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Impressive data with regard to the employment of women

Ministry for National Economy, March 8, 2013 4:05 PM

Last year 52.1 per cent of women aged 15-64 years had a job in Hungary, and this is the highest employment rate recorded by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office since 1992 – Ministerial Commissioner responsible for the improvement of women’s employment prospects Piroska Szalai said at a press conference in Szombathely.

Janos Martonyi sent letter to EU Foreign Ministers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2013 3:49 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi in response to international criticism as to the fourth amendment to the Fundamental Law, has sent a letter today (March 8) to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of European Union Member States, providing factual details on the text to be voted in Parliament on Monday.

Hungary welcomes the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2094

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2013 3:44 PM

Hungary welcomes the unanimous adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2094 on 7 March 2013 in response to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s latest nuclear test on 12 February 2013.

Investment projects totalling 5bn HUF completed at the Hungarian plants of Coloplast

Ministry for National Economy, March 8, 2013 3:18 PM

Coloplast of Denmark has implemented E-funded development projects worth HUF 5bn at its Hungarian production facilities – the company’s Senior Vice President Allan Rasmussen said at the press conference organized on the completion of the project in Nyírbátor. Minister of State for Employment Policy Sándor Czomba also participated at the event.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice condemns the violent events in Lendvay utca

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 8, 2013 3:10 PM

Bence Rétvári, State Secretary for Parliamentary affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, has told the Hungarian new agency MTI that the Ministry of Justice condemns the violent incidents that took place on Thursday in Lendvay utca, Budapest.

Mihály Varga has been appointed as Minister of National Economy

Ministry for National Economy, March 8, 2013 3:06 PM

Mihály Varga was appointed as Minister of National Economy by János Áder, the President of the Republic of Hungary, at the proposal of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Romanian and Bulgarian Schengen-application further postponed

Ministry of Interior, March 8, 2013 2:45 PM

A meeting of EU Ministers of Interior was held in Brussels on Thursday. The Hungarian delegation was led by Minister of State Károly Kontrát. The Ministers reached no conclusion in connection with Romania's and Bulgaria’s joining the Schengen region, since the German party declared that it would veto any affirmative decision. The decision has already been postponed on several occasions.

New Military Strategy an important step

Ministry of Defence, March 8, 2013 1:20 PM

The new national military strategy is an important means of renewing the Hungarian Defence Forces – said Minister of Defence Csaba Hende on Thursday, March 7 at a conference held in Budapest. The opening event of the “National Military Strategy Conference Series” announced by the Hungarian Atlantic Council took place at the campus of the National University of Public Service (NUPS) on Hungária Street.

Photo Exhibition on Jewish Resettlement to Germany

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2013 11:20 AM

An exhibition of photographs entitled "Russians Jews Germans" was opened on 5 March 2013 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The photographs follow the lives of Jews who resettled to Germany from Soviet successor states in 1992 and are on loan from the Jewish Museum in Berlin.

Discussion on the benefits of the European Union

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 8, 2013 11:07 AM

„What if there was no European Union? – a keynote panel discussion was held at the Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) on 6 March 2013. The event was organised within the framework of the My Europe nationwide communication campaign.

Foreign Minister warns of further political attacks against Hungarian Government

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 7, 2013 3:38 PM

Hungary’s Government has reacted to critics by explaining its position and changing laws in several contested areas, yet „no one should expect political attacks to cease,” Foreign Minister János Martonyi told weekly magazine Heti Válasz in an interview on Thursday.

The State of the Central Sub-Sector of the State Budget in February 2013

Ministry for National Economy, March 7, 2013 3:28 PM

Key features of financial processes regarding the central sub-sector of the state budget in February 2013.

Growth must be achieved while continuing to decrease debt and the deficit

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2013 2:57 PM

"Growth must be achieved while continuing to decrease debt and keeping the budget deficit in check", stressed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Warsaw.

Prime Minister Orbán receives the Indonesian President

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2013 2:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and five Hungarian ministers received the President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Parliament Building on Thursday. Indonesia, with its 250 million inhabitants, has the strongest economy in South-East Asia, is among the G20 states and is considered the largest Muslim country in the world.

Sándor Fazekas: Water Management is a National Issue

Ministry of Rural Development, March 7, 2013 12:27 PM

"The constitutional regulations regard domestic water assets as a natural treasure, and its management is a challenge for us all", said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas on Tuesday in the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County town of Fegyvernek at the first stop in the series of public debates on the latest National Rural Development Strategy.

Viticulture and Viniculture Must Reclaim its Rightful Position

Ministry of Rural Development, March 7, 2013 11:51 AM

"We must find those opportunities, which improve the situation of Hungarian rural areas and move Hungarian agriculture forward", the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai announced at an event held to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the birth of János Mathiász.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics offered compromise to Secretary General Jagland

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 7, 2013 11:44 AM

Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics called it an acceptable compromise in a letter sent to Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland last December that the President of the National and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) should invariably be appointed for nine years term but only for a single term.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics’s letter to Secretary General Jagland

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 7, 2013 10:59 AM

The Deputy Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland, regarding the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, on March 7 2013.

Minister of State Győri: EP temporarily divided regarding medium-term budget

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2013 7:23 PM

The European Parliament currently is strongly divided regarding the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework – said Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri on 5 March 2013 in Brussels. Enikő Győri held discussions with MEPs and tried to convince them to approve the agreement.

Chances are high for Hungary to rise to be among the most successful EU states

Prime Minister’s Office, March 6, 2013 5:55 PM

During the course of his visit to Warsaw, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Polish university students while giving a lecture at the University of Warsaw. The audience of about 200 people, comprising students and lecturers, welcomed him with a large round of applause.

Minister Martonyi expects the softening of statements in Hungarian–Romanian relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2013 5:43 PM

A softening is expected in sharply toned statements that are straining the relationship between Hungary and Romania, said Foreign Minister János Martonyi, who completed his official visit to Romania on 5 March 2013.

Help for local authorities to provide clean drinking water

Ministry of Interior, March 6, 2013 5:06 PM

Providing clean drinking water is the responsibility of municipalities; however, the Hungarian government is ready to do everything in order to help them to fulfil their duties fully – said Minister of State András Tállai at the opening ceremony of the project entitled “Tracking Municipal Development Projects”.

Hungarian troops carry out their work with utmost professionalism

Ministry of Defence, March 6, 2013 3:59 PM

Having attended a ceremony closing the activity of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT), Maj.-Gen. László Domján, the commander of the HDF Joint Force Command (HDF JFC) continued his tour in Afghanistan with visiting the contingents of the Hungarian Defence Forces deployed in Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif, where he informed himself about the current tasks and met the personnel serving there. (Reporting from the spot)

The V4 countries are to hold negotiations in Warsaw

Prime Minister’s Office, March 6, 2013 1:54 PM

The Prime Ministers of the Visegrad 4 countries, including Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, are to hold negotiations in Visegrád, at which Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande will also be present

State Secretary Szijjártó met with German Minister of State Pieper

Government, March 5, 2013 5:52 PM

The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economy Relations of the Prime Minister's Office received Minister of State Cornelia Pieper of the German Federal Foreign Office on Tuesday, the Ministry of State's Chief Press Officer told Hungarian news agency MTI.