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Hungary to host its first martial arts expo

Ministry of Human Resources, April 30, 2014 11:41 AM

On May 25, Hungary will be host to the country’s first martial arts convention MAX2014 in the Syma arena in Budapest, displaying over ten disciplines and various martial arts styles, Minister of State for Sports István Simicskó said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Tourism sector received some HUF 330bn over the past ten years

Ministry for National Economy, April 30, 2014 11:36 AM

Between 2004 -- when Hungary joined the EU -- and 2013, the tourism sector received unrefundable resources of some HUF 330bn or 4.3 percent of total EU funding made available for Hungary, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Viktória Horváth told MTI. This amount, she added, helped complete 1360 projects over the past ten years.

EU health ministers discuss the health aspect of the Ukrainian situation

Ministry of Human Resources, April 30, 2014 10:50 AM

The Ukrainian crisis and all of its health aspects – such as healthcare, public health and contagious diseases – were on the agenda during a two-day informal meeting of EU health ministers in Athens, Hungarian Minister for Human Resources said on April 29.

Minister Martonyi calls for stronger EU Eastern Partnership

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 29, 2014 3:06 PM

The European Union's Eastern Partnership policy should be made "deeper and faster" in the current geopolitical situation, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared at the press conference held after the meeting of foreign affairs officials from the Visegrad Four and EU Eastern Partnership countries in Budapest on Tuesday.

Summary of the deliberations of the V4 - Eastern Partnership Countries Informal Ministerial Meeting

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 29, 2014 1:13 PM

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad and Eastern Partnership (EaP) Countries, as well as the representatives of the EU Presidency, the Commission (COM), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Group of the Nordic-Baltic Countries (NB8) had an informal meeting in Budapest on 28-29 April 2014, and discussed the future of the EaP in the light of the new challenges and mid-term tasks, issues to be dealt with halfway between the Vilnius and Riga Summits.

Outstanding employment and unemployment data

Ministry for National Economy, April 29, 2014 1:00 PM

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier this morning, positive labour market trends are continuing. In the period January-March 2014, the number of people in employment aged 15-74 years increased to 4 million 78 thousand, the highest figure since 1992.

The Hungarian Public views Environmental Protection as a Priority

Ministry of Rural Development, April 29, 2014 9:39 AM

97 percent of the Hungarian public view environmental protection and conservation as priority issues, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés said on Friday in Budapest.c

Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad countries on the occasion of the V4 + Eastern Partnership informal Ministerial Meeting

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 28, 2014 8:08 PM

Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad countries on the occasion of the V4 + Eastern Partnership informal Ministerial Meeting (Budapest, 28 April 2014)

Annual March of the Living held in Budapest

Government, April 28, 2014 4:35 PM

According to the organisers, 15 thousand people, including politicians and diplomats, participated in the 12th annual March of the Living in Budapest on Sunday. The marchers started off from the Pest side of the Elisabeth Bridge, where a statue called March of the Living was inaugurated, and walked along Rákóczi Avenue to the Keleti railway station, where a message from Israeli President Shimon Peres was displayed on a large screen. Participants included deputy head of governing Fidesz party Lajos Kósa, Fidesz parliamentary group leader Antal Rogán, as well as former German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle.

Speech by Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics on Hungarian Holocaust Remembrance Day

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, April 28, 2014 4:32 PM

House of Terror Museum, 27 April 2014