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Tavares report called unjust in a European Parliament debate today in Strasbourg

Prime Minister’s Office, July 2, 2013 7:29 PM

In a debate held in the European Parliament today in Strasbourg, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called the report drafted on the state of fundamental rights in Hungary by rapporteur Rui Tavares unjust.

New chapter in Hungarian-Slovakian relations

Prime Minister’s Office, July 2, 2013 5:34 PM

Relations between Hungary and Slovakia are based on political and personal trust, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated following the summit of Hungarian and Slovak government officials organised in Budapest. Slovak Head of Government Robert Fico envisaged success for Hungary and Slovakia and stressed the importance of a closer Central European cooperation.

Economic cooperation between Hungary and Slovakia

Ministry for National Economy, July 2, 2013 4:17 PM

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga earlier today received Slovakia’s Minister of Economy Tomás Malatinsky within the framework of the Hungarian-Slovakian Government Summit. At the event, the two sides held negotiations about enhancing mutual cooperation and extending the scope of Hungarian-Slovakian economic partnerships.

IAEA Conference with Minister Martonyi as President on enhancing nuclear security

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 2, 2013 3:13 PM

A high-level meeting focusing on nuclear security held under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began in Vienna on 1 July, with Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister János Martonyi as Conference President.

Cooperation agreement against illegal car repair workshops

Ministry for National Economy, July 2, 2013 3:09 PM

The Government intends to establish a business and regulatory environment which is capable of combating activities by illegal car mechanics, Minister of State for Employment Policy Sándor Czomba said at the ceremony to mark the conclusion of an agreement between the Ministry for National Economy and the Hungarian Association of Automobile Dealers (GÉMOSZ).

Foreign trade surplus growth accelerating

Ministry for National Economy, July 2, 2013 12:17 PM

In the fourth month of 2013, exports and imports jumped by 13.7 percent and 10.5 percent, respectively, compared to the level of April last year. As a consequence, the volume of total foreign trade increased by 3 percent in the initial four months of the year – says the latest flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier today.

No strong country without a respectable army

Prime Minister’s Office, July 1, 2013 7:34 PM

“No country can be strong without a respectable army,” Prime Minister Orbán stated following his meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén visits South Africa

Prime Minister’s Office, July 1, 2013 6:08 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén visited South Africa. The main goals of the visit were to further strengthen relations with the Hungarian diaspora, help safeguard their national identities as well as to promote national policy goals and concrete measures of the Government with special regard to the opportunities provided by the Citizenship Law.

Cornerstone of new Heavy Airlift Wing hangar complex laid in Pápa

Ministry of Defence, July 1, 2013 3:37 PM

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Hungarian Defence Minister Csaba Hende laid the cornerstone for a new Heavy Airlift Wing hangar complex on the air base of Pápa in north-west Hungary on Monday.

Hungary backs US efforts for Syrian, Middle East settlement

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 1, 2013 2:50 PM

Hungary supports the efforts of the United States to promote a political settlement in Syria and the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, Deputy State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Szabolcs Takács said in Washington on 29 June.

Teachers' salaries to be raised as of 1 September 2013, Minister Zoltán Balog says

Ministry of Human Resources, July 1, 2013 1:08 PM

The Government has decided to raise the salaries of Hungarian teachers from September 1 this year, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced at a congress of the Teachers’ Trade Union (PSZ).

Travelling to the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix free of charge

Ministry of National Development, July 1, 2013 12:40 PM

With the cooperation of the national transport companies the visitors may travel to the Hungarian Grand Prix free of charge again this year. Within the framework of the programme titled „Egyenesen a Hungaroringre 2” (Straight to Hungaroring 2) with the discount provided by MÁV-START Zrt., GYSEV Zrt., Volánbusz Zrt. and BKK Zrt. the 28th Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix will be accessible free of charge from even the remotest point of the country, it was announced on the press conference held at the Hungaroring on 28 June 2013.

Hungarian-Croat cooperation to increase following Croatia’s EU accession

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, July 1, 2013 12:38 PM

Croatia's accession to the European Union will boost cooperation between Hungarians and Croats, and further strengthen the already good relations between the two countries, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said in Pécs on Sunday evening.

Further reduction in household gas and electricity prices in October

Prime Minister’s Office, July 1, 2013 11:56 AM

Hungary will reduce household gas and electricity prices by another 10 percent in October, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference following an EU summit in Brussels on Friday.

Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union

Prime Minister’s Office, July 1, 2013 11:44 AM

10 years after submitting its request for EU accession, Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union.

Five waste deposit sites successfully recultivated in the Karcag area

Ministry of National Development, July 1, 2013 8:18 AM

Five previously closed waste deposit in four settlements in the Karcag sub-region have been successfully recultivated at a cost of HUF 1.3bn, announced László Dobos MP (Fidesz-KDNP), Mayor of Karcag, at the event held in the city to mark the closing of the project.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Europe would have been stronger had it accepted Croatia sooner

Prime Minister’s Office, June 28, 2013 3:32 PM

"It would have been in the interests of the European Union to accept both Hungary and Croatia as a member state sooner, because it would then also has been much stronger financially when the economic crisis unfolded", stressed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in an interview on Croatian public television (HTV), which aired on Thursday.

The Government continues to stand for the protection of foreign currency debtors

Ministry for National Economy, June 28, 2013 1:34 PM

The European Commission notified Hungary already in December 2011 within an EU Pilot procedure which warns that the Government Decree stipulating that the monthly income of applicants of foreign currency loans shall exceed a sum equivalent of 15 times the amount of official minimum wage, and the income shall be received in the same currency in which the loan is denominated violates EU law.

Unemployment down to 10.5% and 62 thousand more people in employment

Ministry for National Economy, June 28, 2013 1:31 PM

According to the latest flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), the total number of people in employment continued to increase in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Hungary now fulfils two euro zone accession criteria

Ministry for National Economy, June 28, 2013 12:52 PM

Hungary has already achieved compliance with two out of the three euro zone accession requirements: those on inflation and the government fiscal deficit, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the general assembly of the Hungarian Association of International Enterprises.