The National Water Strategy aims to achieve sustainable water management, stressed Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas in Somogyvár, at the closing ceremony of the national series of forums on the discussion paper put forward on the qualitative and quantitative protection of water, and drought and water management.
The countries of the Western Balkans still find it important to draw closer to the European Union, despite the difficulties that the EU is experiencing currently – it was revealed at the conference organized by the Hungarian Institute of International Relations on May 31, 2013.
Viviane Reding's latest attack on Hungary in the Austrian daily Der Standard not only shows extreme bias against Hungary, but also ignorance of the history of her own country’s constitution. Press statement.
Hungary's armed forces have gained useful experience and strength during their mission in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said in Budapest on Monday.
Hungary’s economic success greatly depends on the achievements of the automotive and electronics industries, State Secretary for Foreign Trade and Investment Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest on Monday 3 June.
According to the latest flash report on foreign trade turnover by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in the initial three months of this year Hungarian exports and imports totalled HUF 5 891bn (EUR 19.9bn) and HUF 5 367bn (EUR 18.2bn), respectively. Thus, in January-March, a significant foreign trade surplus of HUF 524bn (EUR 1.7bn) was accumulated, which amount is HUF 29bn (EUR 51 million) above the figure recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year. In the first quarter, the volume of exports and imports was on a par with the level registered in the same period of last year.
Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that over the last three years his ministry has implemented the policy reforms set out by the Government, and that in the coming year the task will be to fine-tune and ‘break in’ the system. Mr. Navracsics was speaking on Friday at a press conference summarising the Ministry’s achievements.
A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Hungarian Ministry of Interior and the United States Department of Energy on Friday in Budapest.
The Hungarian Government concluded a strategic partnership agreement with the local unit of Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone on Friday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was granted the World Health Organisation’s World No Tobacco Day award for accomplishments in the area of tobacco control, after being nominated by the WHO Country Office in Hungary.