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Hungarian Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team Ends Mission in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, January 11, 2013 10:27 AM

The Hungarian Defence Forces’ Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) deployed in Afghanistan has ended its current mission.

NATO Radar Tower Completed in Medina

Ministry of Defence, January 11, 2013 10:24 AM

The 28-meter tall concrete tower of the NATO radar station has been completed in Medina, Tolna County. According to plans, the radar equipment will be installed in the complex in August, the Ministry of Defence told Hungarian News Agency MTI.

More money will be allocated to culture in 2013

Ministry of Human Resources, January 10, 2013 6:57 PM

Public spending on culture will increase significantly in 2013, Minister of State for Culture László L. Simon announced on 10 January.

Prime Minister to propose concrete business projects in China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 10, 2013 6:05 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will make proposals for concrete investment projects in China where he is expected this spring, following the formation of the new Chinese Government, Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle told Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing.

State Secretary Németh met with Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 10, 2013 5:57 PM

Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had a meeting in Myanmar with Nobel Peace Prize laureate opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is currently a Member of Parliament and the President of the National League for Democracy.

More than 2.4 billion forints for young talents

Ministry of Human Resources, January 10, 2013 4:50 PM

More than 2.4 billion forints (EUR 8.3m) are available for supporting young talents and their mentors in Hungary and in ethnic communities in the Carpathian Basin under the national talent support programme, the Minister of State for Education Rózsa Hoffmann said on Thursday.

Favourable fiscal processes

Ministry for National Economy, January 10, 2013 5:01 AM

In 2012 – according to preliminary cash flow data – it is almost certain that the deficit target of 2.7 percent assumed for 2012 and calculated by EU methodology will be achieved. The accrual-based ESA95 deficit published recently by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) also confirms this assumption. On the basis of data it can be concluded that the government sector deficit as a percentage of GDP was the lowest in Q3 2012 since Q1 19991 and it is 5 percentage points lower compared to the figure of the corresponding period of 2011.

Miss Colours Hungary 2013 wheelchair beauty pageant

Ministry of Human Resources, January 9, 2013 6:15 PM

The Miss Colours Hungary 2013 pageant, organised by the Foundation for People in Wheelchairs and Colours Rehab Ltd., was held today under the patronage of Minister of State for Sport at the Ministry of Human Resources István Simicskó.

Old Artists’ Colony in Szentendre under renewal

Ministry of Human Resources, January 9, 2013 5:32 PM

The refurbishment of five of the twelve studios has been completed at the Old Artists’ Colony in Szentendre, where the office of the Hungarian Public Non-Profit Council of Arts (MANK) has also been moved to.

Zsolt Semjén on measures by the Slovakian Police with relation to Hungarians in Southern Slovakia

Prime Minister’s Office, January 9, 2013 4:49 PM

Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Hungarian Government's national policy Zsolt Semjén was shocked when he was made aware of the fact that on Tuesday Slovakian police once again fined several Hungarian nationals living in the region of Southern Slovakia for refusing to hand in their identification cards, which according to the Slovakian citizenship act and related regulations have become invalid.

Disbursement of the Second Phase of EU Area-based Agricultural Funding has begun

Ministry of Rural Development, January 9, 2013 4:25 PM

"Disbursement of the second phase of area-based agricultural funding due for last year has begun; farmers will receive HUF 140 billion during the following months", announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at a press conference in Tök on Wednesday.

Exhibition on the life of Rescuer and Hungarian diplomat Komor Opened in Shanghai

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 9, 2013 4:21 PM

An exhibition dedicated to the Pál Komor, entitled The Forgotten Pearl of Peace, was opened in Shanghai this Wednesday by Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle. Pál Komor (1886-1973), a Hungarian diplomat, assisted several thousand European Jews in finding asylum in China during the Second World War.

Tripartite Seminar on Youth Employment

Ministry for National Economy, January 9, 2013 1:08 PM

The Hungarian Ministry for National Economy is organizing a tripartite seminar together with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 11 January 2013 in Budapest, Hungary, to examine the challenges of labour market integration of young people and to present measures aiming to improve their employment situation.

