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State Secretary Bába’s Remarks at the Opening of the Diplomatic Training Mission

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 19, 2013 2:05 PM

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 18, 2013

State Secretary Németh: Framework to be Defined to Monitor Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 19, 2013 2:00 PM

Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented Hungary at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on Monday. Following the meeting, the Hungarian State Secretary declared that the Eastern Partnership was also on the agenda.

Hungary Briefs CEDAW Committee on Progress in Anti-Discrimination

Ministry of Human Resources, February 19, 2013 1:56 PM

On February 14, a 25-person delegation led by Deputy State Secretary Mrs Erika Zupcsán Asztalos presented the Hungarian implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva. The members of the delegation included representatives of the legislative branch, the prosecution service, the Central Statistical Office and the Equal Treatment Authority.

State Secretary Németh’s speech at the Balassi Institute in Brussels

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 19, 2013 9:13 AM

Opening speech of H.E. Mr. Zsolt Németh, at the opening ceremony of the exhibition ”European Cultural Diversity: Serbian religious art in Hungary”. Balassi Institute, Brussels 13th, February 2013

Ministry for National Economy to hold talks with banks again

Ministry for National Economy, February 18, 2013 5:53 PM

The Ministry for National Economy will once again negotiate with banks and offer significant incentives in order to stimulate lending, Minister of State for Taxation and Financial Affairs Gyula Pleschinger said at the Kossuth Rádió weekend programme G7.

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications addresses OSCE conference Internet 2013: Shaping policies to advance media freedom (video)

Prime Minister’s Office, February 18, 2013 5:45 PM

Deputy State Secretary Ferenc Kumin stressed that Hungary fully supports the statement of the European Union that was issued at the end of the conference.

Further decrease in debt-to-GDP ratio

Ministry for National Economy, February 18, 2013 4:25 PM

Hungary continues to achieve outstanding results in the fight against debt, and thus general government debt as of GDP declined by 6.4 percentage points in comparison to the second quarter of 2010. Socialist governments have never achieved so much.

State Secretary Szijjártó discusses bilateral economic ties and infrastructure development in Austria

Prime Minister’s Office, February 18, 2013 3:31 PM

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó discussed bilateral economic ties, infrastructure development and EU affairs with senior Austrian officials in Vienna on Friday. The State Secretary held talks with , State Secretary of the Austrian Chancellery Josef Ostermayer, General Secretary at the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Johannes Kyrle, and local business leaders.

Hungary Supports the European Integration of Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 18, 2013 2:19 PM

Hungary supports the European integration aspirations of Ukraine at all levels, and plans to continue the cooperation that began with the Transcarpathian region under the auspices of the Eastern Partnership programme; Hungary also wants to increase the number of border crossings between the two countries – said Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ungvár (Uzhgorod) on February 15, where he arrived for a two-day official visit to the Transcarpathian region.

Wallenberg memorial unveiled in Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 18, 2013 1:24 PM

A memorial plaque dedicated to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Jews in Hungary in 1944-45, was unveiled in Mukacheve (Munkács), in Ukraine’s Transcarpathian region February 16, 2013.

Change in Ownership of Zsolnay Coherent with Policy of Opening Towards the East

Ministry of Rural Development, February 18, 2013 1:21 PM

Swiss-Hungarian businessman Bahcar Najari acquired a 74.5% ownership share in Zsolnay Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt, after the agreement relating to the transfer of shares was signed in Pécs on Friday.

EOD Technicians Destroy Expired Ammunition in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, February 18, 2013 12:18 PM

On Friday, February 15 on the range of Khilagay, the EOD technicians serving with the 13th rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) destroyed by blasting a truckload of expired ammunition which was unfit for airlift. (Report from the spot).

Military Advisory Team Completes Last Joint Operation with Afghan National Army

Ministry of Defence, February 18, 2013 12:17 PM

The Hungarian–US Military Advisory Team (MAT) finished its last joint operation with the Afghan National Army (ANA) on February 14. During the three-day patrol, the around 180 Hungarian, US and Afghan soldiers and policemen combed four valleys where – according to intelligence – groups of insurgents and gunmen were reported to be hiding. (Report from the spot).

Deepening French-Hungarian Cooperation

Ministry of Rural Development, February 18, 2013 12:05 PM

Topics of discussion at the 10th Session of the French-Hungarian Agriculture and Rural Development Workgroup in Paris included the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and opportunities for important bilateral cooperation. Communiqué.

Gene Preservation is a National Issue

Ministry of Rural Development, February 18, 2013 11:15 AM

"Gene preservation is a national issue and the plant varieties found in the Plant Diversity Centre are national treasures", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at a press conference at the institute in Tápiószele on Friday.

Strategic cooperation agreement between the Government and National Instruments Hungary Kft

Ministry for National Economy, February 18, 2013 10:14 AM

The Government of Hungary concluded a strategic partnership agreement with National Instruments Hungary Kft (NI Hungary), the market leader in measurement and control technology. This has been the 15th such partnership finalized with a multinational company based abroad. The contract was signed at the Debrecen headquarters of NI Hungary by Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay and Chief Executive Officer of NI Hungary László Ábrahám.

Proposed amendments to media laws before Parliament

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, February 18, 2013 8:24 AM

As a result of the dialogue conducted with the EU and the Council of Europe, the rules relating to the conditions of the appointment and election of the President of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Authority) and the Media Council, respectively, the nomination procedure, the person making the appointment and repeated appointment will change.

Ferenc Kumin takes part in OSCE conference on Internet freedom

Prime Minister’s Office, February 15, 2013 5:53 PM

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin participated at the conference entitled Internet 2013: Shaping policies to advance media freedom; organised by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria.

Enikő Győri Visits Imprisoned Hungarian in Bolivia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 15, 2013 2:04 PM

On the sidelines of talks in La Paz February 14, 2013, Minister of State Enikő Győri visited Előd Tóásó, a Hungarian national imprisoned in Bolivia.

Hungary maintains common EU position on Iran

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 15, 2013 1:28 PM

Hungary's position on Iran has not changed: the international community should be given the chance to make sure that the Iranian nuclear programme serves peaceful purposes, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry stated on Thursday.

Recent international bond issue shows that Hungary can stand on its own two feet

Prime Minister’s Office, February 15, 2013 1:03 PM

Hungary’s recent dollar-based bond issue has proven that the country is capable of standing on its own feet, without the assistance of the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on public Kossuth Rádió’s morning show “180 minutes”.

The Government decides on new anti-corruption measures

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, February 15, 2013 11:42 AM

Since the Government entered office, the most intensive anti-corruption series of measures over the last 20 years has been introduced in Hungary. As the latest step in this process, the Government has included within an action plan its commitments to acts within the international framework of the Open Government Partnership. It has also laid down regulations on the system to prevent corruption in the public sphere and for a reception enforcing interests.

Hungary to contribute to the EU mission in Mali

Ministry of Defence, February 15, 2013 9:29 AM

Hungary will contribute ten trainers to the mission of the European Union (EU) in Mali, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said at a press conference held in the morning of Thursday, February 14.

State Secretary Zsolt Németh met NATO Deputy Secretary-General

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 6:15 PM

State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh met Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary-General of NATO February 14, 2013.

The Soldiers Are Ready to „Change the Guards” in Kabul

Ministry of Defence, February 14, 2013 5:57 PM

The second rotation of the HDF Kabul International Airport Force Protection Contingent (HDF KAIA FPC) has finished its pre-deployment training. The two-day culmination exercise (CULEX) of the training was conducted on February 12–13 in Hódmezővásárhely.