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Hungarian Government committed to IMF-EU agreement and ready to start negotiations

, March 8, 2012 3:17 PM

Tamás Fellegi (Minister without Porfolio for Liaising with Certain International Financial Organisatons) today confirmed that the Hungarian Government continued to make efforts towards the earliest possible commencement and closing of negotiations with the IMF and the EU.

Zoltán Kovács: partial solutions are no solutions

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 8, 2012 2:47 PM

On Wednesday evening Zoltán Kovács, Minister of state for Government Communication, and Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin took part in a political debate at the prestigious London School of Economics. The subject was the policies of the present Hungarian Government, and domestic and economic affairs in Hungary since the political transition of 1989-1990.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit Hungary in the Summer

Ministry of National Development, March 8, 2012 2:15 PM

The Board of Governors (BG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is holding its regular annual meeting between 5-8 March, 2012. Hungary is currently a member of the policy-making body of the organisation headquartered in Vienna. The Hungarian delegation is represented by Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy Pál Kovács of the Ministry of National Development acting as governor.

Hungary supports Serbia’s further integration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2012 8:45 AM

In their meeting on 1 March 2012, the heads of state and government of the European Union officially granted candidate status to Serbia. Thereby the Western Balkan country opened a new chapter in its institutional relations with the EU and its accession process.

Agreement on the political representation of Canada in Syria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2012 8:44 AM

From 5 March 2012, on the basis of a bilateral agreement Hungary’s Embassy in Damascus represents Canada as well. This is not unprecedented, as Hungary entered into a similar cooperation in Tripoli in 2011 during the revolution in Lybia. The Hungarian diplomacy performed the task it undertook excellently.

János Martonyi participated in the V4 + Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Prague

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2012 8:41 AM

On 5 March 2012, in the framework of the Czech Presidency of the Visegrád Cooperation János Martonyi participated in the extended V4 Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Prague. Besides the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrád countries, the Baltic states, and the Eastern Partners; the Foreign Minister of Denmark holding the current Presidency of the Council of the European Union, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, and Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Füle were also invited to the event, which centred around the Eastern Partnership.

International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2012 8:39 AM

On 15 February 2012 the Hungarian Government decided to organise the International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest on 4-5 October 2012.

The key financial developments of the central subsystem of the state budget in February 2012

Ministry for National Economy, March 7, 2012 5:22 PM

The 2012 data of the central subsystem of the state budget

The Response of the Government of Hungary to the Announcement of the European Commission

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2012 2:34 PM

The Hungarian Government welcomes the decision of the European Commission to accept the answers submitted by Hungary in ninety per cent of the issues raised by the Commission. Therefore, these can be settled now.

The Hungarian government has been mending the mistakes of the past - Reply to the European Commission Communication of 6 March

Ministry for National Economy, March 7, 2012 11:53 AM

The government has been and will be committed to achieving the deficit target. The proof of this commitment is that this is the first government since Hungary’s EU accession in 2004 which cut the budget deficit to below 3 percent.

Viktor Orbán: German industry is Hungary’s top ally

Government, March 7, 2012 11:32 AM

Another major project is being launched in Hungary. The opening event of the Kecskemét project of Knorr-Bremse’s utility vehicle division was held on 6 March 2012 attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Prime Minister also made a speech.

Hungary’s equestrian sector to be developed

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 7, 2012 10:08 AM

The Government has approved an equestrian programme named after ‘Kincsem’, the historic Hungarian racehorse. This programme aims to develop the Hungarian equestrian sector and ensure its sustainability, integrating national equestrian education culture, horse riding tourism, stud farms, equestrian sports, hippotherapy and horse racing. Thus Hungary’s role in horse tourism, based on a long and famous tradition of horsemanship, may increase still further within Europe.

Thirty-two churches recognised by Parliament to date

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 7, 2012 8:26 AM

The number of churches recognised by Parliament has risen to thirty-two. Parliament decided on the amendment of Act CCVI of 2011 on the Freedom of Conscience and Religion and the Status of Churches, Religious Denominations and Religious Communities on 27 February.

Sándor Fazekas concludes Agreement with Algerian Minister of Agriculture

Ministry of Rural Development, March 6, 2012 12:14 PM

Hungarian-Algerian agricultural relations have gained new impetus. Minister of Rural Development Sándor Fazekas, acting in representation of the Hungarian government, and Algerian Minister of Agriculture Rachid Benaissa, have signed an Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECA) in Algiers on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Expression of gratitude to the people and politicians of Poland and Lithuania

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 6, 2012 10:46 AM

Hungary would like to thank the people and politicians of the Republics of Lithuania and Poland – including, of course, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk – for standing by Hungary in its efforts to determine its own fate, and for espousing Hungary's right to sovereignty and self-determination.

Central European Police College is 20 years old

Ministry of Interior, March 6, 2012 8:00 AM

On the occasion of 20th anniversary of Central-European Police College (CEPOL) established on the initiative of Hungary and Austria ceremony was held on Monday evening in Vienna with the participation of Sándor Pintér, Interior Minister of Hungary and Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Austrian Federal Minister for the Interior.

Besides the GDP, Agriculture is also the Engine of Investments

Ministry of Rural Development, March 3, 2012 6:32 PM

Agricultural investments rose significantly by 11.7% in 2011. Investment in the processing and food industries also increased by more than 24%.

The 1st COMEDS Military Surgeon Ad Hoc Expert Team Meeting

Ministry of Defence, March 3, 2012 5:25 PM

The 1st founding meeting of the COMEDS Military Surgeon Ad Hoc Expert Team (MSET) took place on 1-2 March 2012 in Budapest, organized by the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (MILMED COE). The meeting was led by its chairman, Col. Dr. Teunis van Egmond.

Hungary not to lose a penny of cohesion support, says PM

Prime Minister’s Office, March 2, 2012 4:57 PM

Hungary will not lose any penny of its convergence or cohesion fund support next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference after the EU's summit on Friday.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the North-Korean moratorium

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 2, 2012 12:07 PM

On 29 February the Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced a moratorium on test launching of long-range missiles, nuclear test and on uranium-enrichment. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea also agreed on the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspectors to verify the moratorium on uranium-enrichment.

"Alföldi kamillavirágzat" Wild Camomile Flower granted EU Protection

Ministry of Rural Development, March 1, 2012 4:43 PM

The European Commission has registered the name "Alföldi kamillavirágzat", and given it "protected designation of origin" (PDO) status. The Commission registry currently includes more than 1000 officially protected denominations.

Zoltán Kovács in Paris – On the crisis of the euro-zone

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 1, 2012 4:39 PM

Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communication, took part in a round-table discussion on the subject of the eurozone crisis at the Paris office of the European Commission.

Statement by His Excellency Mr. Zsolt Németh, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Hungary at the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2012 4:15 PM

Geneva, 1 March 2012

Response to the comprehensive report of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 1, 2012 10:08 AM

Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, welcomes as a positive development that Hungary has made its legislation concerning assembly more stringent in order to regulate and sanction unlawful demonstrations designed to create fear. The report also acknowledges that the European Roma Framework Strategy was conceived under the coordination of the Hungarian Government. Hungary was the first Member State to complete and submit to the European Commission its own inclusion strategy, the National Social Integration Strategy.

Hungary govt to reduce budget deficit by measures worth 0.4pc of GDP, says official

Ministry for National Economy, February 29, 2012 1:34 PM

Hungary is committed to keeping its budget deficit below 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the level set by the European Union, Zoltan Csefalvay, state secretary at the economic ministry, told a committee of European Parliament on Wednesday.