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Foreign Minister warns of further political attacks against Hungarian Government

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 7, 2013 3:38 PM

Hungary’s Government has reacted to critics by explaining its position and changing laws in several contested areas, yet „no one should expect political attacks to cease,” Foreign Minister János Martonyi told weekly magazine Heti Válasz in an interview on Thursday.

The State of the Central Sub-Sector of the State Budget in February 2013

Ministry for National Economy, March 7, 2013 3:28 PM

Key features of financial processes regarding the central sub-sector of the state budget in February 2013.

Growth must be achieved while continuing to decrease debt and the deficit

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2013 2:57 PM

"Growth must be achieved while continuing to decrease debt and keeping the budget deficit in check", stressed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Warsaw.

Prime Minister Orbán receives the Indonesian President

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2013 2:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and five Hungarian ministers received the President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Parliament Building on Thursday. Indonesia, with its 250 million inhabitants, has the strongest economy in South-East Asia, is among the G20 states and is considered the largest Muslim country in the world.

Sándor Fazekas: Water Management is a National Issue

Ministry of Rural Development, March 7, 2013 12:27 PM

"The constitutional regulations regard domestic water assets as a natural treasure, and its management is a challenge for us all", said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas on Tuesday in the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County town of Fegyvernek at the first stop in the series of public debates on the latest National Rural Development Strategy.

Viticulture and Viniculture Must Reclaim its Rightful Position

Ministry of Rural Development, March 7, 2013 11:51 AM

"We must find those opportunities, which improve the situation of Hungarian rural areas and move Hungarian agriculture forward", the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai announced at an event held to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the birth of János Mathiász.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics offered compromise to Secretary General Jagland

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 7, 2013 11:44 AM

Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics called it an acceptable compromise in a letter sent to Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland last December that the President of the National and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) should invariably be appointed for nine years term but only for a single term.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics’s letter to Secretary General Jagland

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 7, 2013 10:59 AM

The Deputy Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland, regarding the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, on March 7 2013.

Minister of State Győri: EP temporarily divided regarding medium-term budget

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2013 7:23 PM

The European Parliament currently is strongly divided regarding the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework – said Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri on 5 March 2013 in Brussels. Enikő Győri held discussions with MEPs and tried to convince them to approve the agreement.

Chances are high for Hungary to rise to be among the most successful EU states

Prime Minister’s Office, March 6, 2013 5:55 PM

During the course of his visit to Warsaw, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Polish university students while giving a lecture at the University of Warsaw. The audience of about 200 people, comprising students and lecturers, welcomed him with a large round of applause.

Minister Martonyi expects the softening of statements in Hungarian–Romanian relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2013 5:43 PM

A softening is expected in sharply toned statements that are straining the relationship between Hungary and Romania, said Foreign Minister János Martonyi, who completed his official visit to Romania on 5 March 2013.

Help for local authorities to provide clean drinking water

Ministry of Interior, March 6, 2013 5:06 PM

Providing clean drinking water is the responsibility of municipalities; however, the Hungarian government is ready to do everything in order to help them to fulfil their duties fully – said Minister of State András Tállai at the opening ceremony of the project entitled “Tracking Municipal Development Projects”.

Hungarian troops carry out their work with utmost professionalism

Ministry of Defence, March 6, 2013 3:59 PM

Having attended a ceremony closing the activity of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT), Maj.-Gen. László Domján, the commander of the HDF Joint Force Command (HDF JFC) continued his tour in Afghanistan with visiting the contingents of the Hungarian Defence Forces deployed in Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif, where he informed himself about the current tasks and met the personnel serving there. (Reporting from the spot)

The V4 countries are to hold negotiations in Warsaw

Prime Minister’s Office, March 6, 2013 1:54 PM

The Prime Ministers of the Visegrad 4 countries, including Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, are to hold negotiations in Visegrád, at which Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande will also be present

State Secretary Szijjártó met with German Minister of State Pieper

Government, March 5, 2013 5:52 PM

The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economy Relations of the Prime Minister's Office received Minister of State Cornelia Pieper of the German Federal Foreign Office on Tuesday, the Ministry of State's Chief Press Officer told Hungarian news agency MTI.

Incoming Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga outlined economic policy cornerstones

Ministry for National Economy, March 5, 2013 5:31 PM

Mihály Varga has explained his views on Hungarian economic policy targets at hearings in the Parliament’s education and employment committees taking place yesterday and continuing today. The hearings took place prior to the Minister’s official appointment at the helm of the National Economy Ministry in a new post merging with his earlier position as chief negotiator with the IMF. The committees endorsed Varga’s nomination to replace György Matolcsy, who will be head of the central bank.

Brazilian-Hungarian Cooperation on Fish Management

Ministry of Rural Development, March 5, 2013 4:30 PM

Brazil's Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Marcelo Crivella is on an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas. At their meeting today, the two Ministers discussed opportunities for bilateral relations in fish management, with special attention to the sharing of Hungary's wide experience and professional knowledge within the field of freshwater fish production.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó is the new Governmental Commissioner for Russian and Chinese economic relations

Prime Minister’s Office, March 5, 2013 4:12 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has appointed State Secretary Péter Szijjártó as Governmental Commissioner for the development of Hungarian-Russian and Hungarian-Chinese economic relations.

Minister Martonyi: minority issue is not an internal affair

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2013 10:42 AM

Hungary's Foreign Minister János Martonyi, who is paying a two-day official visit to Romania, met his Romanian counterpart Titus Corlatean in Bucharest. The Ministers discussed differences regarding the recent Romanian ban of the Szekely flag on public buildings. They agreed cooperation should take the sensitivities of both sides and the rights of ethnic communities and European norms pertaining to national minorities into consideration.

Csaba Hende Holds Talks in Beirut on Developing Military Relations

Ministry of Defence, March 5, 2013 8:24 AM

On February 28, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende held talks in Beirut on the development of military relations between Lebanon and Hungary, and met the Hungarian soldiers deployed in the Middle Eastern country as well.