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The International Court of Arbitration in Washington Again Ruled in Favour of Hungary

Ministry of National Development, December 6, 2012 5:50 PM

In its ruling of 30 November 2012, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rejected a significant part of the claims of the lawsuit filed by Electrabel SA against Hungary.

Agreement concluded between the Vice President of the European Investment Bank and the Minister for National Economy

Ministry for National Economy, December 6, 2012 5:46 PM

Minister for National Economy György Matolcsy and EIB Vice President Wilhelm Molterer have signed two project financing contracts amounting altogether to 560 million EUR to support the Hungarian economy.

Successful fund-raising of Eximbank

Ministry for National Economy, December 6, 2012 5:43 PM

The Ministry for National Economy as majority shareholder welcomes the first, successfully concluded phase of the bond issuance programme of the Hungarian Export-Import Bank Zrt. (Eximbank).

Plans to strengthen energy security and lower utility costs

Prime Minister’s Office, December 6, 2012 4:20 PM

On 12 December, the Government will approve an agreement on the purchase of E.ON's gas business in Hungary, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office János Lázár said on Thursday.

Government to agree with municipal councils on debt takeover by spring

Prime Minister’s Office, December 6, 2012 11:48 AM

The Government wishes to reach an agreement with municipal councils regarding debt takeover by spring 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén stated on Wednesday at a press conference with Mayor of Eger László Habis.

Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway in Hungary

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 6, 2012 9:57 AM

The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. Transparency International has also acknowledged an improvement of the situation.

Hungarian PRT Begins Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, December 5, 2012 4:53 PM

The Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) has started withdrawing from Afghanistan; the development projects will be terminated and certain pieces of military equipment will be moved back home – Col. Antal Sipos, the commander of the last PRT told the special correspondent of Hungarian News Agency MTI in Camp Pannonia, the base of the HUN PRT on Wednesday, December 5.

Atmosphere of NATO-Russian Cooperation Is Improving, Says Minister Martonyi

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2012 4:25 PM

„The atmosphere of NATO-Russian cooperation has improved significantly”, Hungary's Foreign Minister said on Tuesday evening, after the meeting of NATO foreign ministers with their Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov.

Plans to reduce household gas and electricity bills by 10%

Prime Minister’s Office, December 5, 2012 3:43 PM

Government spokesman András Giró-Szász stated on Wednesday that the Ministry of National Development had been asked to work out the conditions under which a 10% cut could be implemented in the case of gas and electricity prices.

Hungarian Embassy in Syria Suspends Its Operation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2012 1:49 PM

Due to the critical situation in Syria, Hungary suspended the activity of its Embassy in Damascus as of December 5, 2012, and all Hungarian diplomats have left Syria. As a result, the handling of consular affairs and visa issuances also terminated.

Hungarian Special Operations Contingent Starts Working

Ministry of Defence, December 5, 2012 10:29 AM

The first Special Operations Contingent of the Hungarian Defence Forces has started working in Afghanistan – Col. Tamás Sándor, the commander of the unit told the Kabul-based special correspondent of Hungarian News Agency MTI by phone on Tuesday, December 4.

Hungarian-Serbian Economic Joint Committee holding a two-day meeting in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 7:25 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Goran Knezevic are the co-presidents of the Hungarian-Serbian Economic Joint Committee in Budapest.

Hungary the guest of honour at the 31st Sofia International Book Fair

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 4, 2012 6:14 PM

The 31st Sofia International Book Fair has opened, with Hungary as the guest of honour. Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice, opened Bulgaria’s most prestigious review of the publishing and bookselling industry.

GMO-Free Hungary is at a Competitive Advantage

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2012 6:12 PM

"The fact that Hungary is GMO-free puts Hungarian agriculture at a competitive advantage", stated Gyula Budai on Tuesday in Eger.

A new law enforcement centre was handed over in Hidegkút

Ministry of Interior, December 4, 2012 5:51 PM

The law enforcement centre of Hidegkút was handed over in the 2nd district of Budapest on Tuesday. The institution will provide a 24 hour Police presence and four surveillance cameras – observing the most endangered parts of the neighbourhood - are also connected to the centre.

The government and its members strongly and determinedly condemned the remarks made by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 5:49 PM

The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in order to ensure that malicious voices incompatible with European norms are driven back, adding that every citizen will be protected from such insults.

Paul Shapiro in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 5:48 PM

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications at the Prime Minister’s Office Ferenc Kumin and Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh met with Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies on 4 December.

Georgia to continue pursuing Euro-Atlantic integration, FM tells Hungarian counterpart

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 4:51 PM

The new Georgian Foreign Minister reassured his Hungarian counterpart on Tuesday that her country would continue to follow the path of Euro-Atlantic integration.

The Prime Minister holds talks with the President of the Czech Republic

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 4:47 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held negotiations in Parliament with Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, who is on an official visit to Hungary.

Minister of State Cséfalvay: more than half of EU resources shall be spent on economic development

Ministry for National Economy, December 4, 2012 4:46 PM

At least half of EU 2014-2020 development funds must be applied to direct economic development in general, and to the stimulation of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, as opposed to the 16 percent in the seven-year period ending now, said Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay at a conference on Tuesday.

Agricultural Professionals' Day for Foreign Students at the Ministry of Rural Development

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2012 4:45 PM

Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth welcomed those foreign students who arrived in Hungary this autumn within the framework of the scholarship program organised by Hungarian Government and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Communiqué.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Opposes a Two-Tier Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 4:28 PM

In an interview published in business daily Világgazdaság on Tuesday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi warned against building a system which would permanently create institutional division in the European Union and he also claimed that Hungary should sign a deal on financial assistance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Tibor Navracsics: we have a historic duty to support Croatia

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 4, 2012 3:59 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics has said that Hungary has a historic duty to support Croatia, as for eight hundred years the two nations have been through good times and bad times together.

Hungarian Deputy State Secretary Discusses Middle East Situation in London

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 11:16 AM

Szabolcs Takács, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, had talks focusing on problems in the Middle East in London on December 3.

Parliamentary State Secretary Németh on Hungarian–Slovak Bilateral Relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 11:15 AM

Slovakia’s current government is a strong partner which delivers on its diplomatic promises, Parliamentary State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh said in an interview to Slovak daily newspaper Sme published December 3, 2012.

Hungarian-Latvian Discussions on proposed Land Purchase Act

Ministry of Rural Development, December 4, 2012 11:13 AM

Parliamentary Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture Edvards Smiltēns and Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai held talks in Budapest this week at the Ministry of Rural Development. The aim of Monday's talks was to enable the Hungarian party to present details on the concept and system of instruments of the proposed new Act on the trade of agricultural and forestry land to Latvian experts.

Hungarians Most Popular of All NATO Troops

Ministry of Defence, December 4, 2012 10:56 AM

“Afghan civilians like Hungarian soldiers the most, and the soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) also like to work with them the most”, Lt.-Col. Mohammad Salim Ahmadi (ANA) stated on Monday, December 3 in an interview given to the special correspondent of Hungarian News Agency MTI.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with Serbian Agriculture Minister

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 10:16 AM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with Goran Knezevic, Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, about modernising the Budapest-Belgrade railway line and opening three new crossing points between Hungary and Serbia.

Prime Minister meets with President of Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ)

Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 10:02 AM

On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Péter Feldmájer, President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ) in his office and they discussed the situation of the Hungarian Jewish community.

Minister Martonyi to Chair IAEA Conference

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 4, 2012 9:04 AM

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi to chair the international conference on nuclear security next year, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said, citing a statement made by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a Board of Governors session November 30, 2012.