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Civil society organisations can also join in the work of the Human Rights Round Table

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 28, 2012 2:19 PM

The Government's Human Rights Working Group invites applications from civil society organisations to participate in the operation of the Human Rights Round Table. Successful applicants will take part in the working group’s specialist activities, thus enhancing public consultation and contributing to the widest possible assertion of human rights.

Employment rate above pre-crisis levels

Ministry for National Economy, September 28, 2012 2:14 PM

In the period of June-August 2012 the rate of employment increased to 51.1 percent which is a multi-year record and above pre-crisis levels – the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) has reported in its latest release.

Hungary at the Göteborg Book Fair

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 28, 2012 1:56 PM

Hungary is represented at Europe's second largest book fair in Göteborg, Sweden, where the Hungarian stand has been set up with the a cooperation of the Balassi Institute, a background institution of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice.

Exhibition on the Hungarian Holocaust opened in the Hungarian Embassy in Berlin

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 28, 2012 1:52 PM

On Thursday, 27 September a holocaust exhibition entitled Persecution-Rescuing-Resumption was opened at the Hungarian Embassy in Berlin. The objects and documents displayed are from the Hungarian Holocaust Memorial Centre’s collection.

Defence Ministers meet in Cyprus

Ministry of Defence, September 28, 2012 1:49 PM

Hungarian Defence Minister Csaba Hende participated at the two-day Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Defence in Cyprus.

Viktor Orbán pays two-day visit to Georgia

Prime Minister’s Office, September 27, 2012 5:24 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Georgia on Wednesday at the invitation of President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Hungarian proposal adopted: children to be a specially protected group within the EU

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 27, 2012 5:21 PM

On Wednesday Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice, announced that two new child-friendly police interview rooms have been created in Hungary – one in Nagykanizsa and the other in Tatabánya.

Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Resources negotiated in Norway and participated in Roma integration conference

Ministry of Human Resources, September 27, 2012 3:13 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog held a speech about the relationship between employment policy and the National Social Inclusion Strategy. Among the work programs dedicated to increasing employment, he highlighted the Start work program stating that 200 thousands people are already working within its framework in Hungary. He declared that it is very important that the state should provide work opportunities when the economy does not have the capacity to do so.

Analysis of CDS indicators in Europe

Ministry for National Economy, September 27, 2012 3:00 PM

It is not only the current level of CDS indicators that is worth analyzing but their change over time can also lead to relevant conclusions. This short study aims to present how CDS premia have changed since October 2008 in certain countries (Hungary, Germany, Austria, France, the Visegrád countries and the PIIGS countries). According to the analysis, the current CDS figures for Hungary and the other Visegrád countries are around the October 2008 base, while German and Austrian credit risk premia are almost double the figure of October 2008, the French equivalent is three-and-a-half times higher and premia for PIIGS countries (data excluding Greece after March 2012, due to its technical default) are five-fold more on the market.

Dr. Furiya Miyako receives the Pro Cultura Hungarica award

Ministry of Human Resources, September 27, 2012 1:58 PM

The conductor Dr. Furiya Miyako has received the Pro Cultura Hungarica award from Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog for her continuous and dedicated work in preserving and promoting Hungarian cultural values abroad.

János Martonyi Attended the Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in New York

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 27, 2012 1:51 PM

János Martonyi attended the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, joined also by the Croatian Foreign Minister, at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25. The ministers and EU High Representative Catherine Ashton discussed the most important issues of international politics.

Improved healthcare of the disadvantaged for a more successful social inclusion programme

Ministry of Human Resources, September 27, 2012 1:06 PM

The State Secretariat for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources is using EU subsidies to implement a project focusing on social inclusion in healthcare, which has priority status within the New Széchenyi Plan.

Foreign Minister Martonyi talked about the importance of strengthening democracy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 27, 2012 11:21 AM

Speaking at the Community of Democracies (CoD) meeting on Tuesday in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi stated that Hungary seeks to strengthen democracy both within and outside its borders.

The European Union's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s three-day visit to Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, September 26, 2012 6:52 PM

A delegation from the European Union's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee visited Hungary between 24 and 26 of September following a request from the European Parliament to prepare a report on whether recently adopted laws in Hungary are in line with the fundamental rights and norms included in the European treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Committee also included Hungarian Members of the European Parliament, such as former Foreign Minister Kinga Göncz and member of the Hungarian Jobbik Party Krisztina Morvai.

Debate begins in Parliament on the new Civil Code

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 26, 2012 6:39 PM

On 26 September the parliamentary debate began on the new Civil Code, which is due to be the first civil law codex formulated in Hungary under democratic conditions. Before being submitted to Parliament, the new Civil Code was the subject of wide-ranging public and professional consultations, involving the country’s most eminent specialists.

