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Fiscal consolidation measures already in Parliament

Ministry for National Economy, November 9, 2012 3:14 PM

The Government has been committed to correcting mistaken decisions of the past, and is therefore continuing with its policy of keeping fiscal deficit under 3 percent and reducing general government debt.

Selling Mol shares not among plans

Ministry for National Economy, November 9, 2012 2:21 PM

There are no plans to sell Mol shares owned by the state; they comprise an extra security reserve for the financing of the state budget – the Ministry for National Economy stated on Thursday.

Enikő Győri urges not to let new walls rise within the European Union

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 9, 2012 1:39 PM

At the Hungarian-German Forum in Berlin on November 8, Minister of State in charge of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Enikő Győri declared that EU member states should not let „new walls rise within the European Union”.

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications pays a visit to Great Britain

Prime Minister’s Office, November 9, 2012 10:49 AM

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin paid a visit to London, where he held a lecture at an event organized by the Policy Research and Analysis Centre Federal Trust.

Bilateral talks between Minister Martonyi and the Foreign Minister of Thailand

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 9, 2012 10:16 AM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi conducted bilateral talks with Surapong Tovichakchaikul, the Foreign Minister of Thailand on the sidelines of the 9th Summit of the ASEM-Asia-Europe Meeting.

State Secretary Németh awarded Ambassador Vanja Brailo the Order of Merit of Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 8, 2012 5:00 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh decorated Ambassador of Montenegro, Vanja Brajlo.

Cooperation agreement signed with the Russian Orthodox Church

Prime Minister’s Office, November 8, 2012 4:59 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Archbishop Mark (Golovkov) of the Russian Orthodox Church signed a cooperation agreement that defines the responsibilities of the government and the church.

Cultural diplomacy in focus

Ministry of Human Resources, November 8, 2012 4:34 PM

Cultural diplomacy should make full use of the interest currently being shown in Hungary around the world, Ministry of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, told Hungarian cultural diplomats on Thursday.

Minister of State Cséfalvay: 2012 is the year of trend reversal regarding deficit and general government debt

Ministry for National Economy, November 8, 2012 4:19 PM

A trend reversal has been under way in 2012 as general government debt has been declining and state budget deficit could be reduced to below 3 percent of GDP, said Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay from the Ministry for National Economy on Thursday, at a conference in Budapest.

Past Violations of Rights Must Be Faced, Says State Secretary Németh at Human Rights Forum

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 8, 2012 4:17 PM

„The Hungarian government regards it as its moral and political obligation to face past violations of rights connected to the dictatorships of the twentieth century,” Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared in his opening remarks at the Fifth Budapest Human Rights Forum on November 8.

Hungarian-German Forum in Berlin

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 8, 2012 4:14 PM

The 22nd assembly of the Hungarian-German Forum, which was launched by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and late Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall in 1991, began in Berlin on November 8. More than forty politicians, experts and scholars – including the German and the Hungarian Foreign Minister – attend the two-day forum.

Hungary FM discusses restart of political cooperation in Sri Lanka

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 8, 2012 4:00 PM

Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks with his Sir Lankan counterpart Gamini Lakshman Peiris November 8, 2012. The parties agreed on restarting political cooperation and strengthening economic and trade relations.

Tibor Navracsics: the goal is for a Hungarian institute in every Central European country

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 8, 2012 2:58 PM

On Wednesday at the opening of a meeting for the directors of the Balassi Institute – which coordinates Hungarian cultural institutes abroad – the Minister of Public Administration and Justice said that it is a national strategy goal for there to be one Hungarian institute in each Central European country.

Regional issues discussed at the Hungarian-Austrian Regional Coordination Forum

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 8, 2012 2:57 PM

Changes in Hungarian public administration and infrastructure development in the border region were discussed at the Hungarian-Austrian Regional Coordination Forum’s latest meeting on Wednesday in the town of Körmend, Hungary.

Labour market trends continue to improve

Ministry for National Economy, November 8, 2012 2:35 PM

In the third quarter of 2012 the number of employed people increased by almost 80 000 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, and simultaneously the employment rate among those aged 15-74 years has reached the level of 51.4 percent which has been the best figure of the past ten years. The increase in employment has been the consequence of the labour market measures of the Government and the optimal organization of public employment schemes. Going forward, the Government adheres to its aim of introducing potent measures in order to sustain these positive tendencies in the field of public employment schemes and by stimulating hiring and investment in the private sector. The Job Protection Action Plan has been one of the instruments for fulfilling this purpose.

Irish Taoiseach discussed EU issues with Prime Minister Orbán

Prime Minister’s Office, November 8, 2012 1:42 PM

Hungary considers it very important that the European Union should increasingly promote the policy of free trade and the upcoming Irish presidency of the EU is likely to support this trend, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday after meeting Irish counterpart Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Opening Statement by H. E. Zsolt Németh State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 8, 2012 12:57 PM

V. Budapest Human Rights Forum
Budapest, 8 November 2012

Prime Minister received the Vice President of Microsoft

Prime Minister’s Office, November 8, 2012 11:42 AM

On Wednesday evening Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Kevin Turner, Vice President of Microsoft in the Parliament Building.

Slovakia is a Partner in Local Distribution

Ministry of Rural Development, November 8, 2012 10:49 AM

State Secretary for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh and Magdaléna Lacko-Bartošová, Slovakian State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, discussed the two countries' experiences with regard to local processing and distribution at a meeting held at the Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development with the aim of making preparations for the upcoming session of the Hungarian-Slovak Joint Committee on Agriculture.

Room for Expansion in Hungarian-Tunisian Relations

Ministry of Rural Development, November 8, 2012 10:48 AM

At a press conference held in the recess of high-level talks organised in Budapest on Wednesday, State Secretary of the Tunisian Ministry that supervises international trade relations and foreign investment Alaya Bettaieb declared that economic relations between Hungary and Tunisia may be significantly expanded.