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Hungarian-Slovakian cooperation for Selye János University

Ministry of Human Resources, January 24, 2013 4:59 PM

Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Slovakian Minister of Education Dušan Čaplovič have promised to make mutual efforts in order to preserve the university status of Selye János University in Komárno, Slovakia.

Minister Pintér: the goal is to have self-supporting and fully employed inmates in the Hungarian prisons

Ministry of Interior, January 24, 2013 4:53 PM

The government’s goal is to have self-supporting and fully employed inmates in the prisons of Hungary – said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the penalty institute of Állampuszta, where a poultry slaughterhouse was handed over.

Hungarian foreign trade surplus solid and steady In

Ministry for National Economy, January 24, 2013 4:00 PM

In Hungary within the current account real economic transactions posted significant surpluses in the past couple of years. One element of these has been the positive trend regarding foreign trade which materialized since 2009: since the onset of the global economic crisis Hungarian foreign trade has been continuously and permanently producing surpluses; Hungarian exports typically exceed imports.

Action plan in the making regarding undertakings of accession to Open Government Partnership

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 24, 2013 3:48 PM

As part of the government-level anti-corruption programme, the Government decided in 2012 that Hungary will join the Open Government Partnership and will thereby make a number of further undertakings in the fight against corruption and for the implementation of a more transparent system of public administration.

The Prime Minister to visit Moscow on 31 January

Prime Minister’s Office, January 24, 2013 3:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Moscow for a one-day official visit on 31 January, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced.

Turkish Prime Minister to visit Budapest on 5 February

Prime Minister’s Office, January 24, 2013 10:41 AM

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Budapest on 5 February, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced at the Hungarian-Turkish Business Forum in Budapest yesterday.

The Government's major reforms will begin bearing fruit in 2013

Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2013 5:45 PM

After the governmental meeting held in Vásárosnamény, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the major reforms implemented during the past two years will begin to bear fruit in 2013: overhead expenses will decrease, wages will increase, the employment situation will improve, and the state has more resources available to employ more people.

Enikő Győri: the EU has to regain the trust of its citizens

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2013 2:34 PM

More and more European citizens are sceptical about the EU truly representing the interests of the people, “and they often feel that the decisions are made too far away from them and over their heads”, therefore the Union has to regain their trust, said Enikő Győri, Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for EU Affairs.

The Government is making efforts to recover untaxed revenues stored on Swiss accounts

Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2013 2:21 PM

The Government would like to be informed comprehensively about offshore accounts in order to recover unpaid tax, Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said at a press briefing on Tuesday.

Allowances for the Victims of Communism to be Doubled

Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2013 12:54 PM

It is the responsibility of all Hungarian governments to do everything possible to lay bare the tragic consequences of the darkest period of the country's history and to care for its survivors in a worthy manner.

Hungary’s Ministry of Human Resources seeks to agree with both student and teacher representatives

Ministry of Human Resources, January 22, 2013 5:35 PM

Hungary's Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and the National Council of Student Governments signed an interim agreement on Monday, 21 January.

The Primary Goal is the Allocation of Funds

Ministry of Rural Development, January 22, 2013 4:58 PM

"Our goal is to utilise all available European Union rural development funding in 2013. 93% of the more than HUF 1300 billion provided for the period 2007-2013 has been allocated, with 48% having been disbursed", stressed State Secretary for Rural Development Zsolt V: Németh at the 6th Axiál Agriculture Workshop in Hajdúszoboszló.

State Secretary Németh Inaugurates the Hungarian CEI Presidency

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 22, 2013 3:01 PM

The European Union needs stable and prosperous regions within and outside its borders in order to successfully cope with the difficulties of the economic crisis – said Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh, on Tuesday.

Social consultation to begin on ethical guidelines in the public sector

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 22, 2013 2:30 PM

The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice prepared a Green Book laying down ethical guidelines for state agencies. The document serves as an occupational code of ethics under the auspices of the Government’s fight against corruption.

Gyula Budai holds talks in Latvia

Ministry of Rural Development, January 22, 2013 1:29 PM

The Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai is holding talks on the details of land regulation in Latvia on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The Hungarian and Latvian agriculture ministries are attempting to achieve the best possible land regulations for their countries in preparation for the expiry of the moratorium on land purchasing on May 1, 2014.

The Prime Minister to visit Brussels

Prime Minister’s Office, January 22, 2013 12:35 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will pay a visit to Brussels and hold talks with EU leaders on 30 January, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szíjjártó announced on Tuesday.

A square in the old town of Kosice, Slovakia, was named after the Kosice-born Hungarian writer Sándor Márai, at a ceremony on Sunday

Ministry of Human Resources, January 21, 2013 6:03 PM

The square was named after Márai in the framework of Kosice's 2013 European Capital of Culture programme, where the author’s statue stands since 2004. Hungary's Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and his Slovakian colleague Dušan Čaplovič spoke at the ceremony.

Hungarian team from Sopron wins Grand Prize at Moonbots 2012

Ministry of Human Resources, January 21, 2013 5:10 PM

The Grand Prize at the international Moonbots 2012 competition (Google Lunar X-Prize LEGO Mindstorms Challenge), which took place in December, was won by the Hungarian HungaroBots team comprising 16-17 year old students from the town of Sopron. Minister of State for Education Rózsa Hoffmann sent her congratulations to the talented youngsters in a letter.

EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers discussed insolvency and data protection legislation

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 21, 2013 5:02 PM

The Justice and Home Affairs Ministers of EU Member States discussed the insolvency and data protection legislation at an informal meeting held on Friday in Dublin.

Cooperation Begins on Increased Production of GMO-Free Crops in the Danube Region

Ministry of Rural Development, January 21, 2013 3:55 PM

"International cooperation is beginning in the Danube region to reduce genetically modified (GMO) soy", said the Minister of Rural Development's State Secretary for Agricultural Economy György Czerván in Berlin on Saturday.