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EU Ministers of Environmental Protection Bicycled all the way to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Ministry of Rural Development, March 25, 2011 12:37 PM

The European Union’s Ministers of Environmental Protection called attention to the issues of healthy lifestyle and environmental protection when they set out on bicycles from their hotel on Margaret Island to the conference on environmental protection held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

The Fundamental Law will create a new standard in family values

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 25, 2011 8:29 AM

At a consultation session arranged in Budapest on the draft Fundamental Law, Parliamentary Minister of State Bence Rétvári said that the Fundamental Law will create a fundamentally new standard in family values and in protection of the interests of the future generation: the young of today. The new fundamental law will express fundamental values, and will speak out in defence of life, the family and marriage.

Statement of the Ministry of Interior

Ministry of Interior, March 25, 2011 7:05 AM

Harmony among its citizenry is the foundation of Hungary’s economic and cultural development. Some irresponsible people have attempted to disrupt this harmony in Gyöngyöspata, and it has been reported that there are plans to make similar attempts in other settlements. Statement of the Press Department of Ministry of Interior.

Mr. Sándor Fazekas Minister of Rural Development Met This Afternoon with the European Commitee’s Commissioner of Enviromental Protection

Ministry of Rural Development, March 24, 2011 7:14 PM

Last week at the session of Ministrers of Enviromental Protection in Brussels Mr. Janez Potoćnik praised the Hungarian Presidensy’s hard work and pointed out that as a result of this they could agree on a law regulating the collecting and recycling of electronic waste.

Tibor Navracsics: public works programmes will be announced in July

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 24, 2011 6:33 PM

The first public works programmes, which will serve as a model for later ones, are due to be announced on 1 July, and are due to start in September, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics at an economic forum in Veszprém on Thursday.

European Union to Successfully Manage Energy-related Consequences of International Events

Ministry of National Development, March 24, 2011 11:04 AM

On 21 March 2011, in Brussels the extraordinary meeting of energy ministers convened by Minister of National Development Tamás Fellegi discussed the consequences of the North African events and the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan. In the framework of the single agenda item, the participants discussed the current state of energy industry and the impacts of the recent events on the energy market. They exchanged views on the short, medium- and long-term responses required of the European Union and the Member States.

The Foreign Ministry’s Statement on the Release of Political Prisoners in Cuba

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 24, 2011 9:31 AM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary welcomes that according to the agreement between the Cuban Roman Catholic Church and the Cuban Government the last two members of the 75 Cuban opposition activists, who had been arrested and sentenced to long prison term in 2003, have regained their freedom. We were very pleased to learn that on the 12th of March Dr. Oscar Elías Biscet also could return to his home, whom Viktor Orbán took under his personal patronage in 2007, and recently as Prime Minister of Hungary nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Press release - Destruction of cluster munitions in Erdőkertes

Ministry of Defence, March 22, 2011 4:27 PM

The informal meeting of Brussels-based PMG diplomats will be hosted by the Ministry of Defence in Budapest between 23 and 25 March.
Besides their informal talks they will observe the destruction of cluster munitions in Erdőkertes.

Water for the Cities, Cities for water

Ministry of Rural Development, March 22, 2011 3:03 PM

In compliance with the United Nations’ goals , the Ministry of Rural Development considers it important to celebrate the World Day of Water each year, since Europe’s largest sweet water resourse is to be found here, in the heart of the Carpathian basin, in Hungary - explained Mr. Sandor Fazekas, Minister of Rural Development at the opening ceremony of the World Day of Water.

Making family policy a European issue

Ministry of Human Resources, March 22, 2011 1:30 PM

The Hungarian Presidency aims to initiate a Union level debate on Europe’s demographic and family issues. Before the relevant ministerial meeting, Miklós Soltész, State Secretary for Social, Family and Youth Affairs of the Ministry for National Resources, also sought the opinion of non-governmental organisations on the matter in Budapest, on 17 March.

Public transport

Ministry for National Economy, March 22, 2011 11:16 AM

A key element of the wellbeing of people is the efficient organization of public transport. The advantage which Hungary enjoys is that it has a dense transport network in a European comparison.

Hungarian-Russian Negotiations Concluded by Signature of Modernisation Declaration

Ministry of National Development, March 22, 2011 11:16 AM

The sixth session of the Hungarian-Russian Intergovernmental Committee for Economic Cooperation was concluded by the signature of a protocol and a joint declaration of modernisation and partnership on 18 March 2011 in Moscow. The documents were signed by Hungarian Minister of National Development Tamás Fellegi and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. Cooperation opportunities in the field of energy, agriculture, finances and transport were discussed during the talks.

