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Budapest to build five new museums by 2018

Ministry of Human Resources, March 4, 2014 2:27 PM

Budapest will build five new museums by 2018 at a total cost of 75 billion forints (EUR 240 million), Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced at a press conference on Monday. He said the design of the new museums will represent both state-of-the-art architecture and a respect for the Hungarian capital’s historical heritage.

Hungarian ambulance service becoming faster, safer and more efficient

Ministry of Human Resources, March 4, 2014 2:25 PM

The Hungarian ambulance service is getting faster, safer and more efficient thanks to one of the Government’s strategic partners, Daimler AG, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on Monday in the town of Zsámbék, north-central Hungary, where the National Ambulance Service received ten new Mercedes Sprinter ambulance vehicles.

Possible Agreement on Banning GMO Cultivation

Ministry of Rural Development, March 4, 2014 2:23 PM

The EU Environment Ministers have held talks on the proposal that would enable member states to ban the cultivation of GMOs on their territories. Hungary was represented at the talks by Endre Kardeván.

Agreement on the separate regulation of CEPOL and Europol

Ministry of Interior, March 4, 2014 2:21 PM

Almost every EU member state agreed upon the fact that the regulation of the European Police College (CEPOL) should be independent from Europol and should have its own legal foundations.

Minister Martonyi urges Association Agreement with Ukraine "without delay"

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 4, 2014 2:18 PM

The Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine should be signed as soon as possible, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared following the extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Millenáris Széllkapu idea competition inspired also non-professionals

Ministry for National Economy, March 4, 2014 12:32 PM

Almost half of applications submitted to the Millenáris Széllkapu idea competition, which awaited entries on the potential functions of a public park to be created on the area where the soon-to-be-demolished building of the former Ministry of Industry can still be found on Margit Avenue, came from people who are not architects, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the ceremony for presenting the awards for winners of the project.

Sándor Scheiber Awards presented

Ministry of Human Resources, March 4, 2014 8:04 AM

The Sándor Scheiber Awards were presented by Minister of State for Church, Minority and NGO Relations György Hölvényi from the Ministry of Human Resources, on Monday in Budapest.

Area of Irrigated Farmland to be Doubled

Ministry of Rural Development, March 3, 2014 5:20 PM

We plan to increase the area of land that is irrigated in Hungarian agriculture, because only around 100 thousand hectares are currently watered by farmers, whereas permission has been granted to water 200 thousand hectares, Zsolt Feldman said on Monday at a press conference at the National Water Directorate.

Crime prevention which really helps children

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 3, 2014 5:17 PM

“We’ve taken a step towards a more child-friendly legislation, but the real help lies in prevention: to succeed in initiating actions which raise awareness about threats and if something wrong happens, letting children and adults know what they should do” – stated Deputy PM Tibor Navracsics this Monday in Veszprém, just before a session of the campaign managed by the Ministry under his control, running under the name ‘The Internet Does Not Forget’.

Prime Minister on the situation in Ukraine

Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2014 5:04 PM

Hungarians are in safety both in Hungary and in Transcarpathia in western Ukraine, the Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday.

Hungarian Government submits 2014-2020 partnership agreement to EU

Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2014 5:02 PM

The government has submitted to the European Union the country's partnership agreement for the 2014-2020 budgetary period which enables opening up 10,500 billion forints in funding to Hungary, Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Nándor Csepreghy said on Monday.

Government aims for 600 percent increase in number of export-producing SMEs

Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2014 4:55 PM

The government aims to increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that produce and offer goods and services for export from the current 2,000 to 12,000, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday.

Zsolt Németh claims there is no exodus of Hungarians from Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2014 3:50 PM

Reports that thousands of ethnic Hungarians are crossing over to Hungary from Transcarpathia in Ukraine are false, MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared on public television on Monday morning. However, it is true that a few hundred young Hungarians have set off from Vynohradiv (Nagyszőlős) due to a false rumor that the Ukrainian army began military mobilisation, he added.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the fatal mass stabbing in China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2014 3:49 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary firmly condemns the mass stabbing committed in the city of Kunming in China's Yunnan province on March 1, and expresses condolences to the families of the victims.

Investment growth best in a decade

Ministry for National Economy, March 3, 2014 2:43 PM

According to the latest data by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in the last quarter of 2014 the volume of investments increased by 14.9 percent year-on-year. It has been since the first quarter of 2004, almost ten years ago, that a larger growth figure was recorded.

Hungary fully committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2014 2:17 PM

Hungary is fully committed to supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence and condemns the violation of its territorial integrity, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said 3 Marc 2014.

Resolving the situation of Roma is a joint responsibility of majority and minority

Ministry of Human Resources, March 3, 2014 1:01 PM

The situation of the Roma cannot be resolved without majority support, and Hungary’s advancement cannot be achieved without the active participation of the Roma, the Minister of Human Resources announced on 28 February in Budapest.

Hankook is planning further investment in Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2014 11:17 AM

South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook needs to expand production in Europe and since their only European plant is located in Hungary, chances are good for capacities to be enlarged always here, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday.

Prime Minister meets with Romani Rose

Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2014 10:23 AM

All minorities can count on Hungary at any time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said following a meeting with Romani Rose, President of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, in Budapest on Saturday.

Over half a million young Hungarian school children receive regular fruit

Ministry of Rural Development, March 3, 2014 8:40 AM

Within the framework of the National School Fruit Programme, the Government has increased funding from 500 million forints to HUF 1.2bn (EUR 3.9 million) since 2010, making it possible for 538 thousand children to receive at least two different kinds of fruits at least twice a week, compared to the 277 thousand schoolchildren originally covered by the programme, Zsolt Feldman said at a forum organised at the Ministry of Rural Development.

Most successful schools in student sports awarded

Ministry of Human Resources, March 3, 2014 8:33 AM

The Hungarian Student Sport Association awarded those Hungarian schools on Thursday, who made the biggest contribution to the advancement of student sports by having the most entrants and winners in competitions.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary on the situation in Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 2, 2014 3:01 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary – re-affirming its previous declarations – expresses its grave concern with respect to the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. We declare again that Hungary is committed to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of neighbouring Ukraine, and regards the violation of its territorial integrity as a non-observance of international obligations and the UN Charter.

Hungary to react to all insults at Ukraine’s Hungarian minority, says FM

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2014 7:29 PM

Transcarpathia’s troubled ethnic Hungarian minority has to face new dangers but Hungary will not leave any insult at them unanswered, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in Uzhhorod (Ungvár), Ukraine 1 March 2014.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerned about Crimean situation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2014 7:27 PM

Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern about the situation on the Crimean Peninsula and the massive Russian military manoeuvres.

Ukrainian PM pledges to settle language-law issue

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2014 7:26 PM

Ukraine’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Arsenij Yatsenyuk, pledged to the Visegrád Four foreign ministers that Ukraine would settle the language-law issue promptly, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi told MTI in Kiev 28 February 2014.