Hungary signed several agreements with India after a meeting of the two countries' economic mixed committee in New Delhi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó stated.
The Hungarian delegation led by Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth successfully represented the interests of Visegrád Countries for the adoption of an EU mandate authorising for a more balanced global agreement in 2015, at the meeting of the Environment Council of the European Union in Luxembourg on 14 October, 2013.
Led by Hungary currently holding the Presidency of the Visegrád Cooperation (V4), an extended ministerial meeting on climate policy was held in Budapest on 11 October, 2013. The meeting was also attended by Romanian and Bulgarian climate policy leaders, while a delegate from Lithuania was present as an observer. Hungary was represented by Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth and Deputy State Secretary Ferenc Hizó at the consultations.
In August this year, industrial performance – according to workday-adjusted data – increased by 0.9 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of 2012, while in light of data adjusted for seasonal and workday-effects the indicator improved by 0.7 percent month-on-month.
The Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group countries (V4) held talks in Budapest today, for the first time since Hungary took over the V4 Presidency.
After ten years of renovation, the Liszt Academy of Music will reopen on October 22, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice announced on Tuesday.
On the last day of the Budapest Water Summit (BWS) on October 11, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that water should be a source of cooperation, and not of conflict. Wrapping up the Summit, János Martonyi said that it was high time to pay increased attention to the issue of the security of water supplies and also to give due priority to water management in the new UN development agenda.
Officials of the Ministry of Human Resources participated in the Budapest Marathon, assisting disabled sportsmen and women. Minister Balog and his Ministers of State continued the tradition launched last year and completed the race with blind and disabled runners.
A new production site for the Germany-based Rehau conglomerate was opened in the industrial park of Győr on Monday. At the plant, which cost EUR 60 million (HUF 18bn) to complete and was finalized within one year, bumpers for several Audi models will be produced.
Monostorpályi is building the future, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said when he ceremonially connected the solar panel park to Hungary’s domestic electricity network. The HUF 195 million investment project, which produces 300 thousand kWh of electricity per year, was implemented by the support of the European Union.