After last year’s HUF 5.4bn debt consolidation at Tatabánya, the county seat is to be relieved of its remaining debts of some HUF 2.9bn by the end of February 2014, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Tatabánya on 12 December, 2013.
The countries of the Visegrad Group reconfirm their strong interest in the political stability and economic prosperity of Ukraine and follow with great concern the events witnessed in the streets of Ukrainian cities since the time of the Vilnius Summit. The Foreign Ministers highlight their deep belief that the right of the people to demonstrate and express their opinion peacefully is one of the basic principles of the OSCE and the Eastern Partnership, which should be respected.
Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives of Indonesia Priyo Budi Santoso and his delegation comprising representatives of parliament visited Hungary. Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács received the members of the delegation in his office on 10 December, 2013. The discussion where opportunities of bilateral cooperation in energy affairs were reviewed was also attended by Dr. Anita Orbán, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security and Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia Maruli Tua Sagala.
The leaders of the Ministry of Interior are determined to provide constant help and attention to those professionals – both active and retired – who have suffered injuries while being on duty.
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén represented Hungary at the state memorial ceremony of the late South African President Nelson Mandela in Pretoria on Wednesday, the head of the Prime Minister's Press Office said.
The most successful student athletes of the capital city of Hungary were greeted and awarded on Wednesday at the closing event and awarding ceremony of the 2012/2013 school year organized by the Student Sport Federation of Budapest.
Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész announced today that, compared to 2011, the Government will provide more than twice as much funding for charity organisations as well as raising the number of eligible organisations from three to eight.
Minister of Justice Tibor Navracsics initiated an extraordinary parliamentary session to be convened next Monday and Tuesday. He stated that the session was necessary to vote on 17 bills, including the 2014 budget. The spring session will start on February 1.
“Human rights start in our immediate environment, at home, school and work. In these places all men, women and children are entitled to the same rights, treatment and equality of opportunity,” said Monika Balatoni, Minister of State for Social Relations at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice at the press conference held on the occasion of Human Rights Day on Tuesday.
State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of National Development János Fónagy opened the conference “New Decade, New Challenges in Transport Security” in Budapest on 11 December, 2013.
Ukraine's future lies with Europe, MFA Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared on Wednesday. The European continent needs a strong, sovereign and independent Ukraine and Ukraine’s European integration should be supported, he stressed.
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog received Mr Priyo Budi Santoso, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives in his office on Tuesday.
"The per capita consumption of pork in Hungary should increase by three kilograms within the following year, and we are accordingly launching a campaign to promote pork consumption", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas announced at a press conference in Budapest today.
In an investment of over HUF 600m, Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurt Railway Company (GYSEV Ltd.) has fundamentally transformed public transport in the settlements along the Szombathely-Szentgotthárd railway line in the course of two years.
The state, which represents the highest form of national and human solidarity, must guarantee human rights, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Tuesday in Budapest at the conference entitled “Individual freedoms in Hungary today”, organised for Human Rights Day.
The first meeting of the Hungarian-Georgian joint economic committee took place in Budapest on Tuesday. Agreements to increase bilateral cooperation in the areas of energy, water management and agriculture were concluded, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said. Bilateral trade between Hungary and Georgia rose by an annual 7% to USD 40 million in the first nine months of the year.
The results of the Hungarian Village Renewal Awards 2013 have been published.
Within the framework of an investment project valued at more than HUF 320 million, Johnson Electric Ózd Ltd has boosted the production capacity of car industry components.
Hungarian agriculture will receive 20 percent more funding that is does at present during the next European Union financial period from 2014-2020, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at a professional forum in Budapest.
Within the framework of the Panel III Programme declared for the development period 2014-2020, the energy modernisation for some 380 thousand panel dwellings may start countrywide, Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh announced in Budapest on 10 December, 2013. Considering the achievements of the Panel I-II Programmes as well, the Government is thus to ensure the energy modernisation of the complete stock of 700 thousand panel dwellings in Hungary by 2020.
Hungary has faced particularly serious challenges this year due to growing illegal migration and an increase in the number of asylum seekers.
In a radio interview, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér explained that the Ministry is investigating the status of indebted companies owned by local governments.
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, honouring the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the UN General Assembly, Hungarian officials raised awareness to highlight the importance of human rights.
Legislation and law as an instrument for investment development, as well as issues of economic criminal law were amongst the topics that were discussed on the Budapest Guest Conference of the Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum entitled Legal Protection of Investments in Central Europe and Hungary today. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice of the Government of Hungary and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
Next year’s calls for proposals under the Erzsébet programme – ongoing since 2011 – have been issued, receiving government funding of HUF 3.5 billion – announced Tibor Navracsics in Budapest on Tuesday at the conference entitled “Cafeteria 2014” organized by Erzsébet Voucher Trading Company. The Deputy Prime Minister highlighted: from the start, the goal of the Erzsébet programme was to ensure that the profits gained by service providers reach those who have less opportunity for recreation and holidays.
Cooperation between the Ministries of Rural Development and National Economy and the Carpathian Region Business Network are expanding further with the opening of the Network's new office in Szatmárbereg.
The Government has introduced several measures aimed at boosting exports of small and medium-sized companies, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday.
It was thanks to the organisers’ outstanding performance among others that a record number of Hungarian local authorities registered on the international website of the one-week campaign this year. There were 129 local authorities altogether to join the series of events in September, whereby Hungary came third among the 47 registering countries, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said in Budapest on 10 December, 2013.
Foreign Ministry Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle held talks with senior US State Department officials on tasks related to Hungary's forthcoming presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Allience (IHRA) and its current presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4) on 9 December.
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the protection of and respect for universal human rights.