Returning the Holy Crown established a strong tie between Hungary and the United States

Ministry of Defence, January 9, 2013 11:10 AM

The deserved safekeeping and return of the Holy Crown established a rarely mentioned but very strong tie between Hungary and the United States of America – stated Hungarian Minister of Defence Csaba Hende in Budapest on January 5, at a ceremony held to mark the 35th anniversary of the return home of the crown.

Minister Navracsics spoke on ATV television about the district system and the recent comments made by Zsolt Bayer

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 8, 2013 7:05 PM

The Minister for Public Administration and Justice explained the launching of the district system on ATV television's Egyenes beszéd ("Straight Talk") programme on Monday. With relation to Zsolt Bayer's article on the Roma, published on Saturday, the Deputy Prime Minister stated that in his opinion the article makes fun of every democratic community principle that we believe in.

Swiss and Hungarian Artists to Decorate Children's Hospital Ward

Ministry of National Development, January 8, 2013 6:34 PM

In April of 2013 Hungarian artists will be painting colourful and cheerful pictures on the walls of the Démétér-house paediatrics department on the territory of Szent László Hospital in Budapest to make children who have to stay at the hospital during their medical treatment happier. This action was announced at a conference today by His Excellency Mr Jean-Francois Paroz, the Ambassador of Switzerland in Hungary and Dr. Albert Royaards, founder and board chairman of the Smiling Hospital Foundation.

The state of the central sub sector of the state budget in December 2012

Ministry for National Economy, January 8, 2013 6:13 PM

Key features of financial processes regarding the central sub sector of the state budget in December 2012 and preliminary data for the year have been published today.

Several members of the Government to visit China this year

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 8, 2013 5:16 PM

The Prime Minister and several members of the Government plan to visit China this year, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said on Tuesday.

Commemorating Architect László Hudec in Shanghai

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 8, 2013 3:45 PM

A László Hudec Memorial Room dedicated to the Hungarian on the 120th anniversary of his birth architect was opened in Shanghai, where he designed more than sixty buildings.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Interview on Kossuth Radio

Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2013 3:21 PM

"The reorganisation of the education system is one of the greatest acts of the past two and a half years", stated Viktor Orbán in an interview on Kossuth Radio's Sunday news and debate programme Vasárnapi újság on December 23. According to the Prime Minister, the education system must be run in and made to operate smoothly during 2013. He also stated that there is hope that the economy will begin to grow next year and there is a good chance that the plan to create one million new jobs over ten years may be realised.

Erzsébet Programme to continue also in 2013

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 8, 2013 2:17 PM

The Erzsébet Programme will also continue in 2013; this year, too, tens of thousands of socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities may go on holiday to a number of destinations around the country under highly preferential terms.

Substantial resources earmarked for higher education, says Minister of State for Education

Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2013 12:22 PM

The Government will work towards an agreement with students on higher education and will make the best use of tight resources both to run the system and to develop it, the Minister of State for Education Rózsa Hoffmann said in an interview for commercial broadcaster Inforádió on Monday evening.

Prime Minister to attend EPP summit in Cyprus

Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2013 10:16 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend an extraordinary summit of the European People's Party in Limassol on Friday, Bertalan Havasi, the press chief of the prime minister, told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Tuesday.

Minister Balog to continue consultations with students on Friday

Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2013 8:58 AM

The Minister of Human Resources is to continue consultations with the National Union of Students (HÖOK) on Friday, January 11.

North-Eastern county seat Debrecen provides major airline connection to destinations all over the world

Ministry of National Development, January 7, 2013 5:30 PM

Airport Debrecen (AD) registered an important rise in its passenger traffic last year due to the fact that Hungary’s low-cost airline Wizzair has launched scheduled flights from the airport to several European destinations, including Eindhoven, Milan and London.