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Hungary remembers expulsion of Germans after WW II

Ministry of Human Resources, January 17, 2014 1:38 PM

Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Minority and Civil Social Relations Csaba Latorcai attended on Friday the commemoration of the expulsion of Hungarians of German origin from Hungary in the aftermath of World War II. The commemoration was held in the German Minority’s Cultural Centre in Baja, southern Hungary.

Hungary is the first European country to host an international wheelchair rugby tournament

Ministry of Human Resources, January 17, 2014 9:32 AM

Budapest will be the first European venue for a wheelchair rugby tournament from January 22-25. The “Maximus Project” tournament will also be the Hungarian team’s first major domestic challenge. The six-country tournament is co-sponsored by the Ministry for Human Affairs.

World War I Centenary - Tenders of the Memorial Committee announced

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 16, 2014 5:18 PM

Tenders by the First World War Centenary Memorial Committee have been announced, making it possible for NGOs and municipalities to publish scientific works, restore World War I memorials, organise scientific and cultural events, purse artistic activities and produce documentaries.

Paks project not a business venture but an inter-governmental agreement

Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2014 4:53 PM

According to the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office, the Government will discuss the Russian-Hungarian agreement on maintaining the capacity of the Paks nuclear power plant next week. The intention is to keep it the cheapest source of electricity in the coming decades and to increase Hungary's energy independence.

Full access to broadband internet probably before deadline

Ministry of National Development, January 16, 2014 4:46 PM

Thanks to modernisation and reorganisations, the annual costs of government IT services have been reduced by over HUF 20 billion, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy revealed at a press conference presenting the free mobile application EFO 2014 – Simplified Employment Registration, held in Budapest on 16 January, 2014.

2014 a Transitional Year for the Agriculture Funding System

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 4:42 PM

Some 725 billion forints (EUR 2.4bn) are available this year to fund the Hungarian agricultural economy, but this is only a transitional year, as the principles regarding the distribution of funding will change in 2015, the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy said on Thursday in Keszthely.

Forum on supporting the career of women in science

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 4:39 PM

Issues such as supporting the career of women in the fields of science and stimulating the researcher career of girls were discussed at a round table conference organized by the Ministry for National Economy, the National Innovation Office and the Association of Hungarian Women in Science.

Foundation stone laid for new wing of the Institute for Blind Children

Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2014 4:38 PM

The foundation stone of a new wing of the László Batthyány Institute for Blind Children, was laid in Budapest on Thursday.

Hungary’s 2013 fiscal deficit expected to be below prior estimate

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 4:03 PM

The preliminary fiscal deficit estimate for 2013 totals HUF 929.2bn, some HUF 200bn below the deficit figure projected in the budget act. Preliminary cash-flow data on revenues and expenditures also confirm expectations that the deficit target, calculated in line with EU methodology, will be below 3 percent of GDP in 2013, while in percentage of GDP it may even be 2.7 percent, or – under auspicious conditions – as low as 2.3 percent.

Deputy Prime Minister: European court decision on foreign currency loans could be guideline

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 16, 2014 3:17 PM

Hungary's Supreme Court (Kúria) was right in its decision to wait for the European Court of Justice to come up with a position on foreign currency-denominated loans before ruling on the subject, Hungarian Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics told commercial HirTV on Wednesday.

Zoltán Illés Pushes for Full Closure of Hortobágy Dangerous Waste Facility

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 1:50 PM

The Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés is calling on the Government to establish a HUF 350 million fund to finance the total elimination of the Hortobágy dangerous waste storage facility.

Mihály Varga: Hungary aims to broker the best financial deal possible

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 1:47 PM

The Government aspires to conclude a financial agreement which is the most favourable for the country: negotiations on financial issues regarding the construction of the two new nuclear blocks for the Paks power plant are still ongoing, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said on Magyarország élőben (Hungary live) programme of HírTV.

New Land Use Regulations Ignored by some Farmers

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 11:30 AM

Farmers do not always properly apply the regulations introduced last month in relation to the use of farmland, the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Legal, Administration and Agrarian Vocational Training Attila Simon said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday.

Quality Services for Wine Makers and Professional Technology to Detect Fake Wine

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 11:11 AM

During a visit to the Wine and Alcoholic Beverages Directorate of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NFSCO), Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas and Ministerial Commissioner for Wine Sector Development Eliza Kiss viewed the institutions activities aimed at facilitating the work of wine producers and the work phase of the National Tasting of Red and Rosé Wines, which is currently underway.

Social consultations launched for the INTERREG EUROPE programme

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 10:45 AM

Social consultations have been launched for discussing the INTERREG EUROPE programme, one of the inter-regional partnership programmes for the period 2014-2020.

Record low inflation in December

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 10:07 AM

Consumer prices were on average 0.4 percent higher in December year-on-year, while for the entire year of 2013 the inflation rate was 1.7 percent. In the last month of the previous year, consumer prices continued to decrease: the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) even published data over the past half a year indicating that inflation hit new record lows month after month. The prices of goods which the inflation basket for pensioners contains also declined, which is an unprecedented phenomenon hitherto.

Room for Expansion of Hungarian-Russian Agrarian Relations

Ministry of Rural Development, January 15, 2014 5:20 PM

There is further room for expansion in Hungarian-Russian agrarian relations, which have developed dynamically recently, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

New EU Environment Action Programme Launched

Ministry of Rural Development, January 15, 2014 5:18 PM

At the end of last year, the European Council and the European Parliament signed the European Union's new, 7th Environment Action Programme, which will come into effect in January; the Programme determines the EUs main environment and climate objectives until 2020. The adoption of the programme was preceded by a long process of negotiations between member states, the Council and the European Parliament.

Comments on the plans to maintain the current capacity of the Paks power plant

Government, January 15, 2014 4:46 PM

A cooperation agreement was concluded between Hungary and Russia on the peaceful use of nuclear power yesterday, within the framework of which Russia will be involved in maintaining the current capacity of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant by providing a loan for the construction of two new blocks to replace the plant's outdated ones.

Ministry supports boxer Zsolt Erdei’s fight for WBO European title

Ministry of Human Resources, January 15, 2014 4:19 PM

Hungarian light-heavyweight boxer Zsolt Erdei (39) announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he will fight at least another professional match for the WBO European Champion title on 8 March in the central Hungarian city of Kecskemét.