Subscribe to RSS
Results per page 20

News

International workshop on the preparation for the 2014-2020 budget period

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 17, 2013 4:28 PM

Marcell Biró, State Secretary of Public Administration and Justice opened the workshop “How do regions prepare for the 2014-2020 budget period?” in Brussels today organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice along with H4- HunOR Office. The guests were greeted by Tamás Deutsch, MEP.

Inflation-indexed wage rises for public work employees

Ministry for National Economy, December 17, 2013 3:53 PM

As of January, the Government increases public work wages by 2.4 percent, the expected rate of inflation for next year, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference in Budapest.

Minister Martonyi: EU remains open to signing pact with the Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 17, 2013 3:51 PM

There is no way to renegotiate the free trade and association pact between the European Union and Ukraine and the EU will not provide financial compensation for the Ukraine, but it remains open to signing the agreement, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said following the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.

Next year’s budget is a budget of progress

Ministry for National Economy, December 17, 2013 2:44 PM

According to Minister for National economy Mihály Varga who spoke at a press conference held after the Budget had been adopted by Hungary’s Parliament, the 2014 budget is a budget of progress as it will facilitate growth.

Hungarian-Ukrainian Economic Joint Committee holds first session

Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2013 1:17 PM

Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Ukrainian Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhnyuk held talks on Monday at the first session of Hungarian-Ukrainian Economic Joint Committee.

Dialogue between the churches of the East and West was also among the topics discussed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Metropolitan Hilarion Alfayev

Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2013 12:42 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Metropolitan Hilarion, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow, held talks on Monday in Budapest on topics including Christian values, dialogue between the churches of the East and West, and war graves. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén also attended the meeting.

Minister of State Győri held talks with her Czech counterpart in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 17, 2013 10:58 AM

MFA Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri received Vojtěch Belling State Secretary for European Affairs of the Czech Republic in Budapest, on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the General Affairs Council next week and to discuss Member State positions on other EU affairs.

Reforms of public administration enters new phase

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 17, 2013 10:41 AM

The reform of public administration enters new phase as almost 300 clerks who will work at the government service points ( or ’windows’) received their diplomas yesterday in Budapest.

Local governments will be completely free of debt

Ministry of Interior, December 17, 2013 9:39 AM

Following the Government’s decision, 2007 settlements have become completely free of debt by now. The others will be completely consolidated by the end of February 2014 - said Minister of State for Municipal Affairs András Tállai at a press conference in Mezőkövesd.

Hungary will not lose any EU development funds

Prime Minister’s Office, December 16, 2013 5:30 PM

During his press conference, János Lázár, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office, stated that Hungary will not lose any EU development funds in the 2007-2013 financial framework, which has been held on Monday in Budapest.

Minister Pintér presented Hungary’s bid to host CEPOL at EP committee meeting

Ministry of Interior, December 16, 2013 5:26 PM

Minister of Interior Sándor Pinter addressed European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday and presented Hungary's bid to host the European Police College (CEPOL).

5600 m2 logistics centre inaugurated in Sátoraljaújhely

Prime Minister’s Office, December 16, 2013 5:07 PM

Around a hundred new workplaces will be established as a result of the Prec-Cast Ltd investment’s first phase in Sátoraljaújhely, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced following the inauguration of the 5600 m2 building.

The Government Regards the Protection of Hungarian Farmland as a Priority

Ministry of Rural Development, December 16, 2013 3:30 PM

"The Government is handling the protection of Hungarian farmland as a priority, and the New Land Act, which determined the fundamental principles of land trade, makes it clear that Hungarian farmland belongs to locally resident farmers, and as such has brought to a close a 1100-year debate", The Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for the State Land Programme Márton Bitay said at a press conference on Monday.

Cooperation with the Reformed Presbyterian Association

Ministry of Rural Development, December 16, 2013 3:06 PM

"In the third millennium, it is man's individual and community responsibility to search for what connects us. The cause, the goal towards which we can work together; the fundamental principal according to which we can think, plan and build a future together", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said during the signing of the cooperation agreement between the Ministry and the Hungarian Reformed Presbyterian Association.

Reduction in overheads benefit people

Ministry of National Development, December 16, 2013 2:56 PM

The reduction in overhead costs has materially benefitted the financial situation of the population, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of National Development János Fónagy stated at a press conference evaluating the achievements of the first year of the overhead cost reduction policy, held in Budapest on 15 December 2013.

Hungary's Environmental Status is Generally Favourable

Ministry of Rural Development, December 16, 2013 2:33 PM

Hungary's environmental status is generally favourable, but there are areas where greater attention is required, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs told a press conference in Budapest on Monday.

Third round of utility cuts announced

Prime Minister’s Office, December 16, 2013 1:55 PM

Preparations are being made for another round of public utility price reductions, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday.

Israel's natural gas could ease Hungary's dependence on Russian gas

Prime Minister’s Office, December 16, 2013 11:46 AM

Newly discovered natural gas reserves in Israel could help Hungary ease its dependence on Russian energy, Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó said in an interview for the Jerusalem Post. "Hungary is very dependent on Russian gas. We heat 80 percent of our houses with gas and import 90 percent of our gas from Russia. Being so dependent means that we're relatively vulnerable", State Secretary Szijjártó said, summing up his two-day visit to Israel last week. He said that Hungary could become a central European distribution centre for Israeli gas, he added.

EIB credit facility of altogether EUR 150 million secured

Ministry for National Economy, December 16, 2013 9:28 AM

The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides a credit facility of EUR 50 million and EUR 100 million for the State of Hungary and the Hungarian Export-Import Bank Ltd. (Eximbank), respectively, for the modernization of state administration and for supporting export activities of Hungarian SMEs.

Hungarian industrial performance among the best in the European Union

Ministry for National Economy, December 16, 2013 9:26 AM

In October 2013, industrial output increased by 6 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, and thus Hungary achieved the third largest increase within the EU.