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The government and its members strongly and determinedly condemned the remarks made by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 5:49 PM

The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in order to ensure that malicious voices incompatible with European norms are driven back, adding that every citizen will be protected from such insults.

Paul Shapiro in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 5:48 PM

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications at the Prime Minister’s Office Ferenc Kumin and Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh met with Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies on 4 December.

Georgia to continue pursuing Euro-Atlantic integration, FM tells Hungarian counterpart

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 4:51 PM

The new Georgian Foreign Minister reassured his Hungarian counterpart on Tuesday that her country would continue to follow the path of Euro-Atlantic integration.

The Prime Minister holds talks with the President of the Czech Republic

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 4:47 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held negotiations in Parliament with Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, who is on an official visit to Hungary.

Minister of State Cséfalvay: more than half of EU resources shall be spent on economic development

Ministry for National Economy, December 4, 2012 4:46 PM

At least half of EU 2014-2020 development funds must be applied to direct economic development in general, and to the stimulation of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, as opposed to the 16 percent in the seven-year period ending now, said Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay at a conference on Tuesday.

Agricultural Professionals' Day for Foreign Students at the Ministry of Rural Development

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2012 4:45 PM

Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth welcomed those foreign students who arrived in Hungary this autumn within the framework of the scholarship program organised by Hungarian Government and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Communiqué.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Opposes a Two-Tier Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 4:28 PM

In an interview published in business daily Világgazdaság on Tuesday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi warned against building a system which would permanently create institutional division in the European Union and he also claimed that Hungary should sign a deal on financial assistance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Tibor Navracsics: we have a historic duty to support Croatia

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 4, 2012 3:59 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics has said that Hungary has a historic duty to support Croatia, as for eight hundred years the two nations have been through good times and bad times together.

Hungarian Deputy State Secretary Discusses Middle East Situation in London

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 11:16 AM

Szabolcs Takács, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, had talks focusing on problems in the Middle East in London on December 3.

Parliamentary State Secretary Németh on Hungarian–Slovak Bilateral Relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 11:15 AM

Slovakia’s current government is a strong partner which delivers on its diplomatic promises, Parliamentary State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh said in an interview to Slovak daily newspaper Sme published December 3, 2012.

Hungarian-Latvian Discussions on proposed Land Purchase Act

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2012 11:13 AM

Parliamentary Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture Edvards Smiltēns and Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai held talks in Budapest this week at the Ministry of Rural Development. The aim of Monday's talks was to enable the Hungarian party to present details on the concept and system of instruments of the proposed new Act on the trade of agricultural and forestry land to Latvian experts.

Hungarians Most Popular of All NATO Troops

Ministry of Defence, December 4, 2012 10:56 AM

“Afghan civilians like Hungarian soldiers the most, and the soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) also like to work with them the most”, Lt.-Col. Mohammad Salim Ahmadi (ANA) stated on Monday, December 3 in an interview given to the special correspondent of Hungarian News Agency MTI.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with Serbian Agriculture Minister

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 10:16 AM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with Goran Knezevic, Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, about modernising the Budapest-Belgrade railway line and opening three new crossing points between Hungary and Serbia.

Prime Minister meets with President of Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ)

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 10:02 AM

On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Péter Feldmájer, President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ) in his office and they discussed the situation of the Hungarian Jewish community.

Minister Martonyi to Chair IAEA Conference

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 9:04 AM

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi to chair the international conference on nuclear security next year, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said, citing a statement made by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a Board of Governors session November 30, 2012.

Prime Minister pledges protection for Jews in Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, December 3, 2012 5:59 PM

Radical nationalist Jobbik’s MP, Márton Gyöngyösi's parliamentary address a week ago was unworthy of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Parliament on Monday.

Government Intends to Tighten Up Soldiers’ Legal Status

Ministry of Defence, December 3, 2012 5:10 PM

The government of Hungary put forward a bill on the soldiers’ legal status which proposes more stringent but more just legislation, putting more emphasis on individual responsibility, Tamás Vargha, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence said in his speech delivered in Parliament.

Tasks of Hungarian Force Protection Personnel at KAIA Increasing

Ministry of Defence, December 3, 2012 5:09 PM

The Hungarian soldiers serving with the Force Protection Group at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) have an ever-expanding workload. The preparations for the 2014 withdrawal are already under way, and in consequence there has recently been a significant increase in the traffic at the airport of the Afghan capital, Col. László Benda, the Force Protection Group Commander of the Kabul International Airport told Hungarian News Agency MTI in an interview on Saturday, December 1.

No Discrimination in the Hungarian Defence Forces

Ministry of Defence, December 3, 2012 5:08 PM

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the National Roma Self-Government (OCÖ) have signed a cooperation agreement on providing education and finding jobs for young gypsies who are fit for and have interest in the military service; the document was signed by Minister of Defence Csaba Hende and Flórián Farkas, the president of the OCÖ in Budapest on November 27.

Minister of State Cséfalvay: Hungarian economic policy conforms to EU standards

Ministry for National Economy, December 3, 2012 3:44 PM

The economic policy of the Hungarian Government is in accordance with priorities defined by the European Union, and some of their recommendations have already been implemented due to Government measures, Minister of State for Economic Policy at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said at the Monday session of the Parliament’s Committee on European Affairs.

Talks on taxes underway with EU/IMF

, December 3, 2012 1:57 PM

Hungary can repay its maturing debt next year if external conditions remain unchanged, Minister Mihály Varga, the country's chief negotiator in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union, said on public television on Monday.

Tibor Navracsics: by the beginning of 2014 the country will be more competitive

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 1, 2012 2:43 PM

At a public forum on Friday in the Hungarian town of Szolnok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that the Government hopes that by the beginning of 2014 the country will be stronger, cleaner and tidier. In this way it will be better able to withstand the ‘global storms’ and address challenges more competitively when economic growth resumes in Europe.

Washington responds positively to Hungary’s changes in the most criticised areas

Prime Minister’s Office, December 1, 2012 1:53 PM

The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.

Minister of State Cséfalvay: EU funds must be used efficiently

Ministry for National Economy, December 1, 2012 12:48 PM

The optimal application of EU resources for Hungary and their utilization to enhance growth were identified as key tasks by Minister of State for Economic Strategy at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay at an international conference on European growth prospects in Budapest organized by the European Commission Representation in Hungary on Friday.

The government managed to turn over the bad tendencies

Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 5:46 PM

According to the Prime Minister, the new law on electoral procedure "will obviously have" a constitutional check by the Constitutional Court and "this is a good thing". Viktor Orbán spoke about the issue on Kossuth Rádio's 180 minutes program on Friday.