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Conference on Green Growth

Ministry of Rural Development, May 15, 2012 6:22 PM

At the Smart Economy Hungary conference organised on Tuesday in Budapest by CoSignum and the National Institute for Environment (NeKI), State Secretary for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés and State Secretary Norbert Csizmadia spoke about the new Waste Management Act and the relation between the environment and the economy.

GDP figure driven by international trends

Government, May 15, 2012 5:49 PM

European economic data published today clearly shows that Europe still faces serious challenges in the area of growth. Eurostat’s latest figures show a significant slowdown in the EU27 and the eurozone. European economic developments illustrate the importance of the Hungarian government’s policy of opening up to the East, and its attempt to increase the country’s economic security through new strategic alliances.

Wallenberg Commemoration in Buenos Aires

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2012 3:41 PM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi opened the exhibition on the life of the Swedish rescuer, compiled in Hungary, at the Wallenberg commemoration in the building of the Federal Audit Office of Argentina on May 14th, 2012.

Agreement with Kosovo

Ministry of Interior, May 15, 2012 3:30 PM

Mr. Lóránt Balla, Ambassador of Hungary to Kosovo and Mr. Bajram Rexhepi, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo signed an Agreement between the Government of Hungary and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo.

Dutch cultural diplomat Mr. Jan Kennis received the Hungarian “Pro Cultura Hungarica” award

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2012 1:03 PM

The Hungarian Minister for National Resources decorated Mr. Jan Kennis, Dutch cultural diplomat – current vice president of SICA – with the award Pro Cultura Hungarica. The decoration was handed over, in the name of the Minister by H.E. Gyula Sümeghy, Ambassador of Hungary to the Netherlands during a short ceremony at the Embassy on 11 May 2012.

Dutch cultural diplomat Mr. Jan Kennis received the Hungarian “Pro Cultura Hungarica” award

Ministry of Human Resources, May 15, 2012 11:22 AM

The Hungarian Minister for National Resources decorated Mr. Jan Kennis, Dutch cultural diplomat – current vice president of SICA – with the award Pro Cultura Hungarica. The decoration was handed over, in the name of the Minister by H.E. Gyula Sümeghy, Ambassador of Hungary to the Netherlands during a short ceremony at the Embassy on 11 May 2012.

Adjusted data signal slight improvement in industrial output

Ministry for National Economy, May 15, 2012 10:30 AM

Workday-adjusted industrial output was 0.6 percent higher in March 2012 than the year before, whereas on the basis of seasonally- and workday-adjusted statistics in the third month of the year output was 0.6 percent higher than in the previous month. Unadjusted data signal a decline of 1.6 percent in industrial production. For the future a very positive piece of data is the 17.1 percent year-on-year increase of new orders in the surveyed month.

János Martonyi’s Meeting with his Argentinean Counterpart

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2012 8:37 AM

János Martonyi met Argentinean Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman in Buenos Aires on May 14, 2012. Reviewing the bilateral relations of the countries, the two Ministers pointed out that there were several unexploited opportunities in the development of bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of economic relations.

Address by Deputy State Secretary János Hóvári at the Freedom Day Reception of the Republic of South Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2012 8:23 AM

Budapest, May 14, 2012

Orbán: predictable and plannable 2013 budget required

Prime Minister’s Office, May 14, 2012 4:42 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed after the 14 May 2012 faction meeting of the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance that Parliament must remain in session until mid-July under any circumstances because the situation in Europe may require decisions which may involve Parliament. At the meeting, the Prime Minister also proposed a new Fidesz faction leader in the person of Antal Rogán.

Hungary will cement ties with India through trade, says Minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 14, 2012 4:09 PM

Interview with Foreign Minister János Martonyi by The Hindu on May 13, 2012.

János Martonyi’s Meetings with the Hungarians in Argentina

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 14, 2012 3:39 PM

Before the Hungarian-Argentinean bilateral diplomatic discussions, János Martonyi met the representatives of the Hungarians living in the South American state during his official visit to Argentina: he commemorated József Mindszenty, attended an oath of citizenship ceremony, and presented the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to the editor-in-chief of the Argentínai Magyar Hírlap (Hungarian Journal of Argentina).

