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Hungary welcomes UN Resolution on North Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 5, 2013 1:24 PM

Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2087 condemning the dogged and aggressive behaviour of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 22 January 2013. Hungary also fully associates itself with the decision of the European Union to transpose the Resolution without delay and urges the Union to consider additional restrictive measures.

Viktor Orbán holds talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Prime Minister’s Office, February 5, 2013 11:45 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today in Budapest. Topics of discussion will include strengthening economic cooperation, particularly in the fields of industry, agriculture and transport.

Csaba Hende Holds Discussion with Israeli Minister of Defence

Ministry of Defence, February 4, 2013 2:40 PM

On Saturday, February 2 at the Munich security policy conference, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende held a discussion with Israeli Minister of Defence Ehud Barack on the opportunities of expanding the scope of Hungarian–Israeli cooperation.

Tata wins Hungarian Landscape Award

Ministry of Rural Development, February 4, 2013 1:24 PM

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.

Csaba Hende Participates in the Munich Security Policy Conference

Ministry of Defence, February 4, 2013 12:46 PM

Hungary is represented by Minister of Defence Csaba Hende at the 49th Munich Security Policy Conference held between 1st and 3rd February, 2013. This is one of the most prestigious international security policy conferences, which, as usual, examines the current issues in security and defence policy in an informal setting.

Hungary condemns the suicide bombing in Ankara

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 2, 2013 8:51 AM

Hungary condemns in the strongest possible terms the suicide bombing perpetrated against the Embassy of the Unites States in Ankara, Turkey, on February 1, 2013, and wishes to extend its condolences to the innocent victims and their families.

Prime Minister holds talks with Servier

Prime Minister’s Office, February 1, 2013 3:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Jean-Philippe Seta, CEO of the independent pharmaceutical group Servier, which employs 20 000 people worldwide, and Executive Director of the Group's Hungarian subsidiary Servier Hungary Michel Eschenbrenner in Parliament today.

Deputy Prime Minister completes visit to Israel and Palestine

Prime Minister’s Office, February 1, 2013 2:46 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén paid his respects to the memories of to Raoul Wallenberg and the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust at Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust on Friday.

Unemployment up in the EU but trend continues down in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, February 1, 2013 2:09 PM

The euro-zone unemployment data for December 2012 published by the Eurostat were more favourable at 11.7 percent than the consensus estimate of Reuter’s analysts (11.9 percent). As of June 2010 the unemployment rate in Hungary has declined -- albeit slowly but steadily -- altogether by 0.4 percent, whereas the corresponding EU rate which was initially lower has continued to rise.

Further reductions of utility prices now possible

Prime Minister’s Office, February 1, 2013 2:02 PM

In public Kossuth Radio's morning show “180 minutes”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the purchase of E.ON’s gas business in Hungary, the latest developments in the IMF talks as well as his meeting with the President of the European Commission. The new Governor of the National Bank and the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Moscow were also discussed.

The 60 percent of EU funds to be spent on economic development

Ministry for National Economy, February 1, 2013 1:21 PM

In the 2014-2020 fiscal period of the European Union Hungary will allocate the 60 percent of EU resources to stimulating growth and the development of the economy, according to the decision of the Government of Hungary. In the fiscal period ending in 2013 only the 16 percent of EU funds were utilized for this goal, said Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay at a Budapest conference organized by the Hungarian Economic Association on Thursday.

We Held Our Own in 2012

Ministry of Defence, February 1, 2013 1:20 PM

This year’s defence budget has increased by HUF 7 billion as compared with last year’s, but we need to continue making economical use of the budgetary resources, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said at the annual tasking staff meeting which was held in Budapest on Thursday, January 31.

Szentkirályi to Export Mineral Water to Saudi Arabia

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

Hungarian mineral water producer Szentkirályi is to begin exporting its products to Saudi Arabia; an agreement was signed in Budapest on Thursday by Export-Import Manager of Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. Tamás Tóth and a Saudi partner company.

More than a hundred human traffickers were arrested in an international operation against illegal migration

Ministry of Interior, February 1, 2013 11:43 AM

Joint action was held on Tuesday in four European countries to fight illegal migration. A total of 103 human traffickers were arrested in the operation, 10 of them in Hungary - announced the Director General for Criminal Affairs of the National Police Force, at a Budapest press conference.

Positive foreign trade balance also in November

Ministry for National Economy, February 1, 2013 11:07 AM

According to the latest flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, in January-November 2012 the volume of exports and imports increased by 1.5 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year. In this period foreign trade surplus amounted to 1 947bn HUF (6.7bn EUR). Calculating in forints this amounts exceeds by 59bn HUF the figure registered in the initial eleven months of 2011, while due to exchange rate change the amount in euros is 23 million EUR below that level.

