"The Government cares about the future of the equestrian sector; this is made clear shown by its previous decision on developing infrastructure", The Ministry's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai said at the Equestrian Forum held in the László Papp Sports Arena in Budapest on Friday within the framework of the FEI Equestrian World Cup.
Hungary and Iceland were among the first countries hit by the global financial crisis a few years ago and they have since both successfully recovered, Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after meeting Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson today in Budapest.
The agreement was signed by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and CEO of Egis, István Hodász. At the same time, Egis inaugurated a 4.6 billion forint (EUR 15m) R+D centre in the capital.
Austrian Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl, Slovenian State Secretary for Justice Tina Brecelj and Hungarian Minister of State for Justice Róbert Répássy held a meeting in Lendava, Slovenia on Friday. The representatives of the ministries of justice of the three countries held the already traditional meeting about current issues in judicial cooperation at the XXI Pannonian Lawyers’ Days. The agenda included the European Union’s post-2014 Justice and Home Affairs Programme and the approximation of the Austrian, Slovenian and Hungarian positions on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the EU Justice Scoreboard. The participants of the meeting were received by Mayor Anton Balazek in his office.
The renewed Baby bond, which can be purchased as of today, is another financial tool for assisting parents in bringing up their children, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said.
Supporting trekking is an important and priority task for the Hungarian Government, said Monika Balatoni, Secretary of State for Social Relations of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice (KIM) at a press conference before the 100th anniversary celebration of the Hungarian Trekking Association.
The national creative industry has received an unprecedented amount of Government funding and attention in support, stressed the State Secretary for Social Relations of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice in Budapest on Saturday.
Morocco may serve as Hungary's gateway to the Arab world and Africa, and Hungary can do the same for Morocco in Central Europe, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary declared following his official visit to the North African country.
Mónika Balatoni, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice's Minister of State for Social Relations, called supporting hiking an important and high priority task of the administration at a press conference on Saturday preceding an event marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian Hiking Association.
MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh sees no reason to reconsider his statement concerning the proposal to revoke the Romanian state decoration that was awarded to László Tőkés in recognition of his contribution to the democratic revolution in Romania in 1989.
The coming period is a period of development, as the Government plans to allocate some 10 percent – about HUF 700bn -- of EU funding within the 2014-2020 fiscal period to research and development, Minister of State for Parliament Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a business lunch where representatives of the Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, the Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Italy’s Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary participated.
This year some 151 localities were awarded HUF 250 million for social land programmes, and farming opportunities were provided for the needy in an area of three hundred hectares. The Government will continue the programme, the Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources said on Sunday at the press conference held in Sóshartyán in Nógrád County.
The Government plans to double the area of land used for ecological farming in Hungary during the upcoming 2014-2020 European Union financial period, the Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth said at the 26th Bioculture Science Day on Saturday in Budapest.
Hungary's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations signed agreements on economic and educational cooperation in Argentina, as part of his three-day tour in South America, on Friday.
Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer made a presentation on “the value of knowledge” in Németh László Secondary Grammar School, in Hódmezővásárhely. As a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and a professor in Cartography, the Minister of State has introduced the higher education institutions, the system of higher education and the value of knowledge to the school-leavers. In his presentation, he attached special importance to fact that Hungary can play a leading role in the academic competition of the 21 century.
The Cabinet has decided on the priority role of the equestrian sector. It was with a view to facilitating the development of the sector that the National Equestrian Programme was launched, which the Hungarian Government is supporting in several ways.
According to Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai, who is responsible for improving the employment prospects of women, the number of women in employment will increase this year.
Application will be reopened for preexisting resident scholarships and as a new feature, the emergency medicine specialist candidates may apply for the Gábor Aurél scholarship –the Minister of State for Health of the Ministry of Human Resources announced on Thursday in Budapest.
A special show was staged by the children of the “Kedvesház” Home on Friday at the State Secretariat for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources on the occasion of a conference on children with multiple disadvantages.
The 22-year-old Visegrád Group consists not only of four recent members of the EU, but constitutes one of the greatest regions of Europe with a population almost equal to that of Germany.
According to the Parliamentary Secretary of public administration, the relationship between the Government and professional chambers is balanced. Bence Rétvári broached this subject as he talked to journalists at the conference entitled “Professionalism – Responsibility – Quality” organised by the Association of Hungarian Professional Chambers in Budapest on Thursday. In the course of legislative work during the past 3 years, the Government cooperated closely with chambers of economy and professional chambers.
The European economy will not be competitive without pursuing the policy of further integration and free trade, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at the European Union’s Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.
Hungary strongly condemns the terrorist attack committed against the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Syria on November 28, 2013.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wished a happy and peaceful Hanukkah to Hungarian Jewish communities.
As part of the Hungarian Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Visegrád Group (V4) a conference entitled “Effective Public Administration as a Tool for Promoting Growth” was held on 29 November 2013 in Budapest.