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Minister of State Németh’s speech at the event “US-Hungary Military Cooperation”

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 25, 2013 8:49 AM

Lecture by Zsolt Németh,
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
at the event “US-Hungary Military Cooperation”, Hungarian Institute for International Affairs,
Budapest, April 22, 2013.

Prime Minister Orbán: A labour-based economy is the key to crisis recovery

Prime Minister’s Office, April 24, 2013 5:51 PM

Developing a labour-based economy will be key to boosting living standards in the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday.

Hungarian-Moldavian business cooperation strengthened

Prime Minister’s Office, April 24, 2013 5:49 PM

Hungary wants to step up energy cooperation with Moldova, State Secretary Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday. At a press conference after a meeting of the Hungary-Moldova joint economic committee, he stated that Moldovan electricity projects and linking Moldova’s network to European Union countries are areas Hungarian electricity provider MVM is interested in.

Salzburg Forum meets in Warsaw

Ministry of Interior, April 24, 2013 5:03 PM

This year’s first Salzburg Forum was organized by Poland in Warsaw on 23-24 April. At the ministerial conference, Hungary was represented by Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér.

János Martonyi: NATO-Russia Foreign Ministers meeting held in good spirits

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 24, 2013 3:25 PM

The NATO-Russian Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels on April 23 took place in a very good mood, which is a sign that the relations between the North Atlantic Alliance and Moscow are improving –Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi said.

Deputy Prime Minister: Close and friendly Hungarian-Chinese relations

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 24, 2013 2:10 PM

Hungarian-Chinese links have moved beyond protocol and involve close friendly relations in economic and cultural cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics stated on Wednesday.

Development of Special Forces Capability an Important Element

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 24, 2013 8:42 AM

The development of Special Forces capability is a priority in the strategic plan of the Ministry of Defence for the period until 2022, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende told Maj.-Gen. Michael Repass, Commander of United States Special Operations Command Europe in Budapest.

Minister Balog testifies in alleged Roma school segregation case

Ministry of Human Resources, April 23, 2013 5:51 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog testified in front of the Nyíregyháza Court with relation ot the case of the Miklós Sója Kindergarten and Elementary School, run by the Greek Catholic Church. The Chance for Children Foundation (CFCF) has sued both the local government and the church, demanding closure of the institution that, according to CFCF, segregates Roma children.

Budapest Water Summit to be held in October

Ministry of Rural Development, April 23, 2013 4:19 PM

The Budapest Water Summit will be held between October 8 and 11, and will be the most significant diplomatic event of the second half of the year in Hungary, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for European Union Sectoral Policy Gábor Baranyai told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

Eurostat deficit data beats expectations

Ministry for National Economy, April 22, 2013 5:49 PM

The Hungarian general government deficit figure of 1.9% reported by Eurostat is even more favourable than the formerly announced 2.1%.

State Secretary Szijjártó opens Trading House in Moscow

Prime Minister’s Office, April 22, 2013 5:45 PM

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó, who also serves as Government Commissioner in charge of Hungarian-Russian bilateral relations, on Monday opened the Hungarian Trading House in Moscow, established in cooperation with the Questor Group.

Minister Martonyi: EU mechanism not targeted against any one country

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 5:27 PM

The issue of the a new and more effective mechanism to safeguard fundamental values in Member States proposed by the foreign ministers of Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland remains on the EU agenda, and the majority of Member States have expressed their support for the initiative – stated Foreign Minister János Martonyi following the meeting of the General Affairs Council on Monday.

New TeSzedd! Drive Scheduled for September

Ministry of Rural Development, April 22, 2013 5:04 PM

The national TeSzedd! ("You Pick It!") litter collection drive will he held on September 14 this year, instead of in Spring as usual, announced the Minister of State for Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Rural Development's Earth Day event held in Budapest's City Park.

The 11th March of the Living in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, April 22, 2013 4:36 PM

The 11th March of the Living, commemorating the victims of Holocaust, took place along the Danube in Budapest on the 21st of April. The aim of the event was also to support the reinforcement of a Hungary that is free of racism and extremism. Around 20,000-25,000 people took part in the peaceful remembrance march. Among the participants were Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, Fidesz parliamentary faction leader Antal Rogán, and several foreign diplomats and state officials.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with young economists

Prime Minister’s Office, April 22, 2013 4:13 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared before young economists in Sarlóspuszta at an economic conference of the Developing Enterprises Association that in the economic crisis and structural transformation, the opportunities available to Hungary should be considered.

National Road Reconstruction Programme Under Way

Ministry of National Development, April 22, 2013 4:07 PM

“The Government aims to carry out the reconstruction of the national public road network in the medium term with the necessary funds” said Pál Völner, state secretary of infrastructure on 17 April 2013 in Bajna, at the opening event of the reconstruction of the connecting road between Tát, Tarján and Tatabánya.

NER300 Preliminary Qualification Tender for Innovative Projects

Ministry of National Development, April 22, 2013 4:05 PM

In the framework of the NER300 programme, the European Commission supports innovative projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of carbon dioxide, the recovery of renewable energy and the development of intelligent networks. Only a limited number of tenders may be submitted per Member State in the framework of the Commission’s call for tenders, therefore the Ministry of National Development is launching a preliminary qualification tender.

The Hungarian State is Selling Its Last EUA Units

Ministry of National Development, April 22, 2013 4:04 PM

In the framework of the supplementary agreement concluded on 11 April 2013 between the Ministry of National Development and the Leipzig based European Energy Exchange (EEX), the Hungarian State will sell all of its remaining European units of account (EUA) in April of this year, as approved by the European Commission.

US still tied to Europe through economic interests, says Zsolt Németh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 2:59 PM

The United States is a major player is global politics, yet the close American-European alliance remains important, especially with regard to security policy – said Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh at a conference on US-Hungarian relations.

János Martonyi calls for a more powerful European foreign and security policy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 1:10 PM

On the first day of the forum, the foreign ministers of the Visegrad countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – adopted a joint declaration highlighting the growing importance of their V4 cooperation.

Zsolt Németh welcomes Serbia-Kosovo agreement

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 11:59 AM

Minister of State Zsolt Németh welcomed the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo concluded during his visit in Romania.

Consultations with global financial institutions

Ministry for National Economy, April 22, 2013 11:28 AM

In Washington, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to discuss cooperation options on technical issues. He also held talks with Switzerland’s Economy Minister Johann Scheideer-Ammann about the liberalization of the Swiss labour market with regard to Hungarian jobseekers, in addition to which he sought information about accounts held by Hungarians in Switzerland.

US-Backed Conference on National Park Protection Begins

Ministry of Rural Development, April 22, 2013 10:59 AM

A 5-day professional conference on the protection of National Parks and the more effective prevention and management of fires on their territory began today in Balatonöszöd with the participation of eight countries and the expert and financial backing of the United States.

EUFOR Exercise with Hungarian Participation in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Ministry of Defence, April 22, 2013 8:06 AM

Hungarian, British, Austrian, Turkish and local forces are jointly exercising the use of EUFOR’s new force structure, which has been augmented with the Intermediate Reserves Forces, EUFOR Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. József Szpisják told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Thursday, April 18.

Prime Minister: We reject the application of any kind of double standard

Prime Minister’s Office, April 20, 2013 3:02 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview to Spanish daily El Mundo, in which he talked about the importance of Christian values in society, the ethnic and religious minorities as constructive elements of the state, and the necessity of more just treatment for Hungary on the part of the European Union.