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Speech of Minister János Martonyi at the Opening Ceremony of the Wallenberg Exhibition

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2012 3:40 PM

Embassy of Hungary, Brasília, May 18th, 2012

(As prepared for delivery)

Viktor Orbán addressed Hungarians living in the US

Prime Minister’s Office, May 21, 2012 1:27 PM

Viktor Orbán delivered a speech to Hungarians living in the US in the Chicago St. Stephen Church on the occasion of his visit to the United States.

Thank You for Serving in Afghanistan!

Ministry of Defence, May 19, 2012 4:02 PM

Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral James Stavridis paid a three-day official visit to Afghanistan. He was accompanied by Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Budapest, who thanked the Hungarian troops for their sacrifice in serving with NATO in Afghanistan.

Large-scale equestrian festival at Ópusztaszer

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 18, 2012 4:22 PM

This weekend, between 18 and 20 May, an equestrian festival will be held in Ópusztaszer which is the largest of its kind in the Carpathian Basin. The aim of the event is preservation and revival of equestrian traditions.

The parliament has voted on the telecom services tax

Ministry for National Economy, May 18, 2012 3:51 PM

The next step is taken in order to establish long term fiscal sustainability and reduce general government debt.

Tamás Fellegi: IMF agreements expected in the autumn

, May 18, 2012 3:47 PM

Tamás Fellegi, outgoing chief negotiator with financial organisations, announced at a Budapest financial summit on Thursday that IMF/EU negotiations can start in July, with an expected agreement in the autumn.

New legislation provides many guarantees of security for nationalities

Ministry of Human Resources, May 18, 2012 3:45 PM

On 17 May, Deputy Minister of State for Church, Civil Society and Nationality Affairs Csaba Latorcai had talks in Nagyvárad/ Oradea with the German Minister of the Interior Christoph Bergner. Both sides agreed that Germans in Hungary play an essential, bridge-building role in relations between the two countries.

Knowledge of economy and finance, healthy lifestyles, foreign language culture: Government adopts the National Core Curriculum

Ministry of Human Resources, May 18, 2012 3:44 PM

After several months of specialist and public consultations, at its meeting on Wednesday the Government adopted the National Core Curriculum, which is planned to take effect in 2013. The new Curriculum is the work of 150 specialists, including academics and teachers. Its adoption was announced by the new Minister for Human Resources, Zoltán Balog, and Minister of State for Education, Rózsa Hoffmann.

Zoltán Balog: The National Core Curriculum is modern and durable

Ministry of Human Resources, May 18, 2012 2:20 PM

The new National Core Curriculum (NAT) was accepted by the Government. Praising the new document the Minister of Social Resources said: „It can be a cohesion to our nation.”

János Martonyi’s Negotiations in Sao Paulo

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 18, 2012 1:23 PM

The Hungarian Foreign Minister had business discussions in Sao Paulo, the economic and financial centre of Brazil on May 17th, 2012.

Special accounts help children in care

Ministry of Human Resources, May 18, 2012 1:20 PM

A cooperation agreement has been signed by the Secretary of Social, Family and Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Human Resources and OTP Bank in Budapest on 15th May 2012 in order to ensure that the bank would develop a value-keeping and personalized offer for the management of the savings of children in care.

Conference on past decades of healthcare

Ministry of Human Resources, May 18, 2012 11:18 AM

‘This Conference has great significance, as it creates an excellent forum to discuss healthcare related questions,’ said Miklós Szócska, Minister of State for Health at a unique professional workshop organized by Figyelő, attended by several previous Ministers of Health of Hungary.

Gross average wages increased by 4.4 percent in the first quarter of the year in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 18, 2012 10:17 AM

In Q1 2012 gross average wages of the national economy increased by 4.4 percent, whereas net wages excluding family tax benefits increased by 1.6 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year – the KSH has reported earlier today in its statistical release.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Summoning the Head of the Hungarian Mission to Bucharest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2012 4:38 PM

The Foreign Ministry of Romania summoned Oszkár Füzes, Hungary’s Ambassador to Bucharest on 16 May 2012. In the absence of the Ambassador, Ádám Balázs fulfilled the request as chargé d’affaires ad interim.

