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State Secretary János Lázár holds lecture at the Carpathian Basin Free University

Prime Minister’s Office, June 25, 2013 11:28 AM

State Secretary heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár held a lecture at the plenary session of Carpathian Basin Free University, organised by National Forum and Lakitelek People’s academy.

Hungary expands business relations with the United Arab Emirates

Prime Minister’s Office, June 25, 2013 11:24 AM

The United Arab Emirates is Hungary's number one foreign trade partner among Arab countries, State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó said at a business forum organised to boost bilateral business relations on Monday.

The Government’s view on the European Commission’s decision

Ministry for National Economy, June 25, 2013 10:57 AM

The Government accepts the decision of the European Commission with regret, as it endangers the funding of the Erzsébet programme, which finances a Government welfare scheme, and imperils the funding of the scheme that stimulates the domestic tourism sector via the SZÉP (Széchenyi Recreation) Card.

Farewell speech of Görgey Guido

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 24, 2013 5:50 PM

Budapest, 21 June 2013

János Martonyi: the self-organisation of Roma communities is encouraging

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 24, 2013 3:56 PM

The Hungarian Foreign Minister finds it encouraging that the Roma communities in Hungary are forming increasingly self-reliant associations, and this demonstrates that they are ready and able – in addition to providing assistance to those in need – to contribute to the social, economic and cultural advancement of Hungary.

Zoltán Cséfalvay holds talks on improving prospects for Hungarian start-ups in Silicon Valley

Ministry for National Economy, June 24, 2013 3:53 PM

“The initial steps for building a bridge for Hungarian start-ups between Hungary and Silicon Valley have been made,” Minister of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán Cséfalvay said, speaking from San Francisco in a telephone interview with MTI.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: flood protection created huge and successful cooperation

Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 3:34 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview that was published in regional newspapers belonging to the Axel Springer group of companies in which he among others spoke about flood protection, the government's programme, the economy, the opposition, the media and expectations regarding next year's election campaign.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó negotiates with UAE Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith

Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 3:32 PM

State Secretary for External Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó received in his office the Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister responsible for economic affairs of the United Arab Emirates Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith.

Strategic Partnership Agreement concluded with Linamar

Ministry for National Economy, June 24, 2013 12:07 PM

On behalf of the Government of Hungary, Minister of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán Cséfalvay signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Canadian company Linamar in Guelph, Canada.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: the next decade will be the decade of Central Europe

Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 11:47 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a lecture in the European House of Kőszeg on the occasion of 18th summer university of Institute for Social and European Studies (ISES) and Corvinus University of Budapest. The students came from approximately 20 countries.

Prime Minsiter receives CEO of UniCredit Banking Group

Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 10:49 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Federico Ghizzoni, CEO of UniCredit Banking Group on Friday and discussed the prospects of the European and Hungarian economies.

Ecofin lifts excessive deficit procedure against Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, June 24, 2013 10:15 AM

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (Ecofin) has approved the proposal of the European Commission to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced.

Opportunities of Transnational Tourism Development in CEI countries

Ministry for National Economy, June 24, 2013 9:15 AM

Conference – 6th of June 2013

Gödöllő-Budapest

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds talks with ETUC General Secretary

Prime Minister’s Office, June 21, 2013 3:32 PM

"Instead of introducing austerity measures, the Government chose to renew the economy", declared Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest at a press conference following his discussions with Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó negotiates in Russia

Prime Minister’s Office, June 21, 2013 3:28 PM

State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó negotiated about Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation and the participation of Hungarian companies in Russa as well as the reinforcement of Hungarian energy security.

ThyssenKrupp inaugurates new plant in Győr

Ministry for National Economy, June 21, 2013 1:42 PM

Germany's ThyssenKrupp concern inaugurated a new plant in Győr, Northwest Hungary, which was completed through an investment of HUF 1.2 billion (EUR 4 million).

Regional electricity market integration assessed by the Hungarian presidency at closing meeting

Ministry of National Development, June 21, 2013 9:04 AM

The Visegrad Countries confirmed their commitment toward extending the successful Czech-Slovakian-Hungarian market integration to Poland at the closing meeting of the Hungarian presidency of the Central Eastern European Forum for Electricity Market Integration (CEEE Forum) held in Budapest on 18 June 2013.

Erzsébet Holiday Camps relaunched in June 2013

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, June 20, 2013 5:59 PM

The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades.

Employment of individuals with disabilities increased by 10 thousand

Ministry of Human Resources, June 20, 2013 4:31 PM

In the past two years, the employment of those living with disabilities within state-subsidised frameworks has increased to fifty-five thousand, Miklós Soltész, State Secretary for Social and Family Affairs of the Ministry for National Resources announced in Debrecen today.

Nearly 10 kilometres of road was reconstructed between Röszke and Mórahalom

Ministry of National Development, June 20, 2013 4:18 PM

Another road reconstruction project was completed with the support of the New Széchenyi Plan. A nearly 10-kilometre section of the road connecting Röszke and Mórahalom in Csongrád County was reconstructed from over HUF 1 billion European Union funds. The inauguration ceremony of the project was held in Mórahalom on 20 June 2013.

Women’s prospects improved significantly on the Hungarian labour market

Ministry for National Economy, June 20, 2013 4:00 PM

Even from a European perspective, the Government has achieved outstanding results in the field of employment in general and the job prospects of women in particular. This year, the positive effects of the Job Protection Plan promote further improvement with regard to women’s employment. According to the latest data of the programme, which has been in place since January, in April job subsidies were applied for 27 thousand employees returning to work after their childcare allowance and maternity benefit period had ended. In addition, the Cabinet is planning to arrange new policies in order to improve the day-care facility network for small children and enhance the prospects of women seeking or returning to a job.

Accident investigation and rescue exercise organised by the GYSEV railway company

Ministry of National Development, June 20, 2013 2:06 PM

Railway professionals and ambulance, police and fire service representatives also participated in the rescue exercise organised by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron on 19 June 2013. During the simulation a yard locomotive collided with two motor vehicles. As Mr Zoltán Schváb, Deputy State Secretary for Transport under the Ministry of National Development emphasized at the venue, similar exercises are extremely important in order to ensure effective, fast and synchronised rescue operation and restoration in real accident situations.

Increasing online bankcard payments in public administration procedures

Ministry of National Development, June 20, 2013 1:57 PM

As a result of a project managed by the Governmental Information-Technology Development Agency (GITDA) online bankcard payment (VPOS) has been an option in increasing number of procedures in public administration since the end of March. The system implemented with the support of the New Széchenyi Plan justified the preliminary expectations already in the first period.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at the cabinet meeting in Fertőd

Prime Minister’s Office, June 19, 2013 5:19 PM

The Prime Minister held a speech at the cabinet meeting in Fertőd, declaring that those countries that do not insist on their cultural roots and turn away from their past also turn away from their future.

Hungary supports Moldova’s European integration, says Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 19, 2013 4:13 PM

Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gergely Prőhle reiterated Hungary’s support for Moldova’s European integration during his talks in Chisinau on 18 June 2013.