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National Forum Series Presenting the National Water Strategy Draws to a Close

Ministry of Rural Development, June 4, 2013 11:36 AM

The National Water Strategy aims to achieve sustainable water management, stressed Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas in Somogyvár, at the closing ceremony of the national series of forums on the discussion paper put forward on the qualitative and quantitative protection of water, and drought and water management.

Conference on EU enlargement in the Western Balkans

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 4, 2013 9:39 AM

The countries of the Western Balkans still find it important to draw closer to the European Union, despite the difficulties that the EU is experiencing currently – it was revealed at the conference organized by the Hungarian Institute of International Relations on May 31, 2013.

Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics reacts to Commissioner Reding’s latest attack on Hungary

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, June 3, 2013 3:31 PM

Viviane Reding's latest attack on Hungary in the Austrian daily Der Standard not only shows extreme bias against Hungary, but also ignorance of the history of her own country’s constitution. Press statement.

Hungarian army stronger after Afghanistan, says minister

Ministry of Defence, June 3, 2013 2:52 PM

Hungary's armed forces have gained useful experience and strength during their mission in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said in Budapest on Monday.

Hungary’s economic success correlates to the achievements of the automotive and electronics industries

Prime Minister’s Office, June 3, 2013 2:47 PM

Hungary’s economic success greatly depends on the achievements of the automotive and electronics industries, State Secretary for Foreign Trade and Investment Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest on Monday 3 June.

Massive foreign trade surplus recorded in Q1 2013

Ministry for National Economy, June 3, 2013 11:27 AM

According to the latest flash report on foreign trade turnover by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in the initial three months of this year Hungarian exports and imports totalled HUF 5 891bn (EUR 19.9bn) and HUF 5 367bn (EUR 18.2bn), respectively. Thus, in January-March, a significant foreign trade surplus of HUF 524bn (EUR 1.7bn) was accumulated, which amount is HUF 29bn (EUR 51 million) above the figure recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year. In the first quarter, the volume of exports and imports was on a par with the level registered in the same period of last year.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has implemented the planned reforms

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 31, 2013 7:36 PM

Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that over the last three years his ministry has implemented the policy reforms set out by the Government, and that in the coming year the task will be to fine-tune and ‘break in’ the system. Mr. Navracsics was speaking on Friday at a press conference summarising the Ministry’s achievements.

Hungarian - American memorandum of understanding on the illegal trade of nuclear substances

Ministry of Interior, May 31, 2013 2:43 PM

A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Hungarian Ministry of Interior and the United States Department of Energy on Friday in Budapest.

Government signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Bridgestone

Prime Minister’s Office, May 31, 2013 2:30 PM

The Hungarian Government concluded a strategic partnership agreement with the local unit of Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone on Friday.

Prime Minister received WHO award on World No Tobacco Day

Government, May 31, 2013 1:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was granted the World Health Organisation’s World No Tobacco Day award for accomplishments in the area of tobacco control, after being nominated by the WHO Country Office in Hungary.

Sectoral impact assessments and strategies prepared with support from EU resources at the Ministry of Development

Ministry of National Development, May 31, 2013 12:23 PM

The Ministry of National Development has been developing the long-term plan documents concerning the fields of information and communication, energy and development policies supported by the New Széchenyi Plan. The project aimed at the creation of impact assessments and strategies for the period 2014-2020, which has a total budget of HUF 175 million, began in March of 2013 and will end in September 2013.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with ambassadors of Northern European countries

Prime Minister’s Office, May 31, 2013 12:17 PM

The amount of capital investments flowing into Hungary is proof that the Government had made the right decision when it aimed to make Hungary the production centre of Europe, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó, said after holding talks at the Swedish embassy in Budapest.

Táncsics Prison Is Expected to Be Returned to the Hungarian State Next Year

Ministry of National Development, May 31, 2013 11:19 AM

The Táncsics Prison in the Buda Castle district is expected to be returned to the Hungarian state next spring, once the Budapest embassy of the United States moves into its new building, where a topping out ceremony was held on Thursday.

Prime Minister Orbán assesses the Government’s three years in office

Prime Minister’s Office, May 30, 2013 6:14 PM

At a conference entitled „National interest in focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán evaluated the performance of the Hungarian Government over the past three years and called the Hungarian economy one of the most promising in Europe.

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle discusses Hungarian investment environment and opportunities in France

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 30, 2013 4:58 PM

The investment climate and opportunities for foreign businesses were among the main issues the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary discussed in Paris on Thursday.

