Preliminary macroeconomic data (industrial, retail and foreign trade) for April by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) provide an impressive image of the Hungarian economy. Following better-than-expected first quarter GDP statistics, data on the first month of the second quarter also indicate that Hungary’s economic growth may pick up this year.
Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász announced that approximately one thousand people who have been evacuated remain in temporary accommodation, adding that two hundred people were able to return to their homes yesterday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared at the training base of the national defence forces in Ócsa that Hungary is winning the fight against the flood, which was also the first test of the voluntary military reserve force, and it performed outstandingly.
The Government has concluded a strategic cooperation agreement with Japanese automotive supply company Denso Manufacturing Hungary Ltd, signed by State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó and Chairman of Denso Yamaguchi Shinsuke.
The Hungarian Government received the Venice Commission’s draft report regarding the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law on 29 May 2013, with regard to which the Government has forwarded its comments to the Commission on 11 June 2013.
Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri has sent a letter to Rapporteur Tavares informing him about the amendment of the National Security Act, as well as about the latest developments of the Hungarian Government’s dialogue with the European Commission on the Fourth Amendment.
On Wednesday the Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Hungarian unit of Japanese automotive-components company DENSO.
Production has started in the new, EUR 900 million Audi plant in Győr, Northwest Hungary. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who stressed the role of the German car manufacturer in boosting Hungary’s importance as a regional automotive industry centre. The company’s CEO called the Győr plant one of the pillars of Audi’s growth.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi thanked the solidarity expressed by the governments of Slovakia and Croatia in relation to the flooding of the Danube and Hungary's flood defence operations.
on June 12, 2013 at the Hungarian Institute of Foreign Affairs, Budapest