University Campus To Be Built in Capital

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 14, 2012 7:34 AM

The Government has decided on the commencement of one of the largest projects in the capital, the Ludovika University Campus project, and the funding necessary for its implementation, Balázs Fürjes, Government Commissioner for priority Budapest projects said.

FAO Puts Forward International Guidelines to Protect Farmland

Ministry of Rural Development, May 11, 2012 9:05 PM

"Giving poor and vulnerable people secure and equitable rights to access land and other natural resources is a key condition in the fight against hunger and poverty", said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva in his speech at today's special session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at FAO headquarters in Rome, where 124 member states ceremoniously adopted the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Land Tenure.

The Government submitted to parliament the bills on formerly announced tax measures

Ministry for National Economy, May 11, 2012 6:43 PM

Earlier today the government has submitted to the National Assembly the bills about the implementation of the telecom tax, the financial transaction duty and the uniform insurance tax.

Hungarian Products on show at the 79th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad

Ministry of Rural Development, May 11, 2012 4:56 PM

31 businesses are representing Hungary at the 79th International Agriculture Fair in Vojvodina, held from May 12-18 with the support of the Hungarian Collective Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC). For seven companies, this is the first time they are presenting themselves before the Serbian public. On May 12, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas will be holding talks with Serbian Minister for Commerce, Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Dušan Petrović.

The American and Hungarian People are connected by a Centuries-old Bond

Ministry of Rural Development, May 11, 2012 3:09 PM

A commemoration service was held in remembrance of Mihály Kováts, a Hungarian born hussar colonel who was killed in action during the American War of Independence, in the city of his birth, Karcag.

Upon the successful completion of his task, Viktor Orbán initiates the release of Minister Without Portfolio Tamás Fellegi with the President of the Republic

Prime Minister’s Office, May 11, 2012 3:03 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán informed Tamás Fellegi that he would initiate his release from his mandate as Minister Without Portfolio with the President of the Republic effective as of 1 June 2012.

Welcoming Remarks by Political Director Péter Sztáray on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Fulbright Commission in Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 11, 2012 2:30 PM

As Prepared for Delivery

Meeting of the ministers for development cooperation at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels (14 May, 2012)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 11, 2012 2:10 PM

Meeting of the ministers for development cooperation at the Foreign Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on the 14 May, 2012. Hungary will be represented by Ambassador Péter Györkös, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the EU. The topics of the meeting are the future of the EU development policy, EU budget support to third countries, reflection on the EU’s collective development aid targets, Burma/Myanmar and preparations for Rio+20.

Viktor Orbán announces government reshuffle

Prime Minister’s Office, May 11, 2012 12:07 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces long-predicted changes in his government on public radio.

Summary

Ministry of Human Resources, May 11, 2012 11:51 AM

At the beginning of the week, Dr Miklós Szócska, Minister of State for Health attended the annual major eHealth Conference which took place in Copenhagen. During the event, one of the EU’s high level advisory bodies responsible for developing the EU’s electronic healthcare strategy, the eHealth Task Force also held a meeting.

Amendment of Media Law Before Parliament

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 11, 2012 11:20 AM

On behalf of the Government, the Minister of Public Administration and Justice presented to Parliament the proposed amendments to certain laws related to media services and press products. The Ministry announced already in April that, in acknowledgement of the decision of the Constitutional Court, they would present the proposed amendments to the legislation in order to achieve full harmony with the Fundamental Law.

Administrative State Secretary Iván Bába's Remarks on the Occasion of the National Day of the State of Israel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 10, 2012 3:47 PM

May 7, 2012

János Áder, the new Hungarian president, has entered office today

Government, May 10, 2012 3:30 PM

"Today, there is again a need for compromise. For compromise not in the superficial political sense of the word, but in a deeper sense. What I mean by compromise is that we Hungarians must finally come to terms with each other, for this is the only way to achieve inner peace," Ader said in front of the presidential Sandor Palace, bringing up as an example the era of Ferenc Deak (1803-1876), the "wise man of the nation" who helped mastermind the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.