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Swiss and Hungarian Artists to Decorate Children's Hospital Ward

Ministry of National Development, January 8, 2013 6:34 PM

In April of 2013 Hungarian artists will be painting colourful and cheerful pictures on the walls of the Démétér-house paediatrics department on the territory of Szent László Hospital in Budapest to make children who have to stay at the hospital during their medical treatment happier. This action was announced at a conference today by His Excellency Mr Jean-Francois Paroz, the Ambassador of Switzerland in Hungary and Dr. Albert Royaards, founder and board chairman of the Smiling Hospital Foundation.

The state of the central sub sector of the state budget in December 2012

Ministry for National Economy, January 8, 2013 6:13 PM

Key features of financial processes regarding the central sub sector of the state budget in December 2012 and preliminary data for the year have been published today.

Several members of the Government to visit China this year

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 8, 2013 5:16 PM

The Prime Minister and several members of the Government plan to visit China this year, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said on Tuesday.

Commemorating Architect László Hudec in Shanghai

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 8, 2013 3:45 PM

A László Hudec Memorial Room dedicated to the Hungarian on the 120th anniversary of his birth architect was opened in Shanghai, where he designed more than sixty buildings.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Interview on Kossuth Radio

Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2013 3:21 PM

"The reorganisation of the education system is one of the greatest acts of the past two and a half years", stated Viktor Orbán in an interview on Kossuth Radio's Sunday news and debate programme Vasárnapi újság on December 23. According to the Prime Minister, the education system must be run in and made to operate smoothly during 2013. He also stated that there is hope that the economy will begin to grow next year and there is a good chance that the plan to create one million new jobs over ten years may be realised.

Erzsébet Programme to continue also in 2013

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 8, 2013 2:17 PM

The Erzsébet Programme will also continue in 2013; this year, too, tens of thousands of socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities may go on holiday to a number of destinations around the country under highly preferential terms.

Substantial resources earmarked for higher education, says Minister of State for Education

Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2013 12:22 PM

The Government will work towards an agreement with students on higher education and will make the best use of tight resources both to run the system and to develop it, the Minister of State for Education Rózsa Hoffmann said in an interview for commercial broadcaster Inforádió on Monday evening.

Prime Minister to attend EPP summit in Cyprus

Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2013 10:16 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend an extraordinary summit of the European People's Party in Limassol on Friday, Bertalan Havasi, the press chief of the prime minister, told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Tuesday.

Minister Balog to continue consultations with students on Friday

Ministry of Human Resources, January 8, 2013 8:58 AM

The Minister of Human Resources is to continue consultations with the National Union of Students (HÖOK) on Friday, January 11.

North-Eastern county seat Debrecen provides major airline connection to destinations all over the world

Ministry of National Development, January 7, 2013 5:30 PM

Airport Debrecen (AD) registered an important rise in its passenger traffic last year due to the fact that Hungary’s low-cost airline Wizzair has launched scheduled flights from the airport to several European destinations, including Eindhoven, Milan and London.

Thomas Becket Commemorated in Esztergom

Ministry of Human Resources, January 7, 2013 3:16 PM

An ecumenical ceremony was held in Esztergom to honour Thomas Becket, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, which was followed by a conference on Christian values and European identity.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to attend the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala in Zurich

Prime Minister’s Office, January 7, 2013 3:08 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, founder of the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy, has been invited to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala in Zurich to be held today, the Prime Minister's spokesman Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian News Agency MTI.

Foreign Minister Martonyi Recovering in Hospital

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 7, 2013 2:24 PM

Due to the illness of Foreign Minister János Martonyi, Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh represented the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the opening of the Hungarian–Italian Cultural Year at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest on January 6.

Hungarian Government to sign its latest Strategic Partnership Agreement with IBM

Prime Minister’s Office, January 7, 2013 1:24 PM

Hungary's government is ready to sign its next strategic cooperation agreements with the local units of IBM, National Instruments, TATA and Nokia Siemens Networks, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported on Monday.

The Opening Event of the Year of Central Europe Held in Poland

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 4, 2013 3:03 PM

2013 is the Year of Central Europe for Hungary because Hungary took over the Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI) on January 1, and will take over the Presidency of the Visegrad Cooperation as of July1.

