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Sándor Pintér gave presentation at a police conference held in Berlin

Ministry of Interior, February 15, 2012 8:00 AM

Interior Minister Sándor Pintér gave presentation on the necessity and methods of defence against cybercrime at the 15th European Police Congress on Tuesday in Berlin organized by the Behörden Spiegel, Germany’s newspaper for public authorities.

Prodexpo Food Exhibition – Intensive Hungarian Presence in Moscow

Ministry of Rural Development, February 13, 2012 7:56 PM

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas and State Secretary for Food Chain Control Supervision and Agricultural Administration Endre Kardeván both attended one of the most important international agricultural trade fairs held in Moscow. Hungary was represented by its own national pavilion and by thirteen companies. During the exhibition, Sándor Fazekas will hold talks with the Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

Viktor Orbán proposes Hungary’s membership of the fiscal compact

Prime Minister’s Office, February 13, 2012 7:25 PM

On the first day of the spring parliamentary session Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged the National Assembly to adopt the European Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, and also stressed that the future of Hungary is within the European Union.

Safe and cheap nuclear energy may promote combating climate change

Ministry of National Development, February 13, 2012 3:47 PM

Representing Hungary, Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy Pál Kovács addressed the informal discussion of the European Union’s energy ministers, held on nuclear energy in Paris on 10 February 2012. The heads responsible for this specialisation in the Member States discussed energy policy challenges, and the appropriate ratio and sustainability of nuclear energy.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister’s meetings in Berlin focused on issues of foreign affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 13, 2012 3:08 PM

On 7 February 2012 János Martonyi negotiated with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Berlin about current issues of the European Union, the Middle East, and Hungarian-German bilateral relations. On the invitation of his German counterpart, the Hungarian Foreign minister arrived in Germany for a two-day visit to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Hungary on Friendly Cooperation and Partnership in Europe.

The Hungarian government is committed to cooperating with the European Union

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, February 10, 2012 4:00 PM

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration Tibor Navracsics participated in the hearing called by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Thursday where he reinforced that the Hungarian government intended to continue dialogue with the EU and was committed to freedom, democracy and the rule of law. He asked representatives not to judge according to prejudices, superficial knowledge and political interest, but to state their opinion based on accurate information, in the providing of which the government gives every possibility.

‘State of the nation’ speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister’s Office, February 8, 2012 6:30 PM

On 7 February 2012 Viktor Orbán gave his traditional ‘state of the nation’ speech, focusing on the past year. This was the fourteenth such occasion.

New Chapter in Rural Development Cooperation of Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin

Ministry of Rural Development, February 7, 2012 7:40 PM

The Strategy, which involves eight countries, utilizes natural and geographical advantages, with special regard to water management and the rural development related cooperation between Hungarian communities – stated Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at the Hungarian Parliament, where the agreement entitled "Rural Development Cross-Border Cooperation with Hungarian Peoples in the Carpathian Basin" was ceremoniously signed.

The Alliance Will Not Let Afghanistan Down

Ministry of Defence, February 7, 2012 5:54 PM

“The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)’s gradual transition of lead security responsibility and the related tasks to the Afghan security forces is on schedule and making steady progress province by province and region by region in Afghanistan” – Dr. Csaba Hende pointed out in Brussels. The Minister of Defence participated in the Defence Ministers’ Meeting of NATO member countries that ended on Friday, February 3.

European Perspective on Defence Cooperation in a Time of Financial Challenge

Ministry of Defence, February 7, 2012 5:42 PM

The European Defence Agency (EDA) organised the traditional Annual Conference 2012 on 31 January also this year. It provided a forum for a high level debate amongst senior experts from governments, EU institutions, industry and think tanks on the means to boost European defence cooperation in an era of severe financial constraints.

Cattle Exports to Turkey Resume

Ministry of Rural Development, February 7, 2012 2:37 PM

According to information received by the relevant Hungarian authority, Turkey is to revoke its ban on livestock imports from Hungary. The Turkish party has accepted the Hungarian authority's package of measures and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Animal Husbandry will be lifting the temporary ban on the transport of live animals, meaning that exports may now continue after the relevant quotas are distributed. Businesses who deal in exports will also receive notification when the ban is lifted.

Le Monde interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister’s Office, February 7, 2012 8:17 AM

An interview with Viktor Orbán appeared in the French newspaper Le Monde on Saturday. The Prime Minister stressed that ideologies are no longer important: it is values that matter, and values ​​have not changed since 1989.

Statement of the Foreign Ministry on The Jerusalem Post’s article of 5 February 2012 about Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2012 6:00 PM

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the position of the MPs of the Jobbik political party on the Holocaust, on the internal political situation in Israel, and on the political relations of the Middle East.

