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TeSzedd! campaign finishes successfully

Ministry of Rural Development, October 31, 2013 12:47 PM

The national TeSzedd! (“You Pick It!”) litter collection drive has come to a successful close once again with a record 1,025 settlements joining the initiative in 2013, Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés told the press in Budapest today.

New logistic centre at airport may open up hundreds of workplaces

Ministry of National Development, October 31, 2013 12:42 PM

Workplace creation and the reinforcement of social roots through employment are top priorities for the Hungarian Government and this occasion today is another step towards achieving these goals, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said at the inauguration ceremony of the logistic base in Budapest Airport Business Park in Budapest, on 30 October, 2013.

Pure Food is a Strategic Issue

Ministry of Rural Development, October 31, 2013 11:29 AM

Pure, healthy and high quality food is a strategic issue for Hungary, Gyula Budai declared in the Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg County town of Apagy, in North-East Hungary. The Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary was speaking at the first stop in the Roadshow organised to promote GMO-free agriculture.

Hungary’s foreign trade surplus continues to increase

Ministry for National Economy, October 31, 2013 10:51 AM

According to the latest data, in August 2013 the volume of exports and imports were up by 1.4 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Hungary-Slovakia pipeline to become operational in 2014

Prime Minister’s Office, October 30, 2013 5:04 PM

The gas link connecting the pipelines of Hungary and Slovakia will start a trial run in the middle of next year and will be used in regular distribution from 2015 on, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's State Secretary in charge of external economy, said on Wednesday.

Employment hit a new high as wages continue to grow

Ministry for National Economy, October 30, 2013 4:59 PM

In Hungary, the number of people in employment continued to rise, as 54 thousand more people were in employment in July-September 2013 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced in a flash report.

Foreign Minister János Martonyi meets his Lithuanian counterpart Linas Linkevičius

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 30, 2013 4:42 PM

The success of the upcoming EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius and the resolving of the budget debate within the EU are in the interests of both the Lithuanian EU Presidency and Hungary. János Martonyi and Linas Linkevičius held talks in Budapest on Wednesday on the margins of the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Visegrad Group (V4) and of the Central European Initiative (CEI) being held on October 30-31.

Hungary staunchly espouses the protection of human rights and privacy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 30, 2013 3:28 PM

The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects an immediate explanation from the United States in connection with a WikiLeaks report showing Budapest on a map of surveillance stations deployed by the National Security Agency (NSA). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stated that it was concerned about the surveillance and relay stations and expected the US to clarify the situation and provide an explanation about what happened as soon as possible, as previously requested from the US Ambassador in Budapest. The MFA declared that Hungary staunchly espouses the protection of human rights, including the protection of privacy.

Mihály Varga: The tax bill has four key objectives

Ministry for National Economy, October 30, 2013 2:57 PM

Before drafting the tax bill the Government had identified four main goals: easing the financial burden of families, improving business environment, cutting red tape and improving economic transparency, the Minister for National Economy announced at a press conference held in the Parliament.

Mihály Varga held talks with the Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma

Ministry for National Economy, October 30, 2013 2:43 PM

In Hungary’s Ministry for National Economy, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Duma Deputy Chairman Sergey Zhelezniak discussed economic relations between the two countries, placing special emphasis on partnership options in the field of science and technology.