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Adjustment and growth

Ministry for National Economy, August 31, 2012 12:28 PM

The global economic crisis has demonstrated that the debt outlook of most of the EU countries is unsustainable and several states need to carry out adjustments regarding their general government debt-to-GDP ratios and fiscal deficits.

There was another consultation between the Government and participants of the Jewish Community Roundtable

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 31, 2012 11:19 AM

On behalf of the Government, Dr András Levente Gál, Government Commissioner for coordinating the implementation of the Good State development concept, had another consultation on Thursday with the representatives of the local and international Jewish religious communities attending the meetings of the Jewish Community Roundtable.

’The employment of Roma people in the public sector and jurisdiction’ - State Reform

Ministry of Human Resources, August 30, 2012 5:27 PM

The ‘Employment of Roma people in the public sector and jurisdiction’ program aims to boost the integration process by enabling more Roma people to be involved in the control of public affairs and in generally the public sector than nowadays. The project addresses the employment of Roma people with higher education degree, having taken the examination as civil servants and judicial staff by paying full wage cost for 12 months including contributions prescribed by law.

Minister of Defence Csaba Hende shakes hands with Hungarian soldiers departing to Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, August 30, 2012 5:22 PM

The Hungarian troops will be stationed at the Kabul airport, where they will, among other tasks help guard and operate the airport. At the request of the North Atlantic Alliance, the Hungarian Defence Forces will take over the lead nation role in force protection (FP) at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) for six months as of October 1, 2012.

The 6th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples starts on 5 September

Ministry of Human Resources, August 30, 2012 5:07 PM

Hungary will host the 6th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples in Siófok between 5 and 7 September. The event aims to strengthen cultural, economic and political ties between Finno-Ugric countries and communities. For the first time this year, the Congress will also host an economic forum.

Impeachment has been closed successfully

Prime Minister’s Office, August 30, 2012 4:53 PM

János Lázár, Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office, declared at a press briefing in Budapest that the revealing work of calling to account relating to the ruling on the period between 2002 and 2010 has been closed successfully.

Republican representatives expressed their high respect for the Hungarian Prime Minister's dedication to freedom and democracy

Prime Minister’s Office, August 30, 2012 12:55 PM

Republican representatives expressed their high respect for the Hungarian Prime Minister's dedication to freedom and democracy, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday. He said that during his meetings with Republican representatives, they informed him that in the case of a Republican administration, the United States would pay increased attention to Central Europe and certainly Hungary.

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog to attend the Paralympic Games in London

Ministry of Human Resources, August 29, 2012 5:37 PM

Minister Balog, who is also responsible for the country’s sports affairs, will travel to London on 3 September for two days. During his stay, he will attend among others the table tennis and swimming contests.

Senior regional meeting during the Tiszabercel Cultural Days in Hungary

Ministry of Human Resources, August 29, 2012 4:02 PM

About 500 seniors from 23 local and regional clubs in Hungary held on August 9th their annual open-air meeting in the village of Tiszabercel.

Prime Minister Orbán presents Bernhard Vogel with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, August 28, 2012 6:19 PM

Hungary not only respects, but likes Germany, stated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a ceremony today, where he awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Bernhard Vogel, former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, and former President of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Hungarian pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice

Ministry of National Development, August 28, 2012 6:14 PM

Ernő Kálmán architect, board member of the International Union of Architects and Judit Hammerstein Deputy State Secretary for Cultural Affairs viewing the Hungarian pavilion at 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The Hungarian pavilion titled Spacemaker displays models 560 architect students and 50 children. The Biennial is open until 25 November.

Hungarian-Slovak Inter-Governmental Talks regarding Cross-Border Cooperation

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 28, 2012 5:33 PM

Infrastructure development, situation of cross-border public transport services, employment issues – these were the topics, amongst others, that were discussed at the co-chair meeting of the Inter-Governmental Joint Hungarian-Slovak Commission for Cross-Border Cooperation held at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice today.

Deputy State Secretary Czomba speaks at the expansion of British American Tobacco’s plant in Pécs

Ministry for National Economy, August 28, 2012 4:52 PM

Sándor Czomba, Deputy State Secretary for Employment spoke today at the inauguration of a new factory hall at British American Tobacco’s plant in Pécs. He praised the company’s long-term commitment to Hungary, where this year it is investing nearly 3 billion forints (over 10 million euros) and creating new jobs.

Hungarian officials attend United States Republican and Democratic National Conventions

Prime Minister’s Office, August 28, 2012 3:55 PM

The 2012 Republican National Convention is being held this week in Tampa, Florida, at which the party will nominate its presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the upcoming elections.

The Greatest Boost in Employment since Change of Government

Ministry for National Economy, August 28, 2012 3:42 PM

According to Central Statistics Office (KSH) data, in May-July 2012 the unemployment rate has receded to 10.5% from 10.9%. Among the 15-74 age group, the number of people employed rose to over 3.908 million, the highest figure since the onset of the economic crisis in the autumn of 2008.

