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Righteous among the Nations awards and Hungarian Courage Honours

Government, October 19, 2012 2:11 PM

"Everyone should work towards ensuring that people will never be excluded, abused or killed based on their origin or religion", said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér at the award ceremony during which Ambassador of Israel to Hungary Ilan Mor presented the Jerusalem-based Yad Vashem Institute’s "Righteous among the Nations" awards, and Minister Pintér the Hungarian "For Courage" Honours.

Speech at 21st EPP Congress

Prime Minister’s Office, October 19, 2012 7:33 AM

Speech by Viktor Orbán at the 21st EPP Congress (17-18 October 2012 / Bucharest, Romania).

Ministry of Interior’s new informative forum in social media for the youth in order to prevent human trafficking

Ministry of Interior, October 18, 2012 6:24 PM

Connected to the new EU Anti-Trafficking Day (18 October) the Ministry of Interior launches a new Facebook site entitled Anti-Human Trafficking Hungary.

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Foreign Minister János Martonyi

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 18, 2012 6:10 PM

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi in Washington DC. The aim of the meeting was to widen and deepen cooperation between the two countries as well as discuss global issues.

Hungary's Representative Plants Tree at U.N. Biodiversity Conference

Ministry of Rural Development, October 18, 2012 6:10 PM

Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth represented Hungary and planted a tree at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, where participants from over 170 countries met at the summit of the organisation's decision-making body.

It is Hungary’s interest to have strong Hungarian nationality representation

Prime Minister’s Office, October 18, 2012 5:12 PM

Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations, declared in Bucharest that Hungary is committed to the support of Hungarian communities in Transylvania, and it is its interest to have a strong nationality representation in Bucharest.

Minister Matolcsy met with Austrian and Bavarian Finance Ministers in Vienna

Ministry for National Economy, October 18, 2012 5:10 PM

At the invitation of Finance Minister of Austria Maria Fekter, on 18 October 2012 Minister for National Economy György Matolcsy met with Finance Minister of Bavaria Markus Söder in Vienna.

Gross average wages increased in August by 6.6 percent in the private sector

Ministry for National Economy, October 18, 2012 4:58 PM

In August 2012 gross average wages in the private sector were up by 6.6 percent, while net wages excluding family tax allowances increased by 3.6 percent in comparison to the same period of the previous year – the statistical release of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported earlier today.

Enikő Győri: speed should not be to the detriment of quality

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 18, 2012 4:49 PM

With respect to the banking union, Hungary supports the position according to which speed should not be to the detriment of quality – emphasized Enikő Győri, Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for European Affairs after the meeting of the General Affairs Council on 16th October 2012 in Luxembourg.

Budapest could be a regional centre for the European Patent Court

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 18, 2012 4:25 PM

Ministers from Central Europe are holding a two-day summit in Veszprém, Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that Budapest would be well-placed to compete for the role of a regional centre for the European Patent Court, if partner countries also agree.

Exhibition of Jean-Pierre Pedrazzini’s photographs at the Balassi Institute

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 18, 2012 3:17 PM

On Thursday, an exhibition opened showcasing the photographs taken by the French photojournalist Jean-Pierre Pedrazzini during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The photographs are being exhibited at the Balassi Institute in Budapest, which is a background institution of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice. The show, entitled ‘Photographer of Freedom’, comprises more than twenty works by the photographer, who was fatally wounded during the Revolution.

Hungary has turned the corner regarding some indicators

Ministry for National Economy, October 18, 2012 3:09 PM

When analyzing key macro-economic indicators it can be observed that the crisis has still been ongoing from several aspects in the European Union and in the region as well. Unfortunately, Hungary is no exception in this regard. The following short analysis aims to present the sectors which have been putting on an above average performance in Hungary and have therefore bottomed out or which at least are in a better position than they were in 2008.

EDP progress report (18 october 2012)

Ministry for National Economy, October 18, 2012 11:41 AM

Report on the measures taken in response to Council recommendation of 13 march 2012 under the excessive deficit procedure.

