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Zoltán Illés Pushes for Full Closure of Hortobágy Dangerous Waste Facility

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 1:50 PM

The Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés is calling on the Government to establish a HUF 350 million fund to finance the total elimination of the Hortobágy dangerous waste storage facility.

Mihály Varga: Hungary aims to broker the best financial deal possible

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 1:47 PM

The Government aspires to conclude a financial agreement which is the most favourable for the country: negotiations on financial issues regarding the construction of the two new nuclear blocks for the Paks power plant are still ongoing, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said on Magyarország élőben (Hungary live) programme of HírTV.

New Land Use Regulations Ignored by some Farmers

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 11:30 AM

Farmers do not always properly apply the regulations introduced last month in relation to the use of farmland, the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Legal, Administration and Agrarian Vocational Training Attila Simon said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday.

Quality Services for Wine Makers and Professional Technology to Detect Fake Wine

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 11:11 AM

During a visit to the Wine and Alcoholic Beverages Directorate of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NFSCO), Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas and Ministerial Commissioner for Wine Sector Development Eliza Kiss viewed the institutions activities aimed at facilitating the work of wine producers and the work phase of the National Tasting of Red and Rosé Wines, which is currently underway.

Social consultations launched for the INTERREG EUROPE programme

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 10:45 AM

Social consultations have been launched for discussing the INTERREG EUROPE programme, one of the inter-regional partnership programmes for the period 2014-2020.

Record low inflation in December

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 10:07 AM

Consumer prices were on average 0.4 percent higher in December year-on-year, while for the entire year of 2013 the inflation rate was 1.7 percent. In the last month of the previous year, consumer prices continued to decrease: the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) even published data over the past half a year indicating that inflation hit new record lows month after month. The prices of goods which the inflation basket for pensioners contains also declined, which is an unprecedented phenomenon hitherto.

Room for Expansion of Hungarian-Russian Agrarian Relations

Ministry of Rural Development, January 15, 2014 5:20 PM

There is further room for expansion in Hungarian-Russian agrarian relations, which have developed dynamically recently, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

New EU Environment Action Programme Launched

Ministry of Rural Development, January 15, 2014 5:18 PM

At the end of last year, the European Council and the European Parliament signed the European Union's new, 7th Environment Action Programme, which will come into effect in January; the Programme determines the EUs main environment and climate objectives until 2020. The adoption of the programme was preceded by a long process of negotiations between member states, the Council and the European Parliament.

Comments on the plans to maintain the current capacity of the Paks power plant

Government, January 15, 2014 4:46 PM

A cooperation agreement was concluded between Hungary and Russia on the peaceful use of nuclear power yesterday, within the framework of which Russia will be involved in maintaining the current capacity of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant by providing a loan for the construction of two new blocks to replace the plant's outdated ones.

Ministry supports boxer Zsolt Erdei’s fight for WBO European title

Ministry of Human Resources, January 15, 2014 4:19 PM

Hungarian light-heavyweight boxer Zsolt Erdei (39) announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he will fight at least another professional match for the WBO European Champion title on 8 March in the central Hungarian city of Kecskemét.

Hungarian healthcare and social workers’ unions meet Government

Ministry of Human Resources, January 15, 2014 4:09 PM

Hungarian Government officials held talks with representatives of the Healthcare and Social Workers’ Union (MSZ EDDSZ) on Wednesday and reviewed Government measures versus the union’s demands.

Two-Bin Household Waste Collection to begin in 2015

Ministry of Rural Development, January 15, 2014 1:35 PM

Household waste collection using two separate dustbins will begin in Hungary on 1 January 2015, Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés announced on Tuesday at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Budafilter 94 Ltd's new plastic recycling plant in Mezőfalva, Central Transdanubia.

Minister Martonyi’s meeting with Foreign Secretary Hague

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 15, 2014 12:17 PM

The use of nuclear energy and the rights of EU citizens were the main topics of talks in London between Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and his British counterpart on 14 January 2014.

Hungarian skating budget allows for good European Championships

Ministry of Human Resources, January 14, 2014 6:06 PM

The annual budget of the Hungarian National Skating Federation (MOKSZ) has increased to 550 million forints this year (EUR 1.84 million) from 70 million forints in 2011, allowing the country to confidently host the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships, MOKSZ President Lajos Kósa said on Tuesday at the opening press conference of the event which begins on Wednesday.

