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Prime Minister meets with his Japanese counterpart during official visit

Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2013 4:09 PM

Following talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Hungarian oil and gas company MOL and Japan Synthetic Rubber (JSR) have agreed to set up a joint venture to produce synthetic rubber in Tiszaújváros in north-eastern Hungary.

People with disabilities can count on the Government, Minister of State for Sport says

Ministry of Human Resources, November 21, 2013 2:38 PM

Minister of State for Sport Pál Szekeres announced at a press briefing on Thursday that the Government supports the civil initiative which aims at improving the accessibility of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport for people with disabilities.

Hungary is doing everything possible to ensure that no new GM maize varieties enter commercial cultivation

Ministry of Rural Development, November 21, 2013 11:22 AM

"In accordance with the spirit of the Constitution, we cannot allow another GM maize variety to enter commercial cultivation within the European Union and Hungary", the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai declared at the 5th stop of the Roadshow for a GMO-free Hungary series in Hódmezővásárhely, south-east Hungary.

European Semester: Minister of State Győri argues that national competences should not be curtailed

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 21, 2013 10:37 AM

The so-called „European Semester” was elaborated with a view to ensuring closer economic cooperation between EU Member States, and it would not be proper if this process was burdened with out-of-scope issues, some of which fall under national and not EU competence – said Enikő Győri, MFA Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs, after the meeting of EU European Affairs Ministers on 19 November.

Government takes measures for sustainable future on several fronts

Ministry of National Development, November 21, 2013 10:02 AM

The Hungarian Sustainability Summit was held for the fourth time in Budapest on 20 November 2013. The first paper of the conference was delivered by Deputy State Secretary for Climate Policy Ferenc Hizó, who outlined Hungary’s challenges related to climate change.

Prime Minister Orbán on official visit to Japan

Prime Minister’s Office, November 20, 2013 5:40 PM

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is currently on an official three-day working visit to Japan. The official delegation includes, amongst others, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga.

Several hospitals receive extra funding

Ministry of Human Resources, November 20, 2013 5:19 PM

A total of 33.1 billion forints (EUR 111m) has been allocated in extra funding to 93 hospitals for paying their overdue bills for suppliers, the Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska announced on Wednesday.

Key global energy policymakers meet in Paris

Ministry of National Development, November 20, 2013 5:06 PM

Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Németh represents Hungary at the Ministerial meeting of the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in the French capital on 19 November 2013. At the event, energy ministers and top managers of the largest corporations in the energy industry exchange views on issues of competitiveness and climate change and discuss directions for the future operation of the organisation.

János Martonyi: migration is also a security policy challenge

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 20, 2013 4:30 PM

Following the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that migration is not only a humanitarian problem but also a security policy challenge.

Exhibition of Hungarian-French artist Endre Rozsda opens at the National Gallery

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 20, 2013 2:15 PM

A retrospective exhibition of Hungarian-French painter Endre Rozsda (1913-1999) was opened at the Hungarian National Gallery on November 18, on the hundredth anniversary of his birth.