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Former communist-era secret service agents to have pension supplements revoked

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 21, 2013 3:20 PM

Bence Rétvári, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, has told the television news station Hír Televízió that pension supplements will be revoked for more than one hundred former ‘III / III’ agents (who worked in the ‘internal enemy division’ of the communist-era secret services), and their heirs.

Hungary must be taken off the name-and-shame list

Ministry for National Economy, May 21, 2013 3:11 PM

Provided the European Union's decision on the EDP against Hungary is in line with its standard procedure, Hungary must be allowed to stand up from the dunce’s seat where it had been placed by former governments, Minister for National economy Mihály Varga said in an interview for political daily Magyar Hírlap.

Amendment to the Budget Act submitted to Parliament

Ministry for National Economy, May 21, 2013 3:09 PM

The Government has submitted an amendment to the 2013 Budget Act to Parliament which contains certain measures to ensure that Hungary exits the Excessive Deficit Procedure.

Agriculture Ministers from Visegrad Four Countries Discuss EU Tobacco Regulations and the CAP

Ministry of Rural Development, May 21, 2013 1:00 PM

The Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group organised its third meeting of agriculture ministers in Krakow on May 16-17, which in addition to the Visegrad Four – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia – was also attended by Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia (V4+3). The Ministry of Rural Development was represented by Minister of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván.

Draft Ecological Farming Action Plan Developed

Ministry of Rural Development, May 21, 2013 12:06 PM

The draft of the Ministry of Rural Development's Ecological Farming Action Plan has been completed and social debate on the draft is expected to begin in early June, the Ministry's Deputy State Secretary to Parliamentary, Social and International Relations told Hungarian news agency MTI.

Hungarian Foreign Ministry: Spiegel Online is wrong about Orbán’s comment

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2013 10:04 AM

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle declared that Spiegel Online interpreted Viktor Orbán’s comment incorrectly when it claimed that the Hungarian Prime Minister accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of using Nazi methods.

Navracsics holds talks with German chancellery chief

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 21, 2013 8:55 AM

Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics and the German Chancellery chief reviewed the two countries' respective domestic political situations on Friday.

Statement by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 4:12 PM

It is with utter shock and bewilderment that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary was informed about a statement published in the daily paper Metro in Brussels on 16 May by Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, stating that Hungary wants “to count Jews”.

School Police work to prevent crime

Ministry of Interior, May 17, 2013