140 million HUF to junior school programs in the Hungarian diaspora

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 14, 2014 5:46 PM


140 million HUF is available for junior school programs in the Hungarian diaspora this year, focusing on talent management, career guidance, personality development and science promotion. As Zsuzsanna Répás, Deputy State Secretary for National Policy said at the press conference held in Budapest this Tuesday, with a raised level of funding, they would like to bring around multifold events during this thematic year. As she stressed that the main goal remains in strengthening Hungarian education in the diaspora and making it appealing to parents and students alike.

Viktor Orbán meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow

Prime Minister’s Office, January 14, 2014 5:04 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid a working visit to Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Hungary’s industrial output increases steadily

Ministry for National Economy, January 14, 2014 2:11 PM

The stable upward trend of Hungarian industrial output growth continued in November 2013. Industrial output was up by 3.5 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012, and workday-adjusted data show an even more significant growth of 5.8 percent.

Prime Minister Orbán handed over this year’s Puskás award at FIFA gala

Prime Minister’s Office, January 14, 2014 11:26 AM

Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, has won the fifth Puskás award handed to him by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the annual FIFA gala in Zürich on Monday.

Castle of Eger development project launched

Ministry for National Economy, January 14, 2014 10:31 AM

A development project valued at HUF 2bn for the renovation of the castle of Eger has begun, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth said on visiting the sites of the multifaceted programme.

Hungary’s Richter acrobat troupe wins gold at Budapest International Circus Festival

Ministry of Human Resources, January 14, 2014 10:00 AM

Hungary marked the 10th Budapest International Circus Festival with its first Hungarian medallists ever: the Richter Troupe won gold with their acrobatic horse act, while high wire artist László Simet and his group were awarded a silver medal at the closing gala on 13 January.

Hungary financially stable

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 14, 2014 9:26 AM

Financial stability has been achieved in Hungary without any kind of social or political problems, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in an interview to a Chilean daily.

Victims of the Don commemorated in Debrecen

Ministry of Defence, January 14, 2014 9:08 AM

A large number of people gathered in the military cemetery in Debrecen in the morning of 10th January in order to commemorate the victims of the Soviet breakthrough on the river Don. At the 71st anniversary of the tragic events in the Don bend a wreath-laying ceremony was organized by the 5th Bocskai István Rifle Brigade and the Debrecen branch of the “Honvédség and Society” Support Group.

Irish driver starting sentence in Hungary

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 14, 2014 8:47 AM

Francis Ciaran Tobin, the Irish driver who was sentenced in Hungary for killing two children in a crash nearly 14 years ago is starting his sentence in Hungary, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said on Monday.

The "Land for Farmers" Programme is principally aimed at helping Family Farms and Young Farmers

Ministry of Rural Development, January 13, 2014 5:20 PM

"The 'Land for Farmers' Programme is principally aimed at helping family farms and young farmers by enabling them to improve their production conditions", the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State in charge of the State Land Programme said at a press conference in Budapest today.

Campaign for high school students on the conscious use of social media

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 13, 2014 5:17 PM

The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice initiated the program called’ Internet never forgets’, in order to draw attention to cyberbullying. The first interactive lesson took place in Budapest, at the Gundel Károly Vocational School of Catering and Tourism this Monday.

We can be proud of Hungarian experts at CERN

Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 4:57 PM

Hungary can be proud of its engineers, IT experts and physicists working at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Sunday.

Hungary begins consultations on social workers’ career blueprints

Ministry of Human Resources, January 13, 2014 4:37 PM

The Hungarian Government will begin consultations with the interested parties about social workers’ career models, State Minister for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said on Monday.

A new era begins for consumer protection

Ministry for National Economy, January 13, 2014 4:37 PM

Over the past four years, consumer protection has undergone a profound change. One of the proofs confirming this is the fact that the protection of consumer rights has been incorporated into the basic law of Hungary, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said at a press conference in Budapest.

Statement by the Government Information Centre

Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 4:05 PM

The Government of Hungary has been examining opportunities for the use of nuclear energy in Hungary for four years on the authority of the National Assembly. Accordingly, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed issues relating to the several decades old Hungarian-Russian economic and nuclear cooperation most recently on 31 January 2013.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán travels to Moscow

Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 3:25 PM

According to the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is travelling to Moscow on Tuesday for a scheduled visit.