Martonyi begins two-day visit to Germany

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2012 5:11 PM

Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi has left on a two-day official visit to Germany on Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hungarian-German friendship treaty.

Zoltán Kovács: Respond to Francis Fukuyama

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, February 6, 2012 8:29 AM

Letter of the State Secretary for Government Communication, Dr. Zoltán Kovács to The American Interest's blog, responding to Francis Fukuyama's post of January 23, "Do Institutions Really Matter?"

Sándor Fazekas presents the first Farmland Lease Contracts

Ministry of Rural Development, February 3, 2012 5:07 PM

"We have kept our promise: we are helping locally resident farmers with small and medium sized estates acquire farmland leaseholds. The signing of these contracts is further confirmation that the Ignác Darányi Plan concentrates on family run farms" – said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at the press conference at which the first farmland lease contracts were ceremoniously presented to three farmers.

Hungarian Carp in India

Ministry of Rural Development, February 3, 2012 10:33 AM

Fish are one of the most important sources of protein in public provisioning in India, and so the agreement signed on aquaculture, carp genetics and sweetwater fish breeding by State Secretary for Agricultural Economy György Czerván and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of India Prabeer Kumar Basu at the meeting of the Hungarian-Indian Agricultural Workgroup is of great significance.

Hungarian Cheese Gains Popularity in Near East

Ministry of Rural Development, February 2, 2012 7:31 PM

"New food production plants boost animal husbandry; they increase farmers' confidence in the fact that it is worthwhile to invest and to establish modern, livestock farming facilities" – announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas in Hajdúböszörmény at a ceremony to place the foundation stone of Wassim Cheese Ltd's new production hall, in the presence of ambassadors from ten Arab countries.

Defence Minister Welcomes Military Attachés

Ministry of Defence, February 2, 2012 2:21 PM

The Ministry of Defence invited the military attachés accredited to Budapest to the traditional New Year toast in Stefánia Palace on January 24. Among others, the event was attended by Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende, Lajos Fodor, the MoD State Secretary for Public Administration, Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff and several representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Hungarian Defence Forces.

Farmers must be Encouraged to engage in Ecological Farming

Ministry of Rural Development, February 2, 2012 1:29 PM

Hungary would like to increase the area used for biofarming to three hundred thousand hectares by 2020, in view of which the Ministry is working on an ecological farming programme. Organic farmers receive special support and we provide help with switching to the new methods – said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at the professional conference of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKI) at the Saint Stephen University in Gödöllő. The event organised by the ÖMKI is aimed at assisting the spread of ecological farming.

With the mediation of the Government, an agreement among Hungarian Jewish communities has been arrived at in relation to the payment of perpetual annuities for 2012. Press Release.

Government, February 1, 2012 7:22 PM

With the mediation of the Government an agreement among Hungarian Jewish communities has been arrived at in relation to the system for payment of perpetual annuities for 2012.This is the culmination of months of negotiations.

Update on Changes in Personal Income Tax

Ministry for National Economy, February 1, 2012 5:42 PM

The government has decided in summer 2010 after it had reviewed the system of domestic burden sharing, learned the opinions of stakeholders of the economy as well as surveyed the international experiences and trends in taxation to radically transform the system of personal income taxes and gradually implement the flat-rate personal income tax in Hungary. In regard to the aforementioned transformation several objectives have been identified which included the simplification of the system of personal income taxation, the creation of balanced and proportionate social burden sharing, the reduction of tax burdens and the increase of the number of taxpayers.

Hungarian-French Rural Development Talks on our Common Values

Ministry of Rural Development, February 1, 2012 4:24 PM

Duck and goose products manufactured using force-feeding were among the topics on the agenda during the 9th session of the Hungarian-French Agriculture and Rural Development Workgroup in Budapest. The French party proposed joint, EU-level representation for the protection of duck and goose liver products.

FAO Presses for International Cooperation against Farmland Speculators

Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2012 11:25 AM

The UN's Agriculture and Food Organisation (FAO) has pressed for a precedent international stance against land speculation, which has grown to worldwide proportions, at its latest session held at the Ministry of Rural Development, at which representatives of the Ministry's relative professional departments and background organisations took part, together with the directors of agrarian universities and research institutes.

New Plant Breeds Recognised by the Breed Classification Council

Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2012 9:25 AM

Newly bred crops breeds, as well as vegetable and fruit seed varieties have been officially recognised by the Breed Classification Council. The newest strains of the following plants have been included in the National Breed Registry by the committee: wheat, barley, rape, melon, watermelon, cauliflower, cabbage, turnip, bell peppers, tomato, sweet corn and popcorn maize, beans, cucumber and several herbs and spices.