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Sectoral impact assessments and strategies prepared with support from EU resources at the Ministry of Development

Ministry of National Development, May 31, 2013 12:23 PM

The Ministry of National Development has been developing the long-term plan documents concerning the fields of information and communication, energy and development policies supported by the New Széchenyi Plan. The project aimed at the creation of impact assessments and strategies for the period 2014-2020, which has a total budget of HUF 175 million, began in March of 2013 and will end in September 2013.

State Secretary Szijjártó met with ambassadors of Northern European countries

Prime Minister’s Office, May 31, 2013 12:17 PM

The amount of capital investments flowing into Hungary is proof that the Government had made the right decision when it aimed to make Hungary the production centre of Europe, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó, said after holding talks at the Swedish embassy in Budapest.

Táncsics Prison Is Expected to Be Returned to the Hungarian State Next Year

Ministry of National Development, May 31, 2013 11:19 AM

The Táncsics Prison in the Buda Castle district is expected to be returned to the Hungarian state next spring, once the Budapest embassy of the United States moves into its new building, where a topping out ceremony was held on Thursday.

Prime Minister Orbán assesses the Government’s three years in office

Prime Minister’s Office, May 30, 2013 6:14 PM

At a conference entitled „National interest in focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán evaluated the performance of the Hungarian Government over the past three years and called the Hungarian economy one of the most promising in Europe.

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle discusses Hungarian investment environment and opportunities in France

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 30, 2013 4:58 PM

The investment climate and opportunities for foreign businesses were among the main issues the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary discussed in Paris on Thursday.

Positive economic indicators in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 30, 2013 4:01 PM

Over the past couple of months, several favourable processes emerged within the Hungarian economy: according to GDP data published two weeks ago, Hungary’s quarter-on-quarter output increased by 0.7 percent, the third best figure in the EU. Positive changes are also anticipated for the future, as major economic indicators show that the expectations of domestic economic stakeholders have been turning optimistic: the latest reading of the economic sentiment indicator of the Hungarian Development Bank – due mainly to an improvement regarding companies’ future investment plans – jumped to a two-year high, the Purchasing Managers Index of the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (HALPIM) signals expansion of the manufacturing sector and the GKI-Erste indicator points to rebounding business and consumer sentiment.

Minister Martonyi receives Secretary General of the OSCE

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 30, 2013 10:19 AM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Lamberto Zannier, the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on May 29, on the sidelines of the international conference hosted by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Centre for Democratic Transition.

Minister of State Rétvári: the Government has always taken action against displays of anti-Semitism

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 29, 2013 3:58 PM

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, Bence Rétvári, has said that in Hungary over the past three years the Government has always taken action to combat manifestations of anti-Semitism, and has initiated several measures to this end. Mr. Rétvári was speaking in Jerusalem at a conference on anti-Semitism.

Continuously Improving Hungarian Transport Safety Indicators

Ministry of National Development, May 29, 2013 3:48 PM

Zoltán Schváb, Deputy Minister of State for Transport, discussed current transport safety conditions in Hungary and its vision at the PIN Talk conference of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) held on 29 May 2013 in Budapest. He noted that according to preliminary statistical data on the previous year, road accidents involving personal injury decreased by over 15 per cent and the number of accident deaths declined by over 52 per cent as compared to 2001.

Hungary’s economic performance is acknowledged: excessive deficit procedure lifted

Government, May 29, 2013 3:12 PM

The European Commission has announced its proposal to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary.