President of the Republic János Áder appointed Attila Imre Horváth Minister of State for Development and Climate Policy and Key Public Services of the Ministry of National Development as from 15 July, 2013.
"The large-scale utilisation of shale gas would require the European Union to rethink the issue of renewable energy; this was put forward by several speakers during the informal meeting of EU environment ministers", Sándor Fazekas told MTI. The Minister for Rural Development was attending the informal meeting of European Union environment ministers in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, current holder of the EU presidency.
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced plans for the construction of twenty roads crossing the Hungarian-Austrian border paid by EU funding during the European Union's upcoming financial period from 2014 to 2020.
Hungary has a good chance to return to the path of economic growth, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said at the foundation ceremony of a new mill in Veszprém on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi discussed EU-related matters and the Central European Initiative with his Italian counterpart at their working meeting in Budapest on 16 July 2013.
Hungary has by and large significantly improved its relations with neighbouring countries over the past three years, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on Tuesday.
Hungary has a vested interest in seeing the success of the Eurozone, as we are linked to the bloc in many ways, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing the annual meeting of ambassadors in Budapest on Tuesday.
The more than twenty year old cooperation between the four Visegrád countries has proved that if they join forces, they can achieve better results and represent their interests more effectively, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende stated at the opening event of the József Antall Summer School. The week-long summer school is organised by the József Antall Knowledge Centre and supported by the Prime Minister’s Office. The organisers invited a maximum of 50 participants from all around the world and the lectures will focus on the future of the Visegrád Group.
The New Ragweed Reporting System (PBR), which has been in operation since the beginning of this month, enables more efficient defensive action, declared Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at a presentation of the IT application in Budapest on Monday.
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced in Budapest that the Eva Group, the leading Egyptian pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturer of the North African and Near Eastern region, would be establishing its European research and development centre in Hungary.