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Hungary is one of the Winners of the Common Agricultural Policy

Ministry of Rural Development, December 5, 2013 4:36 PM

Hungary is a clear winner of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and accordingly the Government is affording farmers every possibility to make use of the opportunities gained, Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy Zsolt Feldman said at a professional conference in Siófok.

Faster, safer and more comfortable transport along reconstructed section of M0

Ministry of National Development, December 5, 2013 4:33 PM

The extension of the southern section of M0 has been the largest-scale investment in recent years, of beyond national significance. The Ministry of National Development will continue mobilising all resources in order to continuously keep raising the standard of public roads in Hungary, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said at a press conference held on the achievements related to the development of the ring road inaugurated this year, in Budapest on 5 December, 2013.

Investment growth breaks a record of almost ten years

Ministry for National Economy, December 5, 2013 4:04 PM

According to the latest data by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in the third quarter of this year the investment rate increased by 9.8 percent, a gain unprecedented since 2004. As the majority of national economic sectors contributed to the extraordinary growth signals that future expansion is based on a steady and sound economic structure.

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice launches an educational programme on conscious internet use

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 5, 2013 3:57 PM

The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, together with the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) launches a programme consisting of interactive homeroom classes for secondary school pupils, entitled The Internet Won’t Forget! Programme details were presented by Monika Balatoni, Secretary of State for Social Relations, and Attila Péterfalvi, President of the Authority at the press conference on Thursday.

Vehicles and technical tools for the Disaster Management Authority

Ministry of Interior, December 5, 2013 3:26 PM

Vehicles, technical tools and protective gears have been donated to the Disaster Management Authority by the Government, in addition to which the voluntary fire fighter associations received financial support.

Inflation for the whole year expected to remain below 2 percent

Ministry for National Economy, December 5, 2013 2:13 PM

It has been 38 years since the inflation rate was this low, as consumer price increase for the entire year will be below 2 percent. According to the prognosis of the Ministry for National Economy, inflation will also remain benign in the coming years, Minister of State for Taxation Gábor Orbán said at a press conference.

Violence in the Ukraine is unacceptable

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2013 2:00 PM

All violence, and especially violence committed by state authorities, is unacceptable, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a foreign ministerial session of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Kiev on 5 December 2013.

Tobin ready to travel to Hungary on certain conditions, says Deputy Prime Minister

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 5, 2013 1:57 PM

The Irish driver who was sentenced in Hungary for killing two children in a crash is willing to travel to Hungary to start his sentence but only with certain conditions, Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Thursday. After several extensions, 12 noon on December 5 has been the deadline for Francis Ciaran Tobin to make a decision about starting his sentence in Hungary.

10 percent of EU funds to be allocated to R&D

Ministry for National Economy, December 5, 2013 12:15 PM

In 2014-2020, 10 percent or some HUF 700bn of EU funding will be directly devoted to research and development, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at the innovation conference of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Budapest.

Zsolt Németh: Open Doors Policy is crucial for NATO

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2013 12:14 PM

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has undertaken to prepare a report on to what extent Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Georgia are ready to join the Alliance by June 2014, MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared following the two-day meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels on December 4.

Hungary sends water purification equipment to the Philippines

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2013 12:13 PM

The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will ship the water purification equipment supplied by Budapest Municipal Waterworks to Cebu in the Philippines, to assist those living in the areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.

2013: the year of positive U-turn for Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, December 5, 2013 11:01 AM

This year was the year of trend reversal for the Hungarian economy: while at the beginning of the year the economy was still mired in recession, the third quarter brought growth above prior expectations and this gives reason to be optimistic with regard to 2014, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in a speech marking the year-end session of Hungary’s Joint Venture Association held at the KOGART House.

The half a millionth ethnic Hungarian residing abroad took their citizenship oath

Prime Minister’s Office, December 5, 2013 10:16 AM

The 500 thousandth ethnic Hungarians to reside abroad and have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the simplified naturalisation procedure took their citizenship oath today in the Parliament building in Budapest. Csaba Böjte and his mother, Julianna Böjte, took their oath in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Deputy Prime Minister responsible for Hungarian communities abroad Zsolt Semjén.

New opportunities for the future of coal mining in Hungary

Ministry of National Development, December 5, 2013 8:59 AM

Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh enlarged upon the government’s plans and achievements with reference to the future of mining at the central celebration of the Feast of Saint Barbara organised by the Hungarian Mining Association, the Trade Union of Mining, Energy and Industry Workers (BDSZ), the Hungarian Mining and Metallurgical Society (OMBKE) and the Ministry in Budapest on 4 December, 2013.

Hungarian-Macedonian joint economic committee meeting in Skopje

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2013 5:38 PM

The joint economic committee of Hungary and Macedonia met in Skopje on Wednesday. State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó, co-chair of the committee, met Macedonian economy minister Valon Saracini on the sidelines of the meeting.

