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EU enlargement a “two-way street” benefiting both parties

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 23, 2012 4:35 PM

Internal stability and values shared by member states are what the European Union should "export" in exchange for "importing" diversity, natural resources, innovation potential and the prospect of economic growth, the Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi said in Berlin on Friday.

Foreign Minister János Martonyi on the Continuing Significance of NATO

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 23, 2012 12:03 PM

The Hungarian Parliament hosted the conference entitled „NATO After the Chicago Summit” on November 22. Foreign Minister János Martonyi spoke about the relevance of the Atlantic Alliance and about the importance of maintaining NATO’s „Open Doors” policy.

Tax system to settle into a transparent, continuous structure by 1 January 2013

Prime Minister’s Office, November 23, 2012 10:52 AM

The European Commission’s appeal to Hungary regarding retail trade and telecommunication taxes was unnecessary, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated in an interview on Thursday, as Hungary had already decided to abolish them a week earlier.

Central European Cooperation Is Exemplary

Ministry of Defence, November 23, 2012 8:49 AM

Minister of Defence Csaba Hende urged the development of transatlantic cooperation in connection with NATO’s partnership network and capability development at an international conference held in Budapest on Thursday, November 22.

Prime Minister Orbán holds meeting with President of the European Council

Prime Minister’s Office, November 23, 2012 7:37 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has completed the first round of budget talks with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, in Brussels.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes Middle Eastern ceasefire

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 22, 2012 6:31 PM

The Hungarian Foreign Ministry welcomes the ceasefire between forces in the Gaza Strip and Israel, and greatly appreciates the efforts of those working to secure it.

Enterprises can utilize tax relief on contributions for researchers

Ministry for National Economy, November 22, 2012 5:18 PM

The draft version of the National Research, Development and Innovation Strategy published on 6 November focuses on enterprises and production of higher added value. One of the new elements of tax regulations adopted on Monday, tax relief on contributions for researchers, is fully consistent with this concept.

The justice system and public administration will be more child-centred

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 22, 2012 5:10 PM

This year, in the spirit of the Year of Child-friendly Justice, a number of legislative changes concerning judicial procedures have been enacted to protect children. As a result of amendments to the Criminal Code children will receive greater protection, with the new Code containing heavy penalties for offences against children.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended Sberbank’s financial conference

Prime Minister’s Office, November 22, 2012 4:56 PM

Within the framework of a financial conference in Frankfurt organised by Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán participated in the discussion entitled “New Economy in Europe: Between a Rock and a Hard Place.”

National Assembly voted on taxing public utility pipelines and cables

Ministry for National Economy, November 22, 2012 4:44 PM

The Parliament has adopted the bill on levying tax on public utility pipelines and cables thus contributing to fiscal stabilization parallel to enforcing more proportionate burden-sharing.

International Solidarity is required to Protect Agricultural Interests

Ministry of Rural Development, November 22, 2012 4:14 PM

"EU member states with significant agriculture must cooperate and act jointly to protect the interests of the agricultural sector", Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Gyula Budai told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday in Berlin.

New tax relief aimed at stimulating R&D activities of enterprises and increasing payroll figures in the sector

Ministry for National Economy, November 22, 2012 3:36 PM

Economic policy projections focus on growth and increasing employment. Economic development based on research, knowledge and innovation as well as stimulating R&D&I required for producing goods of high added value is the sine qua non of this objective. This is what the National Research, Development and Innovation Strategy serves, which ambitiously targets R&D spending in Hungary to reach 1.8 percent of GDP by 2020. It has been one of the key resolutions of the Government to assist accomplishing this goal via the instruments at its disposal and one of these is establishing a competitive R&D tax incentive system. Indirect tax incentives may carry several advantages (less distortion to market processes; smaller administrative burden; more transparency and predictability, lower direct R&D costs and significantly influence the choice of investment location by large enterprises).