Positive economic indicators in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 30, 2013 4:01 PM

Over the past couple of months, several favourable processes emerged within the Hungarian economy: according to GDP data published two weeks ago, Hungary’s quarter-on-quarter output increased by 0.7 percent, the third best figure in the EU. Positive changes are also anticipated for the future, as major economic indicators show that the expectations of domestic economic stakeholders have been turning optimistic: the latest reading of the economic sentiment indicator of the Hungarian Development Bank – due mainly to an improvement regarding companies’ future investment plans – jumped to a two-year high, the Purchasing Managers Index of the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (HALPIM) signals expansion of the manufacturing sector and the GKI-Erste indicator points to rebounding business and consumer sentiment.

Minister Martonyi receives Secretary General of the OSCE

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 30, 2013 10:19 AM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Lamberto Zannier, the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 29, on the sidelines of the international conference hosted by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Centre for Democratic Transition.

Minister of State Rétvári: the Government has always taken action against displays of anti-Semitism

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 29, 2013 3:58 PM

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, Bence Rétvári, has said that in Hungary over the past three years the Government has always taken action to combat manifestations of anti-Semitism, and has initiated several measures to this end. Mr. Rétvári was speaking in Jerusalem at a conference on anti-Semitism.

Continuously Improving Hungarian Transport Safety Indicators

Ministry of National Development, May 29, 2013 3:48 PM

Zoltán Schváb, Deputy Minister of State for Transport, discussed current transport safety conditions in Hungary and its vision at the PIN Talk conference of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held on 29 May 2013 in Budapest. He noted that according to preliminary statistical data on the previous year, road accidents involving personal injury decreased by over 15 per cent and the number of accident deaths declined by over 52 per cent as compared to 2001.

Hungary’s economic performance is acknowledged: excessive deficit procedure lifted

Government, May 29, 2013 3:12 PM

The European Commission has announced its proposal to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán negotiates with Vice Chairman & CEO of Hankook Tire Seung-Hwa Suh

Prime Minister’s Office, May 29, 2013 2:05 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice Chairman & CEO of Hankook Tire Seung-Hwa Suh held negotiations in the Parliament.

Minister Martonyi stresses importance of preventing radicalism in fight against terror

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 29, 2013 12:05 PM

Terrorism is one of our biggest security policy challenges, but preventing radicalism is as important as fighting terrorism, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said on 29 May 2013.

Number of those in employment increased by 58 thousand

Ministry for National Economy, May 29, 2013 11:32 AM

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier this morning, the number of those in employment continued to increase compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Hungary contributes to elaborating post-2015 development goals and agenda

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 29, 2013 11:29 AM

On 28 May, ministers of Member States in charge of international development cooperation endorsed the EU’s position for the post-2015 development goals and agenda that will be the next generation of the Millennium Development Goals. Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Szabolcs Takács gave an update on Hungary’s contribution to the preparatory negotiations underway in New York, within the framework of the United Nations.

Minister Balog receives high-ranking German Order of Merit

Ministry of Human Resources, May 28, 2013 5:33 PM

Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Resources, Hungary, was presented with the third highest ranked German Order of Merit, the Grand Merit Cross with Star and Sash (Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband) by Dr. Matei I. Hoffmann, Ambassador to Hungary of the Federal Republic of Germany.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with Macedonian Economy Minister

Prime Minister’s Office, May 28, 2013 5:30 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with the premier and economy minister of Macedonia on Monday.

The Prime Minister's Speech in Parliament

Prime Minister’s Office, May 28, 2013 5:13 PM

In a short speech in Parliament, the Prime Minister noted that he has high hopes with regard to Hungary exiting the Excessive Deficit Procedure this quarter.

A success for Hungary – A go-ahead from the EU to expand risk capital programme in Hungary

Ministry of National Development, May 28, 2013 10:31 AM

Individual investment tranches of the Széchenyi Capital Investment Fund may rise to EUR 750,000.

Capital inflow and outflow both broke records last year

Ministry for National Economy, May 28, 2013 8:54 AM

Last year, the amount of foreign direct investments totalled EUR 10.462bn in Hungary, which exceeds the previous year’s figure by EUR 6.7bn and which is the largest amount ever recorded. The amount of outbound FDI by Hungarian enterprises in 2012 was EUR 8.210bn, EUR 5bn above the level registered one year earlier.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Protestant Great Church of Debrecen

Prime Minister’s Office, May 27, 2013 4:16 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in the Protestant Great Church of Debrecen that the Hungarian Government is providing HUF ten billion for the reconstruction of the Protestant College and schools of Debrecen leading up to 2017, the 500th anniversary of the birth of Protestantism. The Government is convinced that this support is not simply the honouring of our past but also serves the Calvinism and Hungarian peoples of the future, he added.