“The initial steps for building a bridge for Hungarian start-ups between Hungary and Silicon Valley have been made,” Minister of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán Cséfalvay said, speaking from San Francisco in a telephone interview with MTI.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview that was published in regional newspapers belonging to the Axel Springer group of companies in which he among others spoke about flood protection, the government's programme, the economy, the opposition, the media and expectations regarding next year's election campaign.
State Secretary for External Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó received in his office the Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister responsible for economic affairs of the United Arab Emirates Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith.
On behalf of the Government of Hungary, Minister of State for Economic Strategy Zoltán Cséfalvay signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Canadian company Linamar in Guelph, Canada.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a lecture in the European House of Kőszeg on the occasion of 18th summer university of Institute for Social and European Studies (ISES) and Corvinus University of Budapest. The students came from approximately 20 countries.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Federico Ghizzoni, CEO of UniCredit Banking Group on Friday and discussed the prospects of the European and Hungarian economies.
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (Ecofin) has approved the proposal of the European Commission to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced.
Conference – 6th of June 2013
Gödöllő-Budapest
"Instead of introducing austerity measures, the Government chose to renew the economy", declared Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest at a press conference following his discussions with Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó negotiated about Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation and the participation of Hungarian companies in Russa as well as the reinforcement of Hungarian energy security.