Temporary extra taxes on retail trade and telecommunication sectors to be abolished

Ministry for National Economy, November 22, 2012 3:12 PM

Irrespective of the verdict by the European Commission, measures which have been the basis for infringement procedures will be phased out. According to a previous decision of the Hungarian Government, irrespective of the Commission’s decision, extra taxes levied temporarily on certain sectors such as retail trade and telecommunication will entirely be abolished, as of 1 January 2013.

Gyula Budai: A Decrease in Agricultural Funding would be Unacceptable

Ministry of Rural Development, November 22, 2012 11:41 AM

"It would be unacceptable to Hungary if the sum available for agricultural funding within the European Union's next seven-year Multiannual Financial Framework were to decrease", Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday in Berlin.

Press Release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the attack in Tel Aviv

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 22, 2012 10:01 AM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been shocked to hear about today’s bomb attack in Tel Aviv, in which several people were injured.

The Hungarian Government has signed its fifth strategic partnership agreement this year

Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2012 6:17 PM

The Hungarian Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the local unit of the Japanese automobile manufacturer Suzuki on 21 November.

The Kayser Automotive Hungária Ltd. has doubled the size of its factory

Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2012 5:26 PM

Kayser Automotive Ltd. has opened a new 3200 m2 plant facility in the Komárom Industrial Park on Wednesday. The expansion has created more than 50 new workplaces in the plant specialized in producing plastic car components, fuel cables, air channels, pressure regulating valves and other plastic components.

Minister of State Zsolt Németh: Hate speech against Jews, Roma “outrage against the nation”

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 21, 2012 5:15 PM

Anyone who incites hatred against people of Jewish, Roma origin or any other members of the nation of a different identity or origin commit an outrage against the whole Hungarian nation by dividing it, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a conference November 21, 2012.

Hungary Has Performed Excellently on Two NATO Exercises

Ministry of Defence, November 21, 2012 4:18 PM

Hungary has performed excellently on the annual NATO Crisis Management Exercise (CMX 12) and the cyber defence exercise Cyber Coalition 2012 as well – Brig.-Gen. (Eng.) Dr. József Tokovicz, the Director-General of the Ministry of Defence Defence Administration Office and Mihály Zala, the President of the National Security Authority announced in Budapest.

New Water Purification Kit Developed by the Hungarian Defence Forces

Ministry of Defence, November 21, 2012 4:10 PM

The companies of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have developed water purification and arsenic removal devices based on a new patent. The recent innovations include a bus that may be deployed in extreme circumstances too, Zoltán Borbíró, the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence told the Hungarian News Agency MTI in an interview.

Exhibition opened on the lives of two Golden Team members

Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2012 3:52 PM

An exhibition presenting the lives of football players Flórián Albert and Zoltán Czibor was opened by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó at the Golden 17th Centre in Komárom. "

Minister of State Győri: a Different Financial Framework is Needed

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 21, 2012 2:27 PM

A different financial framework will be needed if the EU wishes to enforce the spirit of the Treaties and to achieve the objectives of generating growth and employment as a means of recovery from the crisis – emphasized Minister of State Győri, speaking to journalists in Brussels November 20, 2012.

The Ministry of Interior’s reply to the petition of the refugees and protected people living in Bicske

Ministry of Interior, November 21, 2012 2:18 PM

Refugees and protected people living in the refugee camp of Bicske handed over a petition to the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday. In connection with this the Ministry states the following:

Kirchhoff expands its Esztergom plant once again

Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2012 1:57 PM

German car body component producer Kirchhoff Hungária Ltd. is carrying out an expansion to its Esztergom plant worth HUF 2.9 billion, and will create 49 new jobs within a year, Szabolcs Sólyom, manager of the firm informed the press in Esztergom on Tuesday.

Coca-Cola to use Hungarian Apples in its Fruit Juices

Ministry of Rural Development, November 21, 2012 11:58 AM

"From now on, the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Dunaharaszti will produce its apple juice using Hungarian apples instead of imported ones", announced the Minister for Rural Development in Dunaharaszti, while the first tanker containing apple concentrate arrived at the plant from Szabolcs, Hungary's main apple-producing region.