The Hungarian Government announces a new set of fiscal measures

Ministry for National Economy, October 17, 2012 7:23 PM

Although the Hungarian Government, along with leading financial analysts, forecasted that the fiscal adjustment measures announced earlier in October would be sufficient to meet the 2013 budget targets, the Government has decided to complement those measures with a further adjustment package worth 367 billion forints (EUR 1.3bn) in 2013, thus avoiding any new steps in the Excessive Deficit Procedure against the country, Economy Minister György Matolcsy told a press conference on 17 October.

Comprehensive support to fight poverty

Ministry of Human Resources, October 17, 2012 5:10 PM

Various programs have been launched during the last two years of government measures aimed at building an economy based on work and reducing poverty.

Deputy State Secretary Szabolcs Takács Attended the Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 17, 2012 4:52 PM

Szabolcs Takács, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented Hungary at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Development on October 15, and participated at high-level meetings as part of the European Development Days. He also had discussion with the ministers in charge of development cooperation from the Visegrad countries.

On 23 October Hungary remembers the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 17, 2012 4:33 PM

On 23 October Hungary marks the 56th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, one of the most important events in the history of the Hungarian people. The Revolution broke out in opposition to Soviet communist oppression and occupation; it began with a peaceful demonstration by university students, and ended in bloody street fighting.

Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Is Staying in Hungary

Ministry of Defence, October 17, 2012 3:49 PM

After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, NATO may continue to be the effective means of successfully tackling the currently transforming security challenges, Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) said in his presentation delivered at the National University of Public Service.

Minister of State Lázár: The state must play a decisive role on the Hungarian gas market

Prime Minister’s Office, October 17, 2012 1:52 PM

According to Minister of State János Lázár, the Government’s objective is to ensure energy security within the Hungarian natural gas market. At a press briefing, the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated that to his knowledge negotiations have reached an advanced stage with the German energy company E.ON regarding the repurchase of its subsidiary in Hungary, a measure that also serves the strengthening of energy security. Only in this way can gas prices paid by citizens be kept under control and at realistic levels, otherwise gas prices will become disproportionately high in Hungary, he added.

Government fair to facilitate young people’s career choices

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 17, 2012 1:36 PM

A Government Career Fair under the title ReGeneration will be held once again on Saturday, 27 October, in Budapest. The event, which is now a tradition, was initiated by Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics two years ago, and is organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice for the third time this year.

Reaction to the European Court of Justice ruling on the case of László Sólyom

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, October 17, 2012 11:56 AM

The European Court of Justice has brought to an end the legal action brought by Hungary against Slovakia as a result of President of the Hungarian Republic László Sólyom being prohibited from entering the Slovak Republic on 21 August 2009. The Hungarian Government is now confident that such a case will not occur in the future, either between Hungary and Slovakia, or between other Member States.

Address by H.E. János Martonyi on the ASEAN Awareness Forum

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 17, 2012 11:41 AM

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Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

The Government still intends to reach an agreement with the IMF and EU

, October 17, 2012 10:26 AM

The intention of the Hungarian government is unchanged: this is the message that Mihály Varga, Minister without portfolio responsible for liaising with certain international financial organisations, stressed at an economic forum in Budapest organised by the portfolio.hu web portal. As previously stated in November 2011, the Government would like to reach an agreement with both the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

Minister of State Lázár supports the termination of compulsory permanent address records

Prime Minister’s Office, October 16, 2012 6:18 PM

According to the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár, parallel to introducing voter registration, the relevant information possessed by the state’s should be radically reduced, and he therefore supports Fidesz Fraction Leader Antal Rogán’s proposal that would make the registration of permanent addresses unnecessary in Hungary.

Minister of State Cséfalvay on the Hungarian economy and talks with the IMF

Ministry for National Economy, October 16, 2012 6:16 PM

“Europe was slumbering in the past decade and so was Hungary”, as no real reforms had been implemented either domestically or abroad – Minister of State for Economic Strategy pointed out in his speech held at the Budapest Economic Forum. The Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy has described those key reasons which had caused a dual, political-economic crisis in the euro-zone and which has created large-scale uncertainty for each participant. According to his argument, this is the reason why Hungary needs the EU/IMF agreement which will be concluded “some time later on”, but “as soon as possible”.