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State Secretary Németh Opened Exhibiton in Brussels On Serbian Church Art

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 1:51 PM

Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, opened the exhibition entitled „Serbian Church Art in Hungary” at the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Brussels on Wednesday.

Hungarian satellite functions faultlessly

Ministry for National Economy, February 14, 2013 1:47 PM

Masat 1, the small satellite developed by Hungarian researchers, which was orbited on 13 February last year, has been operating perfectly and has broken all records in its category, the audience was informed at a press conference organized to celebrate its 1st “birthday”.

Hungarian PRT’s final aid distribution in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, February 14, 2013 1:34 PM

The HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) recently distributed humanitarian aid packages for the last time in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. The Hungarian troops will soon finish their development projects and their six-and-a-half-year mission abroad.

Volvo and Rába bus companies sign cooperation agreement

Prime Minister’s Office, February 14, 2013 9:35 AM

Swedish Volvo Bus Corporation and Hungary's Rába Vehicles Holding signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Budapest on Tuesday. The agreement was concluded in Parliament by Volvo’s European Vice-President and Head of Business Development Stefan Guttman and Rába's President and Chief Executive István Pintér.

Deputy State Secretary Takács: Hungary seeks greater role in EU cooperation with Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 8:50 AM

Hungary wants to play a larger role in the European Union’s assistance programmes in Africa, especially in the Sub-Saharan region, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Szabolcs Takács told MTI February 13, 2013.

Informal Council Meeting of Development Ministers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 13, 2013 6:36 PM

EU ministers responsible for international development cooperation held talks at an informal meeting in Dublin on 11-12 February regarding the global development and sustainability agenda following 2015, when the Millennium Development Goals’ deadline expires.

The International Press's View of Hungary has Improved

Prime Minister’s Office, February 13, 2013 6:32 PM

According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.

Tatabánya is one of the most attractive investment locations in Hungary, says Péter Szijjártó

Prime Minister’s Office, February 13, 2013 6:21 PM

In 2012, overall local tax revenue in the Western-Hungarian city of Tatabánya exceeded 5.2 billion forints, which is an 18% rise compared to 2011 and an increase on pre-crisis figures, Mayor Csaba Schmidt informed participants at a reception for "large taxpayers".

Répássy: Adoption of the new Civil Code is of historic significance

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, February 13, 2013 4:15 PM

The adoption by Parliament on Monday of the new Civil Code is seen by the Minister of State for Justice to be of historic significance.

High demand for Hungary’s recently issued international bonds

Prime Minister’s Office, February 13, 2013 4:08 PM

Hungary issued international bonds worth USD 3.25 billion on Tuesday, which were nearly four times oversubscribed as they have received bids worth USD 12 billion. Hungary’s currency has strengthened as a result of the issuance.

Hungary attends Europe's Largest International Organic Food Fair

Ministry of Rural Development, February 13, 2013 4:03 PM

Deputy Secretary of State Katalin Tóth is representing the Ministry of Rural Development at BioFach, one of Europe's largest international organic food and agriculture trade fairs held from February 13-16 in Nuremberg.

Hungary is Not Affected by the Horsemeat Scandal

Ministry of Rural Development, February 13, 2013 3:46 PM

According to the information we have available, frozen products similar to those found to contain horsemeat in a few Western European countries have not entered Hungary.

Tenders for job creation to be announced again this year by the Ministry for National Economy

Ministry for National Economy, February 13, 2013 2:19 PM

As in the past couple of years, the Ministry for National Economy will this year also publish tenders aimed at generating jobs. As a result of such support, the Ministry expects that 5200 new jobs will be created at micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, Ministry of State for Employment Policy Sándor Czomba said at a press conference in Budapest.

Rózsa Hoffmann: Public education may serve as a basis for improving higher education

Ministry of Human Resources, February 13, 2013 2:03 PM

Public education may serve as a basis for the improvement of higher education, said outgoing Minister of State for Education Rózsa Hoffmann.

Hungarian-Swedish ministerial meeting

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 12, 2013 7:30 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi welcomed Mrs Ewa Björling, Swedish Minister of Trade, on February 12, 2013.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding North Korea’s nuclear test

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 12, 2013 6:03 PM

Hungary learnt with dismay that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea detonated yet another nuclear test device on 12 February 2013 despite repeated calls for restraint by the international community.

The Prime Minister calls new Opel investment in Szentgotthárd unprecedented

Prime Minister’s Office, February 12, 2013 5:13 PM

German car manufacturer Opel is expanding its unit in Szentgotthárd. The project is worth EUR 130 million, which will create 160 new jobs and increase production space by 1600 square meters, announced Opel’s Deputy President Joachim Koschnicke at the press briefing, which was held jointly with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Prime Minister called the investment project unprecedented.

