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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discusses the situation in Ukraine and US-Hungary relations with US Senator John McCain

Prime Minister’s Office, January 31, 2014 4:23 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met John McCain, current Republican Senator of Arizona, leading figure of the Republican party, in Budapest on Friday afternoon.

Hungarian public administration reform can be an international reference work

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 31, 2014 4:08 PM

Thanks to the cooperation with the OECD, the renewal of the Hungarian administration system could be a reference in the region, Europe and eventually out of Europe as well, said Minister of Public Administration and Justice, Tibor Navracsics at the Forum of Public Administration arranged for European public administration leaders in Budapest this Friday.

620 billion forints spent within the National Youth Strategy

Ministry of Human Resources, January 31, 2014 3:56 PM

Hungary spent 620 billion forints (some 2 million euros) on the young generation within the framework of the National Youth Strategy in the 2012-13 period, the Ministry for National Economy and the Ministry for Human Resources said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Hungary hosts poetry and prose recital festival

Ministry of Human Resources, January 31, 2014 3:43 PM

Hungary will host a poetry and prose recital festival this spring to commemorate the European Year of the Family and the 100 years since the outbreak of World War I, Minister of State for Culture János Halász said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Prime Minister addressed the Lámfalussy conference

Prime Minister’s Office, January 31, 2014 3:37 PM

The exchange rate is exclusively in the Central Bank's scope of authority and government should keep away from openly discussing this issue, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. He addressed a conference named after Alexandre Lámfalussy, a Belgian banker originally from Hungary, who helped bring about the creation of the euro.

Minister Martonyi: we must also prepare for a worst-case scenario

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 31, 2014 3:36 PM

As regards the Ukrainian situation, the Hungarian Government must be prepared for all possible eventualities including the worst case, and this is why a new operative task unit has been set up to coordinate the operations of government agencies and other organisations, Foreign Minister János Martonyi told InfoRadio on Thursday.

Economic growth is on a sustainable path

Ministry for National Economy, January 31, 2014 12:30 PM

In the opinion of Minister of State for Taxation and Financial Affairs Gábor Orbán, the Hungarian economy has been set on a sustainable growth path, as the structure of the economy has become sounder and positive trends appear to persist.

Government concluded a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Delphi Corp.

Ministry for National Economy, January 31, 2014 10:31 AM

The Strategic Partnership Agreement, between the vehicle industry supplier Delphi’s Hungarian group of companies and the Government of Hungary, was signed by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Delphi Hungary Manager Zoltán Jámbor in Budapest.

Large-scale development in the IT infrastructure of Hungarian public education

Ministry of National Development, January 30, 2014 4:57 PM

Last year, the bandwidth of internet access doubled at more than one thousand schools in Hungary, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy announced at a press conference on the achievements of the project Sulinet+ in Mezőkeresztes on 30 January, 2014. Developments are to continue in some 3800 educational institutions this year.

Hungary and Poland are Striving to Achieve Common Goals

Ministry of Rural Development, January 30, 2014 4:17 PM

Following the official meeting between Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the agriculture ministers of Hungary and Poland also held bilateral talks in the Parliament building. The main topics of the meeting between Sándor Fazekas and Stanislaw Kalemba included GMO policy, the domestic distribution system for Common Agricultural Policy funding, supporting the tobacco industry, opportunities for cooperation provided by the European Innovation Partnership, and cooperation between national rural networks.

The number of people in work exceeds 4 million in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, January 30, 2014 4:03 PM

Employment has further improved in Hungary: in the period October-December 2013, in light of year-on-year data, the upward trend concerning the number of those in employment was unbroken.

The Government is Committed to Helping People Living in Rural Areas

Ministry of Rural Development, January 30, 2014 1:32 PM

The Ministry of Rural Development's Farmstead Development Programme is enjoying continued popularity, the Ministry's Parliamentary State Secretary, Gyula Budai said at a professional conference organised in Hungary's Parliament building.

Visegrad Four prime ministers adopt statement on Ukraine

Prime Minister’s Office, January 29, 2014 10:29 PM

The Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia accepted a joint statement regarding the current events in Ukraine.

Hungarian and Polish prime ministers urge Ukraine compromise

Prime Minister’s Office, January 29, 2014 6:27 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received his Polish counterpart, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, today in Budapest. The parties held a bilateral meeting, followed by the signing of intergovernmental agreements and a joint press conference.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Prime Minister’s Office, January 29, 2014 5:49 PM

Bilateral ties, energy and EU affairs were discussed by Hungary's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations and a US State Department official in Budapest on Wednesday.

Strategic Partnership with the Medicinal Plant Industry

Ministry of Rural Development, January 29, 2014 4:04 PM

The Ministry of Rural Development has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with representatives of the medicinal plant industry, Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván announced at a professional meeting organised by the Medicinal Plant Association and Product Council.

Hungarian Public Administration Reform Program is a good example for foreign countries

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 29, 2014 4:01 PM

With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice showcases the results and experiences drawn from the renewal process of the Hungarian public administration. Administrative and state officials of the Sub-Saharan Region’s ten countries were greeted at the House of Hungarians in Budapest by Mr Marcell Biró, State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and Mr Péter Wintermantel, Deputy Minister of State for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this Monday.

New National Park Visitors' Centre and Nature Trail Opens

Ministry of Rural Development, January 29, 2014 3:56 PM

The Danube-Ipoly National Park Directorate's new visitors' centre and a new educational nature trail have been inaugurated in Királyrét, 60 kilometres north of Budapest. The ecotourism institution, which has been developed into a visitors' centre out of a forest school, was inaugurated by Deputy State Secretary András Rácz and Government Commissioner Richárd Tarnai.

Bálint Ódor attended the conference on reviewing EU competences

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 29, 2014 3:52 PM

The purpose of the conference, which was attended by leading officials of the 28 EU Member States, was to discuss how the functioning of the EU institutional framework renewed this year could be ensured while finding remedies for competence issues.

Hungarian Agriculture is Standing its Ground against International Competition

Ministry of Rural Development, January 29, 2014 2:43 PM

"Hungarian agriculture is standing its ground against international competition and is capable of increasing investment and production", the Minister for Rural Development said in Budapest at the opening of the 32nd AGROmashEXPO agricultural machine fair in Budapest.