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MFA’s Political Director participated in the Central European Strategic Forum

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 3, 2013 10:19 AM

Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Affairs delivered a kick-off presentation about the role of Central Europe in NATO and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy at the Central European Strategic Forum, held in Slovakia on 29-30 November 2013.

Hungarian Forestry Management fulfils EU Conservation Requirements

Ministry of Rural Development, December 3, 2013 9:48 AM

The European Commission has closed the infringement proceedings it launched with relation to the Natura 2000 forests in Sajólád, Girincs Great Forest and Csaholc Garbolc. Hungarian forestry management is fully compliant with the European Union's conservation requirements.

The latest additions to the Government’s family support policy

Ministry for National Economy, December 3, 2013 8:25 AM

It is the Government’s priority to support families. To this end, new measures have been introduced in the past month, which aim to support families with children. With these steps, the Government aims to encourage Hungarians to have more children and mothers to have more children within a shorter period of time.

Increasingly efficient development projects may be realised in Hungary's Southern Great Plain region

Prime Minister’s Office, December 2, 2013 6:03 PM

Compared to the currently ending EU budget cycle, more and increasingly efficient development projects could be realised between 2014 and 2020 in Hungary's Southern Great Plain region, announced Deputy Secretary of State for priority development programs Nándor Csepreghy, in Szeged on Monday.

Broadening the concept of rightful self-defence will increase people’s safety

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 2, 2013 5:49 PM

“By broadening the concept of rightful self-defence, the new Criminal Code will increase citizens’ safety”, Róbert Répássy, Secretary of State for Justice at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice said at his press conference held in Budapest on Monday.

The Prestige of Equestrian Sports has been Successfully Restored

Ministry of Rural Development, December 2, 2013 4:17 PM

"The Government cares about the future of the equestrian sector; this is made clear shown by its previous decision on developing infrastructure", The Ministry's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai said at the Equestrian Forum held in the László Papp Sports Arena in Budapest on Friday within the framework of the FEI Equestrian World Cup.

Hungary and Iceland have successfully recovered from the crisis

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 2, 2013 4:11 PM

Hungary and Iceland were among the first countries hit by the global financial crisis a few years ago and they have since both successfully recovered, Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after meeting Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson today in Budapest.

Hungary's Government signed a strategic agreement with French-owned pharmaceutical company Egis on Monday

Prime Minister’s Office, December 2, 2013 3:42 PM

The agreement was signed by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and CEO of Egis, István Hodász. At the same time, Egis inaugurated a 4.6 billion forint (EUR 15m) R+D centre in the capital.

Austrian-Slovenian-Hungarian justice meeting in Lendava

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 2, 2013 3:20 PM

Austrian Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl, Slovenian State Secretary for Justice Tina Brecelj and Hungarian Minister of State for Justice Róbert Répássy held a meeting in Lendava, Slovenia on Friday. The representatives of the ministries of justice of the three countries held the already traditional meeting about current issues in judicial cooperation at the XXI Pannonian Lawyers’ Days. The agenda included the European Union’s post-2014 Justice and Home Affairs Programme and the approximation of the Austrian, Slovenian and Hungarian positions on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the EU Justice Scoreboard. The participants of the meeting were received by Mayor Anton Balazek in his office.

The new baby bond is another helpful instrument for those who raise children

Ministry for National Economy, December 2, 2013 3:17 PM

The renewed Baby bond, which can be purchased as of today, is another financial tool for assisting parents in bringing up their children, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said.

Trekking supported as key government task

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 2, 2013 3:16 PM

Supporting trekking is an important and priority task for the Hungarian Government, said Monika Balatoni, Secretary of State for Social Relations of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice (KIM) at a press conference before the 100th anniversary celebration of the Hungarian Trekking Association.

Support for national creative industry as key government goal

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 2, 2013 3:12 PM

The national creative industry has received an unprecedented amount of Government funding and attention in support, stressed the State Secretary for Social Relations of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice in Budapest on Saturday.

Zsolt Németh: Hungarian-Moroccan relations are promising

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 2, 2013 1:46 PM

Morocco may serve as Hungary's gateway to the Arab world and Africa, and Hungary can do the same for Morocco in Central Europe, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary declared following his official visit to the North African country.

Supporting Hiking is a High Priority for the Government

Ministry of Rural Development, December 2, 2013 1:43 PM

Mónika Balatoni, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice's Minister of State for Social Relations, called supporting hiking an important and high priority task of the administration at a press conference on Saturday preceding an event marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian Hiking Association.

Zsolt Németh maintains his position concerning the László Tőkés case

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 2, 2013 1:17 PM

MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh sees no reason to reconsider his statement concerning the proposal to revoke the Romanian state decoration that was awarded to László Tőkés in recognition of his contribution to the democratic revolution in Romania in 1989.

A period of development expected for Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, December 2, 2013 1:15 PM

The coming period is a period of development, as the Government plans to allocate some 10 percent – about HUF 700bn -- of EU funding within the 2014-2020 fiscal period to research and development, Minister of State for Parliament Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a business lunch where representatives of the Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, the Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Italy’s Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary participated.

Government to continue social land programme

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 1:10 PM

This year some 151 localities were awarded HUF 250 million for social land programmes, and farming opportunities were provided for the needy in an area of three hundred hectares. The Government will continue the programme, the Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources said on Sunday at the press conference held in Sóshartyán in Nógrád County.

Hungary Plans to Double the Area of Land used for Ecological Farming

Ministry of Rural Development, December 2, 2013 11:58 AM

The Government plans to double the area of land used for ecological farming in Hungary during the upcoming 2014-2020 European Union financial period, the Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth said at the 26th Bioculture Science Day on Saturday in Budapest.

State Secretary Szijjártó signs economic and education agreements in Argentina

Prime Minister’s Office, December 2, 2013 11:52 AM

Hungary's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations signed agreements on economic and educational cooperation in Argentina, as part of his three-day tour in South America, on Friday.

Minister of State Klinghammer on the value of knowledge

Ministry of Human Resources, December 2, 2013 11:14 AM

Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer made a presentation on “the value of knowledge” in Németh László Secondary Grammar School, in Hódmezővásárhely. As a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and a professor in Cartography, the Minister of State has introduced the higher education institutions, the system of higher education and the value of knowledge to the school-leavers. In his presentation, he attached special importance to fact that Hungary can play a leading role in the academic competition of the 21 century.