Béla Bartók memorial concerts

Ministry of Human Resources, September 26, 2012 5:19 PM

67 years ago today, one of the most significant composers and pianists of the 20th century, Béla Bartók, passed away.

New Stadler investment in Szolnok: 3.5 billion forints and 230 new jobs

Ministry for National Economy, September 26, 2012 4:13 PM

The Switzerland-based Stadler Rail Group, the rail vehicle manufacturer, held a ceremony for laying the foundation stone for its new Szolnok project earlier today.

The new construction law to bring changes

Ministry of Interior, September 26, 2012 3:20 PM

The new construction law can bring a regime change to the building industry – said the Ministry of Interior’s Deputy State Secretary for Regional Development and Construction Péter Szaló on Tuesday during a consultation with building industry entrepreneurs in Székesfehérvár.

The Fundamental Law guarantees “fourth generation human rights”, says President János Áder at the UN General Assembly

Government, September 26, 2012 2:00 PM

President of Hungary János Áder and Minister for Foreign Affairs János Martonyi are attending the general debate of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his address, János Áder said that Hungary's new constitution guarantees constitutional as well as “fourth generation human rights”.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with CEO of Stadler Rail AG

Prime Minister’s Office, September 26, 2012 11:09 AM

The Hungarian Prime Minister met with Peter Spuhler, CEO of Stadler Rail AG on Tuesday, 25 September.

Investment worth 7 billion forints at pharmaceutical company Egis

Prime Minister’s Office, September 25, 2012 6:34 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán inaugurated Egis Pharmaceutical Company’s new pharmaceutical technology research and development unit and analytical development laboratory building in Budapest, which were built with a total expenditure of 7 billion forints.

The renovation of the Matthias Church can be concluded by May 2013

Ministry of Human Resources, September 25, 2012 5:52 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog held a press conference in the internationally renowned Matthias Church, where he announced that further 700 million forints were allocated in order to finish the building’s renovation.

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs holds consultations with British investors

Prime Minister’s Office, September 25, 2012 5:44 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held consultations with the biggest British investors in Hungary on 25 September. The State Secretary briefed British employers on the government’s job protection action plan as well as on measures designed to ease red tape and administrative burdens.

Hungary Requests EU Aid for Drought Damage Mitigation

Ministry of Rural Development, September 25, 2012 3:13 PM

At the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas requested that emergency aid be transferred from the European Union Solidarity Fund for the mitigation of drought damage. The Minister also proposed the simplification and if possible temporary waiving of agricultural-environmental regulations, in addition to suggesting that 80 percent of 2013 direct funding should be payable in advance instead of the current 50 percent.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó held talks with a delegation of Jordanian businessmen in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, September 25, 2012 2:20 PM

State Secretary Szijjártó told Issa H. Murad, the President of the Jordan Europe Business Association (JEBA) and other members of the delegation that developing economic cooperation with the Arab world was a key objective of Hungary’s economic opening to the East.

The European Parliament’s delegation met with Minister Navracsics

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 25, 2012 12:09 PM

At the amicable meeting, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Minister of State for Justice Robert Répássy said that following a decision by the Hungarian constitutional court, new regulations on the retirement of judges had been submitted to the National Assembly.

Recognition for Danuta Hübner and her work in regional policy

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 25, 2012 12:07 PM

Danuta Hübner, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development, has been awarded the Pálfi István Memorial Medal, an annual award created by Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice.

The Council of Europe’s Conference on Urban Violence and Juvenile Crime

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 24, 2012 6:23 PM

Speaking as Hungary’s representative at the Council of Europe’s Justice Conference in Vienna, Minister of State at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Róbert Répássy said that urban violence in Hungary is not present to the same degree as in some western European countries, such as France.

Tibor Navracsics writes another letter to Commissioner Reding on the Irish driver who killed two children

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 24, 2012 6:21 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics has sent another letter to Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Justice, related to the case of Francis Ciarán Tobin, who has been convicted of dangerous driving resulting in death, and whose extradition in Hungary was refused by the Irish authorities.

Address by Tibor Navracsics to the Alliance of European Journalists

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 24, 2012 6:19 PM

‘The state is good if it serves the interests of its citizens and has no external goal for which it uses its citizens to accomplish, in the way that the state did under the Arrow Cross and Communist dictatorships.’ This was the central message of Tibor Navracsics, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice, when he spoke on Friday at the Budapest College of Communication and Business, at the invitation of that institution and the European Federation of Journalists.