Swedish-Hungarian conference on connecting modern technologies and energy efficiency

Ministry for National Economy, February 12, 2013 4:45 PM

How can intelligent technological solutions contribute to saving energy, cutting expenses or the sustainable development of a city? – asked Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Björling at the press conference as the motto of an event organized in Budapest by the Embassy of Sweden, Business Sweden and the Ministry for National Economy.

Remembering civilian victims of the Second World War

Prime Minister’s Office, February 12, 2013 2:41 PM

It is the duty of all public personalities, politicians and teachers to keep the horrors of war in memory in order to prevent them from happening again, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office János Lázár said at a commemorative event in tribute to the civilian victims of the Second World War in Budapest’s Farkasrét Cemetery on Tuesday.

Hungarian economic policy is based on financial stability and reforms

Ministry for National Economy, February 12, 2013 12:41 PM

The two pillars of Hungary’s economic policy are financial stability and reforms, Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a conference.

Péter Szijjártó holds talks with the Governor of Burgenland

Prime Minister’s Office, February 11, 2013 6:17 PM

Hungary and Austria will build new cross-border roads and reconstruct others as well as some border stations in the coming years, Péter Szijjárto, state secretary for foreign affairs and trade said after talks with Hans Niessl, Governor of Burgenland, in Budapest on 11 February.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addresses Parliament at the opening of the spring session

Prime Minister’s Office, February 11, 2013 6:09 PM

"Last week’s agreement on the European Union’s budget for the next seven-year period is the single biggest success from Hungary’s point of view since the country joined the EU in 2004", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his pre-agenda speech at the opening of the spring session of the Parliament on 11 February. The Prime Minister stressed that Hungary had achieved almost everything it possibly could have from last week's agreement.

State Secretary Németh Met With Colombian Vice-Minister of Multilateral Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 11, 2013 5:14 PM

Dr. Patti Londoño Jaramillo, Vice-Minister of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, paid an official visit to Hungary on February 8-9, 2013.

OECD: Hungary’s leading indicator of economic activity continued to improve in December

Ministry for National Economy, February 11, 2013 4:18 PM

It is the fifth month in a row that the leading economic indicator for Hungary showed improvement in December, but the pace of growth remains below the long-term trend, according to the indicator tracking Hungarian real economic cycles prepared by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Development of Győr-Pér International Airport

Prime Minister’s Office, February 11, 2013 4:10 PM

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said that the Hungarian state will acquire 12 per cent ownership in Győr-Pér International Airport by purchasing the shares of the municipality of Pér.

The Ministry Pays Tribute to All Victims

Ministry of Defence, February 11, 2013 2:06 PM

The Ministry of Defence and the Museum and Institute of Military History most firmly reject the claims made by the Association of Hungarian Resistance and Antifascist Fighters and the Labor Party 2006, which suggest that the Ministry’s paying tribute to the World War II battles for Budapest are meant to encourage and strengthen the far right.

Russian Expo Opened by Hungarian Minister

Ministry of Rural Development, February 11, 2013 1:16 PM

Hungarian Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas opened the Prodexpo 2013 food industry exhibition in Moscow, together with Russian agriculture officials. Mr. Fazekas is in Moscow at the invitation of Russian Minister for Agriculture Nikolai Fyodorov, where he will be holding bilateral talks.

Prime Minister: EU heads of state and government recognised the efforts of the Hungarian people

Prime Minister’s Office, February 11, 2013 11:18 AM

Hungary will be second behind only Lithuania within the European Union with regard to per capita funding, and Hungary will receive increased net per capita funding despite a drop in the EU's total budget, according to the 2014-2020 financial framework agreed in Brussels on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated.

Fifty Percent Increase in Fruit and Vegetable Exports Planned

Ministry of Rural Development, February 11, 2013 9:37 AM

"Fruit and vegetable exports, which are currently at 800-850 thousand tons-a-year may be increased to 1.2 million tons/year over the coming years. This is one of the most important goals of the new agriculture strategy, which should be published during the first half of the year", Deputy Secretary of State for Agricultural Economy of the Ministry of Rural Development Zsolt Feldman told Hungarian news agency MTI at the Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin.

Moody's verdict is biased and unsubstantiated

Ministry for National Economy, February 9, 2013 10:54 AM

The Hungarian Government cannot comprehend why Moody's Investors Services does not take into account what Hungary has achieved lately.