The Development of the Food Industry is the most important goal in the upcoming EU financial period

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2013 2:24 PM

The Development of the Food Industry is the most important goal in the upcoming EU financial period and the funding spent on the sector in Hungary may total hundreds of billions of forints by 2020, because it is in the interests of the sector for agricultural products with a higher level of processing to enter both the domestic and export markets, Minister of Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday.

Four Paws trials - Rulings expected next spring

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2013 1:54 PM

The court rulings in the ongoing trials involving the Négy Mancs (Four Paws) organisation, which falsely claimed to be an animal charity, are expected next spring, the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai told MTI.

The first Hungaricum Ball acknowledges the most outstanding Hungarian treasures

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2013 1:52 PM

Certificates recognising the nation's Hungaricums will we awarded for the first time at the Hungarian Ball, which will be held in the Operetta theatre in Budapest tonight. "The Hungaricum Ball is a celebration of the national treasures of the Hungarian peoples", Minister for Rural Development and Chairman of the Hungaricum Committee Sándor Fazekas said at the press conference organised in anticipation of the event.

The field of migration must meet newer and newer challenges

Ministry of Interior, December 4, 2013 1:47 PM

"The field of migration must always meet newer and newer challenges; when talking about migration one should never forget that this is a complex phenomenon", Deputy State Secretary for the European Union and International Relations Krisztina Berta said at the opening conference of the 12th national meeting of the European Migration Network.

State Secretary Doncsev met Ambassador to Budapest of the Republic of Tunisia

Ministry of Human Resources, December 4, 2013 12:28 PM

Today, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resources Mr. András Doncsev and H.E. Mr. Abderraouf Betbaieb, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Budapest of the Republic of Tunisia, signed a working plan for 2014-16 aimed at the further development of the two countries' relations in education and science, and in the interests of strengthening the relationship between the two countries general.

The Government is assuming all local government debt

Ministry of Interior, December 4, 2013 12:27 PM

The Government is assuming all local government debts, a total of HUF 1247 billion – Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said in Miskolc on Monday.

Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre Opens

Ministry of Human Resources, December 4, 2013 12:21 PM

The Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre opened in Budapest on Monday evening with the exhibition Projected contemporary images. At the opening, Minister of Human Resources Mr. Zoltán Balog emphasised that the Government provided HUF 155 million (app. EUR 516 000) in 2013 for the functioning of the institution and will provide HUF 198 million (app. EUR 660 000) in funding in 2014.

Transatlantic cooperation increasingly important, PM chief advisor tells conference

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2013 11:51 AM

Changes in the world over the past few years have forced both the US and Europe to tighten their cooperation, Réka Szemerkényi, chief advisor to the Hungarian prime minister told a conference entitled ’Foreign and security policy challenges in the new world order’ in Budapest on Wednesday.

Mihály Varga hopes to see more rate cuts

Ministry for National Economy, December 4, 2013 11:15 AM

The Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a presentation held at the Óbuda University, he hopes that “there will be room for more rate cuts; it is a possibility given the historic low level of inflation.”

Hungarian economic growth of 1.8 percent beats preliminary figure

Ministry for National Economy, December 4, 2013 11:14 AM

In the third quarter of 2013, according to unadjusted data Hungary’s year-on-year GDP growth was 1.8 percent, higher than the preliminary figure, while GDP was up by 1.6 percent on the basis of data adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects. Quarter-on-quarter, GDP increased by 0.9 percent. Thanks to the Government’s economic policy, the Hungarian economy has entered a steady growth path.

The awards for the best export companies have been presented

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2013 10:42 AM

The Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) presented awards to the best export companies for the second time this year. The awards were presented by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó.

Retail sales up by 2.5 percent

Ministry for National Economy, December 4, 2013 10:39 AM

The upward trend of retail sales growth, in place for several months, continued in October, as the sector expanded by 2.5 percent year-on-year. Besides the increase, which was the highest in six months, over the past period some other outstanding results were achieved such as constantly rebounding foreign trade, growing investment, GDP growth of 1.7 percent in the third quarter, better-than-expected industrial and construction sector data as well as record-breaking employment figures.

One-hundred thousand to receive winter schooling within the public work programme

Ministry of Human Resources, December 4, 2013 9:21 AM

"One hundred thousand people involved in the public work programme will be entitled to attend school for four months in winter while receiving the public work allowance of HUF 49,000", Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced at the symposium of the Jesuit Roma Vocational College in Budapest on Friday.

Santa Claus from Finland surprised children living on the Kaposmérő Roma estate

Ministry of Human Resources, December 4, 2013 8:15 AM

Joulupukki from Lapland visited the locality of Kaposmérő-Baglaspuszta in one of the country’s poorest regions on Tuesday. On his visit to the locality inhabited 94 per cent by Roma, Santa Claus was accompanied by Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion at the Ministry of Human Resources.

Hungarian-Serbian social security agreement signed

Ministry of Human Resources, December 4, 2013 8:12 AM

A social security agreement was signed by Parliamentary Minister of State of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources András Doncsev and by Ambassador of Serbia Rade Drobac, on Friday in Budapest.