Budget and general government debt data according to the European Commission forecast

Ministry for National Economy, May 17, 2012 4:00 PM

The European Commission has recently published its study titled General Government Data of spring 2012, which provides a comprehensive overview of the fiscal balances and general government debt of EU countries for 2011 as well as relevant projections for 2012 and 2013. According to the figures published by the Commission, with regard to fiscal balances of 2011 Hungary has been a top performer in Europe: our surplus of 4.3 percent is much more favourable than the GDP deficit of 4.5 percent in the EU and 4.1 percent in the euro-zone.

A change of approach in elderly affairs

Ministry of Human Resources, May 17, 2012 3:37 PM

2012 is the European year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in the European Union. This term refers to a social and individual practice whereby quality of life in old age can be improved. This does not only include economic activity and staying in the labour market but also active participation in social, cultural and civil life, as well as social reintegration.

Nuclear revival within reach

Ministry of National Development, May 17, 2012 1:59 PM

Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy Pál Kovács represented the Hungarian Ministry of National Development at the plenary session of the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) held on 14-15 May 2012 in Bratislava.

Navracsics holds talks with Russian justice minister in St Petersburg

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 17, 2012 1:37 PM

Tibor Navracsics, the minister of justice and public administration, held talks with Russian justice minister Aleksandr Konovalov in Saint Petersburg on Thursday on the sidelines of the 2nd International Legal Forum.

János Martonyi’s Meeting with the Hungarians in Sao Paulo

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2012 1:27 PM

János Martonyi met the Hungarian community in the Hungarian House of Sao Paulo on May 16th, 2012. The Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasised in his speech the fact that the new Fundamental Law of Hungary took responsibility for the Hungarian communities and the importance of and support for the preservation of national identity.

Successful Tender for Solar Collectors by the Ministry of National Development

Ministry of National Development, May 17, 2012 12:56 PM

The total amount requested in the applications submitted for the sub-programme to support the establishment of solar collector systems covers the HUF 2.97 billion available for this purpose under the New Széchenyi Plan Green Investment Scheme. Once the deadline extended to 15 May 2012 was over, the Ministry of National Development closed the scheme. Altogether 5,686 applications were received, more than 2,300 of which have been assessed favourably up to now. Evaluation of the remaining applications is in progress.

Nowhere People

Ministry of Interior, May 16, 2012 7:03 PM

Mr László Felkai, State Secretary of Ministry of Interior and Mr Gottfried Köfner, UNHCR’s Regional Representative for Central Europe opened a joint exhibition about the world’s stateless people entitled “Nowhere People – Hazátlanul” which will be held on 16-31 May 2012 in the Palace of Arts (MÜPA).

Navracsics briefs Finnish officials on Hungary's justice reform

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 16, 2012 5:20 PM

Talks between Tibor Navracsics, the minister of justice and public administration, and Finnish politicians in Helsinki on Wednesday focused on reform of the justice system and public administration.

New Block Added to Clinical Centre of the University of Szeged

Ministry of National Development, May 16, 2012 3:59 PM

Minister of National Development Zsuzsanna Németh laid the foundation stone of the new clinical block of the University of Szeged on 15 May 2012.

Cutback on designer drugs

Ministry of Human Resources, May 16, 2012 3:41 PM

Besides the slow increase in illicit drug use, the consumption of designer drugs dramatically increased in Hungary between 2009 and 2011. These psychoactive substances with more or less unpredictable effects are spreading apace especially among the youth. Due to their rapidly changing composition, prohibiting and penalizing them presented serious problems. The Government has implemented new instruments against the distribution of drugs, and the early results have already been achieved.

Foreign Minister János Martonyi’s arrival in Brazil

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 16, 2012 1:15 PM

Within the framework of the Hungarian foreign policy’s global opening, János Martonyi pays an official visit to Brazil, the country with the fifth largest territory and the sixth largest economy in the world on 15-18 May 2012.