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Viktor Orbán is holding consultations on development policy

Prime Minister’s Office, July 18, 2012 6:40 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is holding consultations with non-profit, economic, public and municipal beneficiaries of development policy on Thursday.

Péter Szijjártó presented the 10-point Job Protection Action Plan to the senior management from GE, Delphi, Citigroup and Oracle companies

Prime Minister’s Office, July 18, 2012 6:32 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó was visiting Washington today, where he met senior managers from GE, Delphi, Citigroup and Oracle companies.

The small enterprise tax concept

Ministry for National Economy, July 18, 2012 3:36 PM

Experiences in the past couple of years have proven that SMEs are unquestionably the growth engines of the European economy and therefore the Hungarian government considers the issue of SMEs a priority. It has been obvious that there cannot be a recovery from the financial and economic crisis without small enterprises which have to be freed of burdens weighing on their activities. The small enterprise tax about to be introduced also serves this end. This tax will set a new direction in the income tax system.

The Hungarian Government is Building a New Economic Model

Prime Minister’s Office, July 17, 2012 5:30 PM

The government is building a new economic model, Prime Minister Orbán said at a meeting with leaders of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK). The meeting is part of a series of consultations with key allies of the ruling party.

Péter Szijjártó Travels to Washington

Prime Minister’s Office, July 17, 2012 12:21 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations, Péter Szijjártó is visiting Washington today, where he will hold talks with senior officials and influential regional and Hungarian affairs staff from the US State Department.

Mobile police station has been established in district VIII.

Ministry of Interior, July 17, 2012 12:16 PM

Mr Károly Kontrát, Parliamentary State Secretary and Mr Máté Kocsis, Mayor of Józsefváros opened the mobile police station which has been established in the Diószeghy Sámuel street in district VIII.

The Retirement of Judges

Prime Minister’s Office, July 16, 2012 6:08 PM

As a general tendency in Europe, social solidarity necessitates the transformation of the pension system and thus the altering of the retirement age. The new measures on the retirement of judges reflect the French scheme, but in contrast to France, Hungary has been exposed to much criticism in this regard.

On Sunday we shall commemorate the Nándorfehérvár victory

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, July 16, 2012 5:40 PM

It will be 556 years on Sunday that the Christian Hungarian troops defending Nándorfehérvár, led by János Hunyadi, inflicted a crushing defeat on the army of Turkish Sultan Mehmet II on 22 July 1456 after a battle that ensued for more than two weeks, and thereby stopped the continued expansion of the Turks in Europe for some 70 years. Parliament declared this prominent day of Hungarian and European history and of Christianity the Memorial Day of the Nándorfehérvár Victory last year.

Deputy Prime Minister pays visit to Poland

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, July 16, 2012 12:04 PM

The nations of Central-Europe can only flourish if they unite their efforts and resources, coordinate their measures and settle any issues that may emerge from time to time directly, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Pubic Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said in Lódz on Friday during his visit to Poland.

EOD Team Used Hook and Line Kit to Remove IED From Tanker Truck

Ministry of Defence, July 16, 2012 11:12 AM

Last weekend, Hungarian and Afghan EOD technicians saved the lives of hundreds by removing a magnetic bomb from a tanker truck filled up with 16,000 liters of kerosene in downtown Pol-e Khomri. The commander of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) and the chief of the EOD cell told us the story.

Statement of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the American act concerning Wallenberg

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 16, 2012 10:06 AM

The Foreign Ministry of Hungary welcomes the fact that the US Senate – following the unanimous approval of the House of Representatives in April 2012 and in connection with the Wallenberg Memorial Year commemorating the 100th anniversary of the rescuer’s birth – unanimously approved the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act on July 11, 2012.

Viktor Orbán holds talks with Senior Rabbi Arthur Schneier

Prime Minister’s Office, July 13, 2012 12:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks in his office last afternoon with Arthur Schneier, Senior Rabbi of Park East Synagogue in New York, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and internationally acknowledged advocate of inter-religious dialogue.

Mihály Varga: We shall not yield ground on property tax and asset tax

, July 13, 2012 12:03 PM

"Property tax and asset tax may be put on the table at IMF-EU talks, but Hungary will not yield ground on these", Mihály Varga Minister without portfolio responsible for the international loan negotiations said to commercial television TV2 on Friday.