The State reclaims illegitimately used compensation funds from Claims Conference

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 27, 2012 6:32 PM

The US organization, Claims Conference, appointed in 2007 to disburse funds to holocaust survivors of Hungarian origin living abroad, has to date failed to render a legitimate account of the compensation funds that the Hungarian State provided for holocaust survivors, Government Commissioner András Levente Gál informed the US and Israeli Embassies today.

Hungary's law enforcement organisations held a complex counter-terrorism exercise at the Batthyány tér station of metro line 2 early on Monday

Government, August 27, 2012 5:53 PM

The exercise, which started at midnight, simulated a terrorist attack, and was aimed at coordinating the activities of participating organizations to make public transport safer.

Hungarology Conference in Budapest

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 27, 2012 5:13 PM

A conference was held today at the Balassi Institute in Budapest on the experiences of teaching Hungarian language and culture. Speeches were also made at the event by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Minister of State for Social Relations Zoltán Kovács.

Prime Minister Orbán met with CSU fraction leader Gerda Hasselfeldt

Prime Minister’s Office, August 27, 2012 3:01 PM

Prime Minister Orbán met today with Gerda Hasselfeldt, fraction leader of the German Christian Social Union (CSU).

Prime Minister Orbán speaks at Nestlé’s factory expansion in Bük

Prime Minister’s Office, August 27, 2012 1:05 PM

The Hungarian Prime Minister visited Nestlé’s animal nutrition factory in Bük on the occasion of its latest expansion, where 150 new jobs were created through a 13 billion forint investment.

Slovenian-Hungarian Bilateral Discussions on the Future of the CAP and Drought Damage Relief

Ministry of Rural Development, August 27, 2012 10:22 AM

During their meeting in Maribor, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas and Slovenian Minister for Agriculture and Environment Franc Bogovič reviewed the standpoint of the two countries on the most important issues relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Ten-day Jewish Summer Festival in Budapest

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 24, 2012 4:22 PM

Sunday, 26 August sees the start of the 15th Jewish Summer Festival – one of Budapest’s most prestigious annual programmes of cultural events. Every year the festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors from Hungary and abroad to the Hungarian capital and its synagogue, which is one of Europe’s most beautiful. The Government has also provided funding for this important programme of cultural events.

The Government is firmly committed to the respect of the rule of law

Prime Minister’s Office, August 24, 2012 3:01 PM

In common with its partners in the European Union, the Hungarian government is firmly committed to the principle of the rule of law as a value that provides the framework and basic norms for our everyday life. Pluralist democracy is a value that is to be protected at all costs, and indeed it will be protected by the Government from every ideology or action that is based on hatred.

The Slovak Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development received Gyula Budai State Secretary in Nitra

Ministry of Rural Development, August 23, 2012 6:46 PM

Mr Ľubomír Jahnátek the Slovak Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development received Mr Gyula Budai Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development on August 23 in Nitra. The representative of the Hungarian Ministry arrived for a one day visit to attend the 39th AGROCOMPLEX International Fair in Nitra, which is an outstanding event for agricultural economy in the Central-European Region. Press Release.

Turkish students from earthquake stricken Van vacationing in Siófok

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 23, 2012 6:37 PM

Fifteen Turkish secondary school students arrived on Thursday to Siofok in western Hungary where they will spend two weeks as part of a rehabilitation scheme supported by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 23, 2012 6:28 PM

Facing the past and honouring the victims of totalitarianism: President János Áder and Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics speak at today’s conference; State Secretary Bence Rétvári addresses the commemorative event.

Budget surplus registered, resulting from higher income and lower expenditure figures

Ministry for National Economy, August 23, 2012 5:20 PM

According to the report issued by the Ministry for National Economy, in the month of July 2012, the central sub sector of the state budget registered a remarkable surplus. With regard to the end-of-July deficits, this year’s figure of 56.7 percent is much more favourable than the 81.8 percent in 2011.

Hungary Transforms Its Role in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, August 23, 2012 3:55 PM

While Hungary’s Afghanistan policy remains unchanged, at the request of NATO the Hungarian Defence Forces are going to transform their role in Afghanistan so that they can contribute even more effectively to the Asian country’s becoming independent and more secure, Defence Minister Csaba Hende stressed at a press conference on Thursday.

Minister Navracsics’s speech: Our Common Resent Past - Why Europe Needs a Common Memory of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 23, 2012 12:55 PM

Edited version of the speech delivered by Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice on 23 August at the “Confronting the Past” international conference in Budapest, on the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes.

Increasing foreign demand in Hungarian tourism sector

Ministry for National Economy, August 23, 2012 12:23 PM

According to data published on 9 August by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in June 2012 foreign tourist traffic on the basis of the number of tourism nights increased by 1.9 percent in Hungary compared to the same period of the previous year.