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Hungary provides USD 500 000 in funding for education and culture in Transcarpathia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 18, 2013 2:00 PM

On December 18, Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that Hungary would contribute half a million US dollars to the renovation of educational and cultural institutions in the Transcarpathia region of Ukraine.

Lower tax liabilities for 270 thousand families

Ministry for National Economy, December 18, 2013 12:41 PM

According to the calculation of the Ministry for National Economy, the extension of the family tax allowance system will leave some HUF 50bn more at 270 thousand households, and thus the Hungarian family-friendly taxation system will support even more families with children, Minister of State for Taxation and Financial Affairs Gábor Orbán said at a press conference in Budapest.

Victims may publicly expose the names of agents from January

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 18, 2013 12:35 PM

As of January, victims may reveal the names of secret agents who reported on them during the communist era, announced Minister of State Bence Rétvári in Parliament on Tuesday after the National Assembly has adopted the proposal on setting up the Commission on National Remembrance.

Deputy State Secretary Prőhle: Cultural ties belong to the core of Hungary–France relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 18, 2013 12:27 PM

Cultural ties are the solid core of relations between France and Hungary, Gergely Prőhle, Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in Paris on Thursday.

Minister of State Kovács had talks with German partners on Roma inclusion policy

Ministry of Human Resources, December 18, 2013 12:13 PM

Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources had talks on Roma inclusion policy in Berlin on Tuesday with Romani Rose, head of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and Erika Steinbach, Member of Parliament for the CDU party and spokeswoman of the Bundestag’s parliamentary group on human rights and humanitarian aid.

Endre Kardeván Holds Talks on Increasing Food Exports to Ukraine

Ministry of Rural Development, December 18, 2013 12:06 PM

Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván received Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Co-Chair of the Hungarian-Ukrainian Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation Mikola Prysyazhnyuk at the Ministry of Rural Development in Budapest today, to hold discussions within the framework of the Committee.

Hungary performing better than EU average in many areas

Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2013 12:05 PM

Central Europe has been successfully renewed and has a competitive economy, making it is a good destination for foreign investors, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a lecture held at Istanbul's Marmara University on Wednesday.

Central Europe to become fastest-growing EU region, Viktor Orbán says in Turkey

Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2013 11:46 AM

Central Europe will be the next decade's fastest-growing region within the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a Hungarian-Turkish business forum in Istanbul on Tuesday.

The Authorities are Monitoring Frozen Marine Fish

Ministry of Rural Development, December 18, 2013 11:45 AM

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas has ordered the targeted monitoring of frozen marine fish throughout the country. During testing, inspectors check that packaging includes the required information in accordance with regulations and the thickness of the permitted layer of ice on fish, in addition to performing tests of a sensory and toxicological nature.

Hungarian Cultural Centre opens in Istanbul

Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2013 10:50 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán inaugurated a Hungarian Cultural Centre in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Prime Minister on official visit to Turkey

Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2013 5:20 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.

New penitentiary code to make prisons self-sufficient

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 17, 2013 5:17 PM

On Tuesday, Parliament passed the new Penitentiary Code including an objective to make prisons self-sufficient.

Exhibition on the Pan-European Picnic opens in Berlin

Ministry of Human Resources, December 17, 2013 5:14 PM

An exhibition on the 1989 Pan-European Picnic, an event that eventually led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain and the re-unification of Germany, opened at the Hungarian Embassy of Berlin late on Monday.

Decision reached on the Rules of Procedure of Referendums

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 17, 2013 5:08 PM

The National Assembly has passed the Act on Referendums. The motion was submitted back in June 2011 by Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics, however, discussion on the matter was put on hold for over two years following the general debate, as in order for the process to continue the Act on Electoral Procedure had to be adopted. The Referendum Act will enter into force on the day when the date for the 2014 parliamentary elections is set.

New 2014 Selective Waste Collection Contracts Signed

Ministry of Rural Development, December 17, 2013 4:28 PM

The National Waste Management Agency (OHÜ) signed agreements for next year's selective waste collection with the first three public service providers on Tuesday in Budapest.

International workshop on the preparation for the 2014-2020 budget period

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 17, 2013 4:28 PM

Marcell Biró, State Secretary of Public Administration and Justice opened the workshop “How do regions prepare for the 2014-2020 budget period?” in Brussels today organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice along with H4- HunOR Office. The guests were greeted by Tamás Deutsch, MEP.

Inflation-indexed wage rises for public work employees

Ministry for National Economy, December 17, 2013 3:53 PM

As of January, the Government increases public work wages by 2.4 percent, the expected rate of inflation for next year, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference in Budapest.

Minister Martonyi: EU remains open to signing pact with the Ukraine

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 17, 2013 3:51 PM

There is no way to renegotiate the free trade and association pact between the European Union and Ukraine and the EU will not provide financial compensation for the Ukraine, but it remains open to signing the agreement, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said following the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.

Next year’s budget is a budget of progress

Ministry for National Economy, December 17, 2013 2:44 PM

According to Minister for National economy Mihály Varga who spoke at a press conference held after the Budget had been adopted by Hungary’s Parliament, the 2014 budget is a budget of progress as it will facilitate growth.

Hungarian-Ukrainian Economic Joint Committee holds first session

Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2013 1:17 PM

Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Ukrainian Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhnyuk held talks on Monday at the first session of Hungarian-Ukrainian Economic Joint Committee.

Dialogue between the churches of the East and West was also among the topics discussed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Metropolitan Hilarion Alfayev

Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2013 12:42 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Metropolitan Hilarion, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow, held talks on Monday in Budapest on topics including Christian values, dialogue between the churches of the East and West, and war graves. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén also attended the meeting.

Minister of State Győri held talks with her Czech counterpart in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 17, 2013 10:58 AM

MFA Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri received Vojtěch Belling State Secretary for European Affairs of the Czech Republic in Budapest, on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the General Affairs Council next week and to discuss Member State positions on other EU affairs.

Reforms of public administration enters new phase

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 17, 2013 10:41 AM

The reform of public administration enters new phase as almost 300 clerks who will work at the government service points ( or ’windows’) received their diplomas yesterday in Budapest.

Local governments will be completely free of debt

Ministry of Interior, December 17, 2013 9:39 AM

Following the Government’s decision, 2007 settlements have become completely free of debt by now. The others will be completely consolidated by the end of February 2014 - said Minister of State for Municipal Affairs András Tállai at a press conference in Mezőkövesd.

Hungary will not lose any EU development funds

Prime Minister’s Office, December 16, 2013 5:30 PM

During his press conference, János Lázár, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office, stated that Hungary will not lose any EU development funds in the 2007-2013 financial framework, which has been held on Monday in Budapest.