New regulations on training subsidies are published

Ministry for National Economy, July 13, 2012 11:00 AM

The government has endorsed new regulations on subsidies which can be provided as case-by-case government grants from the vocational training reserves of the National Employment Fund. As a result, the subsidy system aimed at helping meet the labour force demand of enterprises which invest in Hungary will be substantially simpler and more efficient.

A positive turn in industrial production

Ministry for National Economy, July 13, 2012 9:55 AM

In May 2012 according to workday-adjusted statistics the volume of industrial production increased by 1.9 percent in comparison to the same period of the previous year and seasonally and workday-adjusted data also signal a significant expansion of 3.2 percent. Unadjusted figures also show a more favourable result than the statistics of April: in May there was a decline of only 0.4 percent compared to the level of one year ago.

Hungarian An-26 Wins Trophy in Fairford

Ministry of Defence, July 12, 2012 4:26 PM

The organizers of the Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2012 had another busy day on Friday, July 6 as well. While the pilots were practicing flying under a low cloud base, the panel of judges in the “Concours d’Elegance’ competition went round on the ground to see the aircraft on display.

„The Hungarian Defence Forces Always Need Excellent NCOs”

Ministry of Defence, July 12, 2012 4:13 PM

The armed forces rely on the NCOs and are held together by the NCOs who carry them on their back, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said at the NCO swearing-in ceremony which was held in Budapest on Saturday, July 7.

Purchasing Manager Index data for Hungary are outstandingly good in both regional and global comparison in June

Ministry for National Economy, July 12, 2012 3:30 PM

According to the latest release of the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management, the seasonally adjusted Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) regarding Hungary in the month of June registered a remarkably impressive figure of 52.8 points. This reading implies expansion of the manufacturing sector, as it is well above 50 points which indicates stagnation (a PMI reading above 50 points signals expansion of the sector and a figure below 50 points means contraction).

Viktor Orbán held talks with Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, July 12, 2012 3:00 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén held talks with Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello on 12 July.

Zoltán Balog at the EPSCO Council

Ministry of Human Resources, July 12, 2012 1:37 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog is attending the Informal meeting of Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) on 12-13 July, organized by the Cyprus presidency of the EU Council of Ministers.

International Bartók Seminar and Festival in Szombathely

Ministry of Human Resources, July 12, 2012 10:52 AM

The International Bartók Seminar and Festival opens on 13 July in Szombathely. The programme of the opening concert, as the festival itself, begins with The Miraculous Mandarin suite, followed by La Giro, a composition by Louis Andriessen, featuring Monica Germino violin solo artist. The opening concert will also include a premiere. "I Got Riff", a work by Balázs Horváth will be performed for the first time. This piece was exclusively commissioned by the Philharmonia for the 28th Bartók Festival.

Expansion of Chinese-Hungarian Business Relations Expected

Ministry of Rural Development, July 11, 2012 8:23 PM

"Mutual high-level meetings, professional discussions and forums between China and Hungary are achieving the required results and business relations between the two countries are expected to expand", said Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth at the conference organised in Budapest by the Commercial Centre of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and the Hungarian Kincsem Agricultural Cooperative. The Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Affairs emphasised that the two countries' public administration and economic participants must make further efforts, which primarily assumes taking an active role.

The Faro Convention has been ratified by overwhelming majority

Ministry of Human Resources, July 11, 2012 4:26 PM

The Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society adopted in Faro, Portugal in 2005 declares the individual and collective right to cultural heritage as part of universal human rights. The framework convention has been ratified by the Hungarian National Assembly by overwhelming majority.

Resources for the Job Protection Action Plan are secured

Ministry for National Economy, July 11, 2012 1:40 PM

As a result of the Job Protection Action Plan, tax liabilities of employees and small enterprises will decline by 300bn HUF. Taking into consideration that that the proportionate flat rate personal income tax system left 500bn HUF at taxpayers and families, and levies on the profits of small enterprises have been reduced by 150bn HUF, together with the measures announced lately which total 300bn HUF and are aimed at cutting burdens the tax liabilities on employment will be almost 1000bn HUF lower.

Public administration reform, young generations counted in

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, July 11, 2012 9:53 AM

One hundred and twenty young people are attending the summer camp ReGeneration organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice at Lake Balaton. The camp is being organised this year for the second time for university students who are interested in public services, public administration, politics and the work of the government.