Works by Contemporary Hungarian artists in Kosice, 2013 European Capital of Culture

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 1, 2013 11:01 AM

A new exhibition entitled „Creative Transgressions” has opened at the Béla Löffler Museum in Kosice, consisting of works from contemporary Hungarian artists. The city is the 2013 European Capital of Culture, with this exhibition being the first large-scale Hungarian event of the year.

Government decides on establishment of Roma Affairs Council

Ministry of Human Resources, February 1, 2013 9:05 AM

At a meeting on 29 January, the Government decided on the establishment of a Roma Affairs Council, bringing the issue of social inclusion to a higher level. The main tasks of the Council will be the elaboration of proposals regarding social inclusion and Roma affairs policy strategy, and the monitoring of implementation.

The Roundtable on higher education established

Ministry of Human Resources, January 31, 2013 5:58 PM

The roundtable on higher education has been established and will begin work in three workgroups, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced at a press conference after the Roundtable's first session on Thursday.

Agreement on energy cooperation

Prime Minister’s Office, January 31, 2013 5:40 PM

It is in Hungary's fundamental interest to pursue good relations and close cooperation with Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said when he met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today.

Deputy Prime Minister Semjén meets new Armenian Patriarch

Prime Minister’s Office, January 31, 2013 5:29 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén met with recently elected 97th Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Jerusalem Nurhan Manougian during his visit to Jerusalem on Thursday. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the fact that he was the first secular foreign dignitary to be received by the Patriarch since his election on January 24 is a notable gesture.

Young Farmers Can Expect Further Support

Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2013 4:20 PM

"Young farmers can expect to receive further support during the upcoming European Union budget period of 2014-2020, so that as many as possible choose farming and agricultural activities as their was of life", stated the Ministry or Rural Development's State Secretary for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh at a press conference on Wednesday in Budapest.

No one may sustain disadvantage on account of origin in Hungary

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 31, 2013 4:10 PM

The Hungarian Government is committed to ensuring that no one in Hungary should sustain any disadvantage on account of their origin, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics reiterated in Washington to Senator Ben Cardin, Co-Chairman of the US Helsinki Commission. The Minister gave an account of the meetings he held during his three-day visit to Washington on Wednesday.

Navracsics in Washington: Fidesz poses no threat to democracy

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 31, 2013 4:09 PM

Fidesz poses no threat to democracy, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice said in response to foreign criticisms levelled against the Hungarian Government at a meeting with Hungarians living in the vicinity of Washington held at the Hungarian Embassy in the US capital Wednesday evening, local time.

Hungary excels in globalization ranking

Ministry for National Economy, January 31, 2013 4:02 PM

Ernst&Young published its annual report on globalization last week which included its Globalization Index 2012 for the 60 largest economies of the world. The index analyzes the drivers of globalization on the basis of five sub-indices: openness to trade, capital movements, exchange of technology and ideas, labour movements and cultural integration.

Prime Minister held talks with President of the European Parliament

Prime Minister’s Office, January 31, 2013 3:47 PM

President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz held talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Brussels on Wednesday. One of the main topics of their meeting was the issue of the European Union's budget framework for the period 2014-2020. Following his meeting with President Schulz, he told the press that the EP President had made it clear to him that "he is not the kind of man who would be prepared to sign a budget that has no real basis".

31st Agromash Expo Opens in Budapest

Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2013 3:36 PM

The 31st Agromash agricultural machine exhibition and trade fair opened on Wednesday in Budapest at the exhibition centre in Kőbánya. At the opening ceremony, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas stated that the current exhibition is the largest ever held, with 200 exhibitors on over 32 thousand square metres.

Hungary offers 260,000 dollars to help Syrians in need

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 31, 2013 2:18 PM

Hungary has offered to donate 260,000 dollars in aid to help civilians in Syria at a UN-sponsored international donors' conference held in Kuwait City, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs, Szabolcs Takács said on Thursday.

Interview with Minister Matolcsy in The Wall Street Journal

Ministry for National Economy, January 31, 2013 12:43 PM

Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy gave an interview recently to the Wall Street Journal, which can be read below.

The Prime Minister met with the President of the European Commission

Prime Minister’s Office, January 30, 2013 6:24 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on Wednesday in Brussels. After the meeting, the Hungarian Prime Minister stated that for Hungary it is a moral issue, rather than a political or economic one, that the excessive deficit procedure launched against the country since it joined the EU is ended.

Prime Minister holds talks with Herman Van Rompuy

Prime Minister’s Office, January 30, 2013 5:38 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels on Wednesday, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief said.