Central Europe Must Become Stronger, Says Zsolt Németh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 4, 2013 3:02 PM

„We need to make Central Europe stronger, and we can achieve that through reinforcing our solidarity” – Zsolt Németh told the Public Radio concerning the prospects of Hungary’s neighbourhood policy.

Another Positive Employment Figure

Ministry for National Economy, January 4, 2013 11:53 AM

According to this morning's information summary from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), positive trends are continuing with regard to employment figures, which play a determining role in government policy.

New Waste Management Regulations

Ministry of Rural Development, January 3, 2013 4:25 PM

Some of the implementation regulations of the new Waste Management Act that came into force on January 1 have been issued. Among others, the new regulations concern the distribution of packaging materials, the returning and recycling of packaging materials, the receipt of electric and electronic equipment that has become waste, and the handling of cars that have been removed from circulation.

An outlook on the most important measures taken to increase employment and to strengthen SMEs

Prime Minister’s Office, January 3, 2013 4:13 PM

The Hungarian Government has been following a political and legislative agenda which aims at expanding employment, maintaining budget discipline at an economic level as well as equal burden-sharing within society.

Naturalisation Procedure to be Simplified

Prime Minister’s Office, January 3, 2013 3:56 PM

The simplified naturalisation procedure was introduced on January 2, 2011, and 363,795 applications have been submitted to Budapest over the past two years, with a further few thousand still on the way, meaning a total of around 370 thousand applicants. Interest remains high, something that is mirrored in the number of appointments made.

Hungary earmarks HUF 268bn for upgrading hospitals, clinics

Ministry of National Development, January 3, 2013 3:15 PM

Hungary has earmarked 268 billion forints (EUR 0.92bn) for upgrading and extending regional hospitals and outpatient clinics this year, the National Development Agency (NFÜ) said in a statement on Thursday.

János Lázár to coordinate the settlement of Jewish communities’ financial compensation claims

Prime Minister’s Office, January 3, 2013 12:44 PM

The Government has appointed State Secretary in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár to prepare and coordinate the professional tasks related to the settlement of the financial compensation claims of Jewish communities as well as cultural, educational, historical fact-revealing and tradition-keeping activities concerning Jewish communities.

Administrative district offices formed

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 3, 2013 12:10 PM

District offices were reintroduced on 1 January (thirty years after the abolition of the system of administrative districts), within a new organisational structure and with new goals. There are 175 district offices outside Budapest, and twenty-three in the capital. These will carry out administrative tasks below county level.

Major chapter of Hungary’s role in Afghanistan to be closed in 2013

Ministry of Defence, January 3, 2013 11:36 AM

Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said Hungary's military had been able to "maintain its capabilities" in 2012 amid limited financial possibilities.

More than HUF 900 million to support the social integration of homeless people

Ministry of Human Resources, January 3, 2013 10:12 AM

In order to promote the social inclusion of people living on the streets, the Government is making a total of HUF 917 million available within the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan.

The Constitutional Court’s decision on transitional provisions

Prime Minister’s Office, January 2, 2013 4:40 PM

For formal reasons, Hungary's Constitutional Court has annulled some transitional provisions of the Fundamental Law, including the one on voter pre-registration.

370 000 people applied for Hungarian citizenship over the past two years

Prime Minister’s Office, January 2, 2013 4:38 PM

A total of 370 000 people applied for Hungarian citizenship over the past two years and the rejection rate was below 1.5%, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Wednesday.

The country’s renewal shall be judged by future generations

Prime Minister’s Office, January 2, 2013 10:35 AM

The necessity of decisions can only be judged with appropriate objectivity by posterity Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said in an interview to Hungarian daily Magyar Hírlap.

2013 Central European year in Hungarian diplomacy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 28, 2012 2:02 PM

2013 will be a Central European year in Hungary’s foreign policy as the country will serve as president of both the Visegrad Four Cooperation and the Central European Initiative (CEI).

Military to aid municipalities in dealing with arsenic contamination of drinking water

Ministry of Defence, December 28, 2012 11:23 AM

The Hungarian Armed Forces will distribute drinking water in 123 towns from January 1, 2013, Maj.-Gen. László Domján, the Commander of the HDF Joint Force Command said on December 27 at a press conference in Csongrád County.