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Silk Routes Partnership for Migration

Ministry of Interior, April 19, 2013 5:41 PM

The participants of the Budapest Process signed the Ministerial Declaration on a Silk Routes Partnership for Migration on 19 April 2013.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán interview on Kossuth Radio

Prime Minister’s Office, April 19, 2013 3:57 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared on Kossuth Radio that the Hungarian Government faces criticism in the European Parliament while there are no concrete concerns.

The Prime Minister inaugurates a new Lego plant in Nyíregyháza

Prime Minister’s Office, April 19, 2013 2:31 PM

Further to the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement with Danish company Lego on 15 April, Primer Minister Viktor Orbán today inaugurated and laid the cornerstone of the company’s new factory in the north-eastern Hungarian city of Nyiregyháza.

Hungary and Germany to launch joint Roma programmes

Ministry of Human Resources, April 19, 2013 2:20 PM

Hungary and Germany will soon launch several Roma programmes, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog said in Berlin on Thursday after talks with German officials. The Minister, who is on an official visit to Germany, met with Ministers of State Cornelia Pieper and Eckart von Kladen, as well as with Romani Rose, President of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma.

Opening to the East policy continues with Indonesian Minister’s visit

Ministry for National Economy, April 19, 2013 10:15 AM

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga received Indonesia’s Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto in his office today.

Discussions on Expanding GMO-Free Soy Cultivation in Hungary

Ministry of Rural Development, April 18, 2013 5:33 PM

It is Hungary's goal to produce high quality, GMO-free local soy, thus decreasing the country's dependence on exports, said Minster of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván following a meeting with President of the Danube Soy Association Matthias Krön in the Ministry of Rural Development.

Minister of State Győri: Hungary's critics should check their facts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 18, 2013 5:08 PM

The Minister of State for EU Affairs has published an article on euractiv.com in reaction to Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe calling for the application of Article 7.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with Chinese officials in Beijing

Prime Minister’s Office, April 18, 2013 4:59 PM

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó, who also serves as Government Commissioner in charge of Hungarian-Chinese bilateral relations, held talks about the financing and construction of the planned “V0” Budapest cargo rail ring in Beijing.

Government efforts to reignite industry are working, the Prime Minister says

Prime Minister’s Office, April 18, 2013 4:32 PM

The Government is succeeding in reigniting industry and Hungary's goal to thrive from labour and production is viable, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday.

Hungary is less fragile

Ministry for National Economy, April 18, 2013 4:04 PM

Recently, several economic indicators have signalled that Hungary is becoming more and more robust and confidence in the country is increasing. Favourable trends can be observed, for example, on the market of Hungarian government securities which enhance the stability of debt financing: average yields at auctions are at historic lows, in the past six months the yield curve has moved significantly lower and the stock of retail government securities has continued to increase. Concurrently, the domestic currency has also strengthened markedly in the past couple of weeks. Lower CDS pricing indicates the improvement of risk perceptions as well.

Cooperation between the Hungarian and Chinese immigration authorities

Ministry of Interior, April 18, 2013 2:07 PM

The Hungarian and Chinese immigration authorities signed a treaty on cooperation in the fields of professional training and the exchange of information.

Ministry of Interior steps up against all manifestations of anti-Semitism and racism

Ministry of Interior, April 18, 2013 2:04 PM

The Ministry of Interior is ready to take all necessary actions in order to prevent the Adolf Hitler memorial tour planned and organized by the Pax Hungarica Movement.

Real wages edging up

Ministry for National Economy, April 18, 2013 1:33 PM

Thanks to moderating inflation, a finalized proportionate, flat-rate personal income tax system and several other Government stability measures, the latest data signals that the purchasing power of wages within in the national economy increased for the second month in a row.

Hungary expresses sympathy for the victims of the explosion in Texas

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 18, 2013 12:44 PM

The Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Hungary was deeply saddened by the news of the extremely destructive explosion at a fertiliser plant in West, Texas.

Guarantee provisions for amendments to Acts relating to amendment of the Constitution

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 17, 2013 4:36 PM

In a speech in Parliament on Tuesday, Róbert Répássy, Minister of State at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, said that the main part of the legislative package related to the Fourth Amendment of the Fundamental Law includes guarantee provisions for the functioning of the courts and the Constitutional Court.

Prime Minister Orbán met with leaders of the European People’s Party

Prime Minister’s Office, April 17, 2013 4:01 PM

International press reports on Hungary's fourth constitutional amendment are misleading, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Strasbourg, where he attended a European People’s Party (EPP) group meeting on Tuesday. Following the meeting, he travelled to London to attend Margaret Thatcher's funeral ceremony.

Agreement on student contracts reached with HÖOK

Ministry of Human Resources, April 17, 2013 3:18 PM

Members of the Roundtable on Higher Education signed a joint declaration regarding student contracts, on Wednesday.

Opening Remarks by State Secretary Iván Bába at the Budapest International Model United Nations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 17, 2013 1:51 PM

Administrative State Secretary Iván Bába participated at the opening of the Budapest International Model United Nations April 12, 2013. While welcoming the participants he delivered the following remarks.

János Lázár: Hungary is open towards the Gulf region

Prime Minister’s Office, April 17, 2013 1:20 PM

The Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at an international conference in Budapest that the development of the new Hungarian state structure has been completed, so Hungary is now ready to open towards the Gulf States. The conference, entitled "Perspectives of relations with the Gulf region", was organized by the Antall József Knowledge Centre of Political and Social Sciences.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó travels to China

Prime Minister’s Office, April 17, 2013 12:09 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó is travelling to China on Wednesday to sign a strategic partnership agreement between the Hungarian Government and the Huawei Technologies, the 20th partnership of its kind signed in recent months. Péter Szijjártó will hold a lecture at the Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference about the Hungarian investment environment.

Access to Healthy Drinking Water Is Important

Ministry of Defence, April 17, 2013 10:46 AM

Water gives life, and we give water. To make healthy drinking water available for every citizen of Hungary! The government has assigned us this task, and the Hungarian Defence Forces are ready to carry it out – Defence Minister Csaba Hende said in Kiskőrös on April 16.

Hungary’s Holocaust remembrance day

Prime Minister’s Office, April 16, 2013 7:14 PM

On the occasion of Hungary’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorations including exhibition openings, conferences and history lessons were held throughout the country.

Hungary is open to discussion on constitutional amendment, Prime Minister says in Spain

Prime Minister’s Office, April 16, 2013 5:11 PM

The Hungarian Government is awaiting the results of a probe by the European Commission into the fourth amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law, and is ready to discuss possible issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference in Bilbao on Monday evening.

American-Hungarian consensus: Social integration is the greatest challenge of our time

Ministry of Human Resources, April 16, 2013 5:10 PM

An American project on the safer building of communities aimed at initiating social debate began on Tuesday at the Central European University with the screening of a documentary and a conference. In addition to the US and Norwegian Ambassadors, the Ministry of Human Resources' Minister of State for Social Inclusion also gave a speech.

Hungary Condemns the Boston Explosions

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 16, 2013 3:56 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary was deeply saddened by the news of the Boston explosions. There cannot be any acceptable justification for this disgraceful attack against the participants and spectators of a popular sporting event. We would like to express our sympathy to the relatives of the victims and we wish those injured a rapid recovery.