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Deputy Prime Minister Semjén visits the Holy Land

Prime Minister’s Office, January 30, 2013 11:22 AM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén will be on an official visit to Israel and Bethlehem, in Palestinian Authority territory, between January 30 and February 2.

Hungary’s Defence Sector Has Received a Favorable International Placing

Ministry of Defence, January 30, 2013 10:35 AM

Corruption risks are moderate in Hungary’s defence sector – this is the result of a survey conducted by the London office of Transparency International, which was published after the analysis of the armed forces in 82 countries. Only nine countries are placed higher than Hungary in the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index, and our country is in the moderate band together with other 16 nations.

It Cannot Occur that the State Does Not Protect Its Citizens

Ministry of Defence, January 30, 2013 10:32 AM

Never again can it happen that somebody is excluded, deprived of all properties and murdered because of his or her religion or descent. Never again can it occur that the thousand-year-old Hungarian state cannot protect its citizens – Csaba Hende said at a commemoration held on the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day in Uránia National Cinema.

Fundamental values and solutions of Hungarian media legislation found to be in harmony with European values

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 30, 2013 8:11 AM

The Council of Europe has approved the Government’s proposal for the settlement of the outstanding issues related to the media authority and the media council. As a result, drafting of the proposed amendment of the Media Law may now begin.

Gergely Prőhle’s Visit to Slovenia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 29, 2013 5:37 PM

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle paid an official visit to Slovenia on January 28, where he held talks with Igor Senčar, State Secretary in charge of EU Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tone Kajzer, State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office in charge of foreign relations and economic diplomacy, and Tadej Rupel, Director-General for European Policies.

Minister Varga: IMF has a difference of opinion with the European Commission

, January 29, 2013 4:22 PM

The IMF and EU delegations, which have just concluded a visit to Budapest, are "positive" about Hungary's measures to restore the country's fiscal balance over the past two years, Mihály Varga, the country's chief negotiator said in a statement on Monday.

Statement by the Government Information Centre

Prime Minister’s Office, January 29, 2013 1:58 PM

At its meeting today, the Government discussed the possibility of further decreasing public utility charges. The Government did not set out on the path of decreasing the overly high burdens on families to stop half or even a quarter of the way.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics on official visit to the United States

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 29, 2013 10:46 AM

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics began an official visit to Washington, D.C., on Monday.

The annual economic policy consultation with representatives of the IMF and EU has been concluded successfully

Ministry for National Economy, January 29, 2013 8:10 AM

Representatives from the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission met with leaders and experts from the Hungarian Government, the National Bank of Hungary, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority, and with certain financial sector operators, within the framework of their annual economic policy consultation. The meetings included negotiations on economic forecasts for winter 2013.

Strategic Partnership Agreement signed with Nokia Siemens Network

Ministry for National Economy, January 28, 2013 5:40 PM

Doubling Hungary’s GDP by 2025 is an important national goal, Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy said on Monday at the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Róbert Ésik, Managing Director of Nokia Siemens Networks Ltd.

Péter Szijjártó travels to Qatar

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 4:39 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó began an official, one and a half day visit to Qatar yesterday.

International Water Summit to be held in October in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 4:34 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén declared that the International Water Summit is to be held in October in Budapest, after participating in the summit of world leaders' from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago de Chile.

EU-funded projects to run under new institutional framework

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 2:58 PM

The Hungarian Government plans to pay out 1,500 billion forints (EUR 5bn) to EU-funded projects in 2013 to help stimulate the economy, János Lázár, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office announced.

State Secretary Németh Received Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas O. Melia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 28, 2013 2:05 PM

Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed Thomas O. Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the Department of State, about the consolidation of the new Hungarian constitutional order and the parliamentary elections in 2014, on January 24.

Hungarian-Russian Agricultural Relations Developing Dynamically

Ministry of Rural Development, January 28, 2013 1:24 PM

The Agriculture Workgroup of the Hungarian-Russian Economic Joint Committee is holding a two-day session at the Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary condemns the terrorist attack in Algeria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 28, 2013 12:21 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary conveys its condolences to the families of the victims of last week’s terrorist attack in Amenas, Algeria, which ended with the death of several. Hungary deeply condemns senseless violence and all forms of terrorism.

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle at the Council of Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 28, 2013 12:21 PM

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle attended the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) on 21-22 January 2013 and held talks with CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Secretary General of the CoE Parliamentary Assembly Wojciech Sawicki, with representatives of the Venice Commission as well as with the rapporteurs of the CoE Monitoring Committee and secretariat staff.

Hans Niessl and Csaba Hende Discuss Cross-Border Cooperation in Szombathely

Ministry of Defence, January 28, 2013 11:10 AM

On Friday, January 25 Hans Niessl, the governor of Burgerland, Austria and Minister of Defence Csaba Hende met in Szombathely to discuss cross-border cooperation and the development of traffic infrastructure between the two countries.

Negotiations Have Started on Handover of Hungarian Camp

Ministry of Defence, January 28, 2013 11:04 AM

The official negotiations on handing over Camp Pannonia in Pol-e Khomri, Afghanistan have started on January 23. “We have reached another stage in handing over responsibility for security, which is nothing else but the fourth phase of transition”, Commander Col. Antal Sipos stressed at the press conference.

Viktor Orbán's Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 9:46 AM

68 years ago today, the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau were liberated. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hungarian Government pays its respects to the victims. The painful anniversary compels every good-hearted Hungarian to pay their tributes

First Mercedes CLA Exits Hungarian Production Line

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 4:34 PM

The Mercedes factory in Kecskemét has combined two success stories: a traditional one that Mercedes itself represents, and a new one, the European success story which is the renewal of the Hungarian economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the official launch of the new Mercedes CLA at the company's Hungarian plant today.

Ferenc Kumin holds talks with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 4:28 PM

Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications, today hosted a working lunch with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism (ICCA), an organization bringing together Parliamentarians from around the world to lead the fight global against anti-Semitism. During their visit to Hungary, the delegation held talks with Hungarian government and party officials.

It is in Hungary's Fundamental Interests to Develop its Relationship with Russia

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 1:27 PM

The Prime Minister will travel to Moscow for a one-day official visit on January 31, on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among others, the topics on the meeting's agenda will include energy cooperation in relation to the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline that began on 7 December 2012 in Anapa, southern Russia. The pipeline will transport gas from Anapa via the Black Sea, Bulgaria and Serbia to Hungary, Slovenia and Italy.

Hungary fulfilled its prepayment obligation to the International Monetary Fund before deadline

Ministry for National Economy, January 25, 2013 11:46 AM

Earlier today Hungary has transferred 607 million EUR as loan prepayment to the International Monetary Fund due on 12 February 2013. By paying more than two weeks prior to maturity, market risks associated with repaying the IMF loan are eliminated.

Hungarian retail sales mirror European tendencies

Ministry for National Economy, January 25, 2013 11:23 AM

In the initial eleven months of 2012 sales of food, beverages and tobacco products declined by only 0.6 percent year-on-year in an unfavourable global economic climate. In the eleventh month of last year, however, this retail sub sector registered a decrease of 2 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year (2011). Year-on-year, sales of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetics articles and second hand products as well as those of mail order services providers continued to increase.