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Water Strategy at the Sziget Festival

Ministry of Rural Development, August 9, 2013 1:19 PM

The objectives of the National Water Strategy include sustainable water management, the protection of lakes and waterways, and drought management. The Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy Minister of State for Water spoke about the related goals and experiences at the Civil Sziget.

Restructuring of Wine Sector to be completed by November

Ministry of Rural Development, August 9, 2013 1:16 PM

The wine sector, which provides a living for 300-400 thousand people and the structural reorganisation of which is expected to be completed by November, has received especially high levels of stimulus funding this year Ministerial Commissioner of the Ministry of Rural Development Eliza Kiss said on Wednesday in Balatonlelle.

More and More Join NAM Program

Ministry of National Development, August 9, 2013 11:36 AM

The past few months have witnessed a sudden increase in the number of properties offered to National Asset Management (NAM) Ltd. The Company received approximately 7,300 property offers from the onset to the end of July 2013, which secured accommodation for nearly 32,900 individuals. The legal amendments in May gave a new impetus to the NAM Program.

Ministry of National Development Issues Calls for Proposals for Mining Concessions

Ministry of National Development, August 9, 2013 11:30 AM

The Minister for National Development issued calls for proposals for concessions to develop hydrocarbon mining and to increase the utilisation of geothermal energy.

The Ministry of Interior represented at the Sziget Festival

Ministry of Interior, August 8, 2013 4:10 PM

The Ministry of Interior is present at the Sziget Festival, with its tent drawing attention to human trafficking and its dangers.

Hungarian labour market trends outstanding even from a European perspective

Ministry for National Economy, August 8, 2013 4:00 PM

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office published last week, the total number of those in employment continued to increase in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012. In the period April-June 2013, the number of those in employment aged 15-74 years was up by 55 thousand, to 3 million 931 thousand, compared to the same period of the previous year which corresponds to an increase of 1.4 percent over the past year.

Mutual Benefits in Hungarian-Japanese Clean Coal Cooperation

Ministry of National Development, August 8, 2013 12:24 PM

Cooperation in the issue of Clean Coal Technology (CCT) between the Ministry of National Development and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as well as the Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ) supporting the energy policy objectives of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been turned into a new stage.

Hungarian contribution to Vietnam’s new industry

Ministry of National Development, August 8, 2013 12:22 PM

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Thien Nhan arrived to Hungary for an official three-day visit. His meetings focused on research and development (R&D), nuclear regulation, training and higher education, as well as on advanced vocational and postgraduate study programmes. The Deputy Prime Minister met Minister for National Development Zsuzsa Németh and visited the MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant as well.

Minister Martonyi on EU Law

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 8, 2013 11:29 AM

Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi’s address to the international conference “The Enforcement of EU Law against Member States” May 21, 2013.

International Autism Congress to be held in Budapest

Ministry of Human Resources, August 8, 2013 11:17 AM

Hungary successfully tendered to organise the triennial International Autism Congress this September in Budapest, where organisers expect more than a thousand participants from over 70 countries, Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész announced on Wednesday. He pointed out that recently two tenders were announced, one for the maintenance of institutions working with autistic people, offering 90 million forints, and another one aiming to facilitate the access with 800 million forints available.

The state of the central sub-sector of the state budget in July 2013

Ministry for National Economy, August 7, 2013 4:08 PM

Key features of financial processes regarding the central sub-sector of the state budget in July 2013.

Beekeepers to Receive More Funding

Ministry of Rural Development, August 7, 2013 1:49 PM

"The second phase of the Hungarian National Beekeeping National Programme launched two years ago is expected to be completed successfully and the third phase, effective until 2016, may achieve even greater success. An extra 670 thousand euros - some 200 million forints - in extra funding are available each year from European Union and domestic sources for the realisation of the Programme", announced Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of Rural Development Sándor Tantó at the launch of the new National Beekeeping Programme.

New Migration Strategy published

Ministry of Interior, August 6, 2013 5:28 PM

Supporting legal migration and visa facilitation are priorities of both the Migration Strategy and the seven-year strategy planning document related to the European Union Asylum and Migration Fund for the years 2014-2020. The strategy was published on Monday on the website of the Hungarian Government.

Minister Zsuzsa Németh Says Forestry Companies Perform Key Public Welfare Activities

Ministry of National Development, August 6, 2013 4:31 PM

Public forestry companies perform key public welfare activities by popularising forest tourism and operating narrow gauge forest railways, guesthouses and excursion centres, the Minister of National Development said in Boldogasszonyfa on Friday.

Ministry to launch HUF 870 m tender for solar collector developments at public institutions

Ministry of National Development, August 6, 2013 4:20 PM

The Ministry of National Development calls for tenders to install solar energy systems in buildings managed by residential public institutions as of 5 August 2013. The support may cover up to 100 percent of eligible historical costs. Financed from quota revenues, the total tender amount is HUF 867.2 million.

Ministry of Human Resources provides vehicles to assist street service providers

Ministry of Human Resources, August 6, 2013 2:14 PM

The Ministry of Human Resources has provided nine cars to organisations that provide street services in order to support social work and care for the homeless.

Balatonfüred Wine Weeks - Three Weeks of Merriment

Ministry of Rural Development, August 6, 2013 2:05 PM

"Balatonfüred and the area around it isn't just famous fro its wines, but also because of its relationship with the arts", Minister of State for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh said on Saturday at the opening of the Balatonfüred Wine Weeks festival. Over one-hundred-and-fifty thousand people are expected to visit the event.

György Czerván: Successful Representation of Hungarian Interests during CAP Reform

Ministry of Rural Development, August 6, 2013 2:03 PM

György Czerván regards the representation of Hungarian interests during the course of the reform of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which basically determines the opportunities and room for manoeuvre of Hungarian agriculture for the period 2014-2020, as having been successful.

Press Release regarding the first instance verdict of the 2008-2009 Roma murder series

Ministry of Human Resources, August 6, 2013 10:54 AM

Five years after shots were first fired at Galgagyörk and the series of murders which cost the lives of Roma people at nine different locations began, the trial of the murderers has come to an end at first instance and the court has issued its first instance verdict.

2021 World Aquatics Championships to be profitable

Ministry of Human Resources, August 5, 2013 5:12 PM

Previous experience suggests that the 2021 World Aquatics Championships, to be hosted by Hungary, could be made profitable, Minister of State for Sports Affairs in the Ministry for Human Resources István Simicskó stated.