projects

Ministry of National Development, April 22, 2013 4:05 PM

In the framework of the NER300 programme, the European Commission supports innovative projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of carbon dioxide, the recovery of renewable energy and the development of intelligent networks. Only a limited number of tenders may be submitted per Member State in the framework of the Commission’s call for tenders, therefore the Ministry of National Development is launching a preliminary qualification tender.

The Hungarian State is Selling Its Last EUA Units

Ministry of National Development, April 22, 2013 4:04 PM

In the framework of the supplementary agreement concluded on 11 April 2013 between the Ministry of National Development and the Leipzig based European Energy Exchange (EEX), the Hungarian State will sell all of its remaining European units of account (EUA) in April of this year, as approved by the European Commission.

US still tied to Europe through economic interests, says Zsolt Németh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 2:59 PM

The United States is a major player is global politics, yet the close American-European alliance remains important, especially with regard to security policy – said Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh at a conference on US-Hungarian relations.

János Martonyi calls for a more powerful European foreign and security policy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 1:10 PM

On the first day of the forum, the foreign ministers of the Visegrad countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – adopted a joint declaration highlighting the growing importance of their V4 cooperation.

Zsolt Németh welcomes Serbia-Kosovo agreement

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 11:59 AM

Minister of State Zsolt Németh welcomed the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo concluded during his visit in Romania.

Consultations with global financial institutions

Ministry for National Economy, April 22, 2013 11:28 AM

In Washington, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to discuss cooperation options on technical issues. He also held talks with Switzerland’s Economy Minister Johann Scheideer-Ammann about the liberalization of the Swiss labour market with regard to Hungarian jobseekers, in addition to which he sought information about accounts held by Hungarians in Switzerland.

US-Backed Conference on National Park Protection Begins

Ministry of Rural Development, April 22, 2013 10:59 AM

A 5-day professional conference on the protection of National Parks and the more effective prevention and management of fires on their territory began today in Balatonöszöd with the participation of eight countries and the expert and financial backing of the United States.

EUFOR Exercise with Hungarian Participation in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Ministry of Defence, April 22, 2013 8:06 AM

Hungarian, British, Austrian, Turkish and local forces are jointly exercising the use of EUFOR’s new force structure, which has been augmented with the Intermediate Reserves Forces, EUFOR Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. József Szpisják told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Thursday, April 18.

Prime Minister: We reject the application of any kind of double standard

Prime Minister’s Office, April 20, 2013 3:02 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview to Spanish daily El Mundo, in which he talked about the importance of Christian values in society, the ethnic and religious minorities as constructive elements of the state, and the necessity of more just treatment for Hungary on the part of the European Union.

Silk Routes Partnership for Migration

Ministry of Interior, April 19, 2013 5:41 PM

The participants of the Budapest Process signed the Ministerial Declaration on a Silk Routes Partnership for Migration on 19 April 2013.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán interview on Kossuth Radio

Prime Minister’s Office, April 19, 2013 3:57 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared on Kossuth Radio that the Hungarian Government faces criticism in the European Parliament while there are no concrete concerns.

The Prime Minister inaugurates a new Lego plant in Nyíregyháza

Prime Minister’s Office, April 19, 2013 2:31 PM

Further to the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement with Danish company Lego on 15 April, Primer Minister Viktor Orbán today inaugurated and laid the cornerstone of the company’s new factory in the north-eastern Hungarian city of Nyiregyháza.

Hungary and Germany to launch joint Roma programmes

Ministry of Human Resources, April 19, 2013 2:20 PM

Hungary and Germany will soon launch several Roma programmes, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog said in Berlin on Thursday after talks with German officials. The Minister, who is on an official visit to Germany, met with Ministers of State Cornelia Pieper and Eckart von Kladen, as well as with Romani Rose, President of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma.

Opening to the East policy continues with Indonesian Minister’s visit

Ministry for National Economy, April 19, 2013 10:15 AM

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga received Indonesia’s Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto in his office today.

Discussions on Expanding GMO-Free Soy Cultivation in Hungary

Ministry of Rural Development, April 18, 2013 5:33 PM

It is Hungary's goal to produce high quality, GMO-free local soy, thus decreasing the country's dependence on exports, said Minster of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván following a meeting with President of the Danube Soy Association Matthias Krön in the Ministry of Rural Development.

Minister of State Győri: Hungary's critics should check their facts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 18, 2013 5:08 PM

The Minister of State for EU Affairs has published an article on euractiv.com in reaction to Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe calling for the application of Article 7.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with Chinese officials in Beijing

Prime Minister’s Office, April 18, 2013 4:59 PM

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó, who also serves as Government Commissioner in charge of Hungarian-Chinese bilateral relations, held talks about the financing and construction of the planned “V0” Budapest cargo rail ring in Beijing.

Government efforts to reignite industry are working, the Prime Minister says

Prime Minister’s Office, April 18, 2013 4:32 PM

The Government is succeeding in reigniting industry and Hungary's goal to thrive from labour and production is viable, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday.

Hungary is less fragile

Ministry for National Economy, April 18, 2013 4:04 PM

Recently, several economic indicators have signalled that Hungary is becoming more and more robust and confidence in the country is increasing. Favourable trends can be observed, for example, on the market of Hungarian government securities which enhance the stability of debt financing: average yields at auctions are at historic lows, in the past six months the yield curve has moved significantly lower and the stock of retail government securities has continued to increase. Concurrently, the domestic currency has also strengthened markedly in the past couple of weeks. Lower CDS pricing indicates the improvement of risk perceptions as well.