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Prime Minister held talks with CEOs of Eni and MOL

Prime Minister’s Office, May 7, 2014 2:42 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received CEO of Eni Marco Alvera and CEO of Mol Zsolt Hernádi in his office today, following the signing of a regional business agreement between the two oil companies.

Agrarian Innovation Increasingly Valuable

Ministry of Rural Development, May 6, 2014 5:21 PM

"The role of innovation realised within the agrarian sector will be increasingly valuable in future, and the European Union is providing funding for this purpose during the 2014-2020 period", the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth emphasised at the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP) conference held in Budapest.

Concert for the memory of the victims of the Holocaust

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 6, 2014 3:38 PM

Marking the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Hungarian Jews, as part of the official program series within the frames of the Holocaust Memorial Year declared by the Government of Hungary, Leon Botstein will conduct at the Liszt Academy on the 11th of May, 7:00 PM.

Polish-Hungarian friendship stands test of time

Prime Minister’s Office, May 6, 2014 3:31 PM

The next Hungarian government will remain deeply dedicated to preserving the historical Hungarian-Polish friendship, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday after meeting his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk.

European Commission confirmed Hungarian economic projections

Ministry for National Economy, May 6, 2014 8:48 AM

The Spring Forecast of the European Commission includes economic projections which are similar to those in the macroeconomic outlook of the Convergence Programme. This confirms that the Hungarian Government’s forecast is reliable and trustworthy.

Hungary ready for historic reconciliation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 5, 2014 5:01 PM

Hungary is ready to take steps towards launching and implementing a process of historic reconciliation aimed at countries with which it has so far been at odds, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a conference on Hungarian–Serbian relations held at the Hungarian Foreign Affairs Institute 5 May 2014.

Minister of Foreign Affairs urges voters to participate in EP election

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 5, 2014 4:59 PM

It is very important that Hungarians cast their ballot at the upcoming European parliamentary elections in large numbers, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said on Sunday.

The EU helped Hungary during the crisis too

Ministry for National Economy, May 5, 2014 4:04 PM

The real economic advantage of Hungary’s EU membership lies in the fact that domestic enterprises are part of a common market with 500 million people, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said in an interview for kormány.hu which he gave following a conference organized for the 10th anniversary of Hungary’s EU accession.

Within the EU, the largest improvement of unemployment recorded in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 5, 2014 1:58 PM

According to the latest Eurostat data, the largest fall regarding the unemployment rate among EU member states over the past one year was registered in Hungary, Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai, responsible for improving the labour market prospects of women, told MTI. Over the past 12 months, within the bloc only 10 countries were capable of cutting unemployment, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged in three and edged higher in 15 of them.

Almost 30 Percent of Hungarian Troops on Foreign Missions Serve with EU-led Operations

Ministry of Defence, May 5, 2014 1:57 PM

Almost 30 percent of Hungarian troops on foreign missions, currently around 200 of them, are serving with EU-led operations, as shown by a summary of the Ministry of Defence, which says that since the EU accession, Hungary has been playing an active role in EU crisis management missions as well and the EU membership also helps the development of the Hungarian Defence Forces’ capabilities.

Performing arts institutions gain HUF 1.2 billion state subsidy

Ministry of Human Resources, May 5, 2014 12:26 PM

Hungarian performing art institutions falling into the “non-qualified” but registered category – mostly independent theatres and dance companies, as well as open-air and minority theatres, receiving theatres and production companies – have been granted a total state support of 1.23 billion forints (EUR 4 million) for the year 2014, the Ministry for Human Resources said in a statement.

Export growth boosted Hungary’s foreign trade surplus

Ministry for National Economy, May 5, 2014 11:06 AM

The volume of Hungary’s foreign trade turnover is increasing: in February 2014, exports and imports gained 8 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively, compared to the corresponding period of 2013. Thanks to the increases, Hungary’s foreign trade surplus was EUR 112 million higher than one year ago, totalling EUR 760 million.

Projects costing 35 Billion Forints Underway at Lake Tisza

Ministry of Rural Development, May 3, 2014 7:10 PM

"Projects costing a total of some 35 billion forints (EUR 110m) are underway at and around Lake Tisza to ensure that Hungary's most important eco-tourism region can welcome visitors with higher quality services and an improvement in the standard of living of local residents", Minister for Rural Development and Member of Parliament for the Greater Cumania region Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday at Abádszalók during his visit to the Lake Tisza Expo.

Hungarian Agriculture has Profited from EU Membership

Ministry of Rural Development, May 1, 2014 6:43 PM

The Hungarian agrarian sector is a beneficiary of the country's membership of the European Union, and agriculture will also gain significantly from Hungary's beneficiary status during the upcoming EU financial period, the Ministry of Rural Development stated, assessing the past decade of Hungary's EU membership in response to a query from Hungarian news agency MTI.

Joining the EU was Favourable for both Agriculture and Recovery

Ministry of Rural Development, April 30, 2014 4:02 PM

"Hungary is clearly a beneficiary of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy and of having joined the EU", the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván declared at a conference organised in Budapest to mark the 10th anniversary of Hungary EU accession.

Night screening was a success, Minister of State says

Ministry of Human Resources, April 30, 2014 3:36 PM

The free breast cancer “screening night” held on 25 April was a success, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. He said that of the 6,250 women aged 45-65, 1,837 showed up at the screening and another 9,000 also took various other tests.

Convergence Programme was presented by Minister Mihály Varga

Ministry for National Economy, April 30, 2014 3:13 PM

According to Hungary’s Convergence Programme which is to be submitted to the European Union, the Government of Hungary is expecting economic growth of 3 percent and fiscal deficit of 1.9 percent by 2017. The document was presented earlier today by the Minister for National Economy at a press conference in Budapest.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 30, 2014 12:35 PM

The delegation of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) attended the March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau in Poland on April 28, 2014. The program, which was organized by the International March of the Living Foundation, was held for the twenty-seventh time in Poland. Participants – Christians and Jews, adults and youth, survivors and descendants – came from more than fifty countries to commemorate the Holocaust.

What Unites Us

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 30, 2014 12:16 PM

The 10th anniversary of the European Union’s enlargement

Joint Article by the Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

The employment of people with disabilities helped the improvement of labour data

Ministry of Human Resources, April 30, 2014 11:57 AM

National labour statistics also improved as a result of more people with disabilities as well as more women finding work, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said on Tuesday in Budapest.