The worst threat: public debt

Ministry for National Economy, March 22, 2011 11:14 AM

Because of the policy of the past eight years which had been based on overspending, high budget deficits and accumulating public debt, the financial crisis which erupted in autumn 2008 pushed the country into such a situation that we could avoid bankruptcy only by the help of international credits.

Hungary retains the independence of its tax system

Ministry for National Economy, March 21, 2011 11:18 PM

According to the analysis of the Ministry for National Economy, it is not in the interest of Hungary to join the Competitiveness Pact as Hungary is already taking all the necessary steps outlined in the EU’s structural pact. Furthermore, the Széll Kálmán Plan contains even more ambitious measures while sustaining the independence of the tax system.

The 3rd energy package has been transposed into Hungarian law as a new act

Ministry of National Development, March 21, 2011 2:34 PM

On 16 March 2011, with a significant majority the Hungarian National Assembly Parliament adopted the draft act No. T/1941 and the related amending motions submitted by the Ministry of National Development. The act approved by the MPs, among others, transposes a significant part of the legislation of the so-called 3rd energy package of the European Union into Hungarian law.

The Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council held its meeting presided by Rózsa Hoffmann in Brussels

Ministry of Human Resources, March 21, 2011 1:40 PM

It was the first time that the Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council held a meeting in Brussels during the Hungarian EU Presidency. The meeting focused on the role of education in achieving the objectives set by the community for the period till 2020. Said meeting was presided over by Rózsa Hoffman, state secretary responsible for education of the Ministry of National Resources of Hungary.

Miklós Szócska on the announcement of managerial jobs

Ministry of Human Resources, March 21, 2011 1:35 PM

On 15 February Dr. Miklós Szócska, state secretary responsible for health policy, held a meeting for the leading officers of health institutions and background institutions financed by the state. One of the focuses of the discussion was the issue of the announcement of jobs published in the Health Gazette last Friday.

Commemorative plaquette for each wedding couple

Ministry of Human Resources, March 21, 2011 1:25 PM

On the occasion of the World Marriage Day, Miklós Soltész, state secretary responsible for social, family and youth affairs of the Ministry of National Resources, delivered, during a ceremony, the first commemorative plaquette “Together” to a young couple just married. The ceremonial event was also attended by Balázs Bús, mayor of Óbuda.

Géza Szőcs met Bernd Neumann, German minister of culture, in Berlin

Ministry of Human Resources, March 21, 2011 1:20 PM

Géza Szőcs, state secretary responsible for culture, visited Berlin at the weekend, where he attended several meetings during the period of the film festival. On Sunday, 13 February, he carried on discussions with his German colleague, Bernd Neumann, federal minister of culture, on strengthening the Hungarian-German cultural relations, with special regard to movies and digitalization.

Attila Czene – reconciliation with the civil organizations of sports

Ministry of Human Resources, March 21, 2011 1:15 PM

On 9 February 2011 the state secretary responsible for sports of the Ministry of National Resources informed civil organizations of the sports policy efforts of the Hungarian Presidency.

The Public Administration Open Day is a success

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 21, 2011 10:26 AM

More than six hundred young people visited the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice on Saturday, on the occasion of the first ever ReGeneráció Public Administration Open Day, in which participants were able to gain an insider’s view of the work of the Ministry.

Government communication on a new path

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 19, 2011 3:25 PM

‘We began with crisis communication, and continued in that mode until a few weeks ago’ – this is how Zoltán Kovács characterised the work so far of the Office of the Minister of State for Government Communication.

Minister of Defence at the 4th Euro-Atlantic Security Forum

Ministry of Defence, March 18, 2011 3:55 PM

Minister of Defence Csaba Hende travelled to Warsaw on March 17 and delivered a speech at the 4th Euro-Atlantic Security Forum.

The EP Approves Danube-Strategy

Ministry of Rural Development, March 18, 2011 3:17 PM

The European Parliament would like to have a greener and more “Central-European” Danube-strategy. This was approved on Thursday at the Strassbourg plenary session. The report supports the proposals of the European committee and that of the Member States’. This strategy does not have its own budget but it has to use the Union’s resources and coordinate it with the member states.

Rotation of Hungarian troops in Sinai

Ministry of Defence, March 18, 2011 2:52 PM

The troops of the MFO (Multinational Force and Observers) and the FMPU (Force Military Police Unit) deployed in Sinai have been rotated recently.