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Ministry of Defence, March 18, 2012 4:54 PM

We are working together for the future of Afghanistan and Baghlan Province. Whatever nationality we have, we are striving to achieve the same goal, which is better life and better future for the people of Baghlan – this was stated at a ceremony marking the transfer of authority between the 11th and the 12th rotations of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT).

Budapest Spring Festival Opens

Ministry of Rural Development, March 16, 2012 5:02 PM

The opening ceremony of the 32nd Budapest Spring Festival took place on Friday at the Museum of Applied Arts. The event was attended by Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós and Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas, who stated that the event not only supports culture, but also enables visitors interested in Hungary to become better acquainted with the country.

Meeting of Sport Ministers in Belgrade

Ministry of Human Resources, March 15, 2012 6:57 PM

Attila CZENE, minister of state for sport at the Ministry of National Resources participated as head of the Hungarian delegation at the meeting of European sport ministers organised in Belgrade.

MEP Szajer tells Hungarians never to give up fight

Government, March 15, 2012 6:45 PM

Hungarians are again living in a testing period, MEP Jozsef Szajer told a crowd commemorating the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence in Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Thursday.

PM Orban says Hungary will not be a colony

Prime Minister’s Office, March 15, 2012 6:36 PM

Hungary will not become a colony, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, addressing a commemoration of the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence on Kossuth Square in front of parliament on Thursday afternoon.

Strategic partnership agreements with civil society organisations

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 14, 2012 2:43 PM

The influence of civil society organisations in the preparation and execution of government decisions is being strengthened. On 13 March, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice signed strategic partnership agreements with 47 civil society organisations.

In comparison to December, on a monthly basis, industrial output rose

Ministry for National Economy, March 14, 2012 11:55 AM

According to seasonally and workday-adjusted monthly data, industrial output rose by 2.1 percent in January 2012, whereas on a year-on-year basis production slightly decreased by 0.5 percent.

A proposal aimed at tax-free status is in the Parliament

Ministry for National Economy, March 14, 2012 11:54 AM

It has been a priority for the Ministry for National Economy to secure the pensions of citizens.

Hungary seeks rapprochement with EU: Deputy PM

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 14, 2012 10:03 AM

Hungary wants to overcome all legal hurdles with Brussels to start vital loan negotiations with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund as soon as possible, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Tuesday.

EU finance ministers impose funding suspension, will revisit decision in June (adds Hungary econmin)

Ministry for National Economy, March 13, 2012 6:49 PM

EU finance ministers on Tuesday decided to go ahead with the suspension of a portion of Hungary's cohesion funding for 2013 but also agreed to revisit the decision in June to assess the government's progress in keeping to its budget deficit goals, officials of the EU Danish presidency told MTI.

Another insult to those with Slovak-Hungarian dual citizenship

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 13, 2012 3:44 PM

The Hungarian Government has expressed its outrage at the fact that the Slovakian police have engaged in the harassment of two Slovakian citizens who recently also acquired Hungarian citizenship.

The Prime Minister is informed of preparations for the London Olympics

Prime Minister’s Office, March 13, 2012 3:41 PM

On 12 March, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Zsolt Borkai, the Chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee. The Chairman informed the PM of progress on preparations for the Olympics, and thanked him for the government measures aimed at promoting Hungary’s success at the Olympics.

Kossuth tér – one of Budapest’s most important city squares – is being returned to its former glory

Government, March 13, 2012 11:44 AM

The reconstruction of Kossuth tér in Budapest has begun in accordance with the decision made by the National Assembly. More than twenty years on from the change of regime, after the completion of the work in spring 2014, we will be able, finally, to give the nation a square that respects the traditional pre-1944 look of the square, while also meeting the needs of the 21st century. The square will pay due homage to the past, serving as a monument to distinguished statesmen and heroes and symbolizing Hungarian democratic traditions.

Letter of congratulation to Robert Fico from PM Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister’s Office, March 13, 2012 10:50 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent written congratulations to Robert Fico, leader of the Direction-Social Democracy Party, after the latter’s victory in the parliamentary elections in Slovakia.

Programme launched by Government for people living in Hungary’s 800 most disadvantaged small localities

Prime Minister’s Office, March 13, 2012 8:30 AM

The programme launched by the Government today is designed to give a boost to regions and families affected by long-term unemployment. Disadvantaged families and localities are encouraged to submit tenders, to form social cooperatives and to engage in plant cultivation and animal husbandry with aid from the Government.

The Government will help to restore the fire-damaged Krasznahorka Castle / hrad Krásna Hôrka

Government, March 12, 2012 2:24 PM

Hungary is ready to help and contribute to the restoration of Krasznahorka Castle, which was gutted by fire at the weekend.

Anti-corruption programme soon to be debated by Government

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 12, 2012 8:54 AM

The first government-level anti-corruption programme has been completed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has recently closed the relevant social consultations. The anti-corruption programme will be debated by the Government within weeks.

Hungary is preparing for a national holiday

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 10, 2012 2:17 PM

The fifteenth of March is one of the most important Hungarian national holidays. It is the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. The Government is in the last phase of its preparations for this year’s programmes to which, similar to last year’s events, everyone is welcome, from the youngest to the oldest. This national holiday, too, as all others since the change of government in 2010, will be held without intimidating cordons, in departure from the practice of the years before.

The Hungarian Government would Support the setting up of an International Environmental Organisation

Ministry of Rural Development, March 10, 2012 8:56 AM

"It would be a significant step in the right direction if a decision were to be reached on the establishment of an International Environmental Organisation at the Sustainable Development Summit Meeting in June.

Orbán: The guarantors of success are job creation and businesses

Prime Minister’s Office, March 9, 2012 3:05 PM

At the handover ceremony for the new production hall at Linamar Corporation in Orosháza, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that support for businesses and job creation will be the guarantors of Hungary’s success. Linamar, which produces agricultural machinery and parts for the auto industry, has built a new production hall at a cost of HUF 6.9 bn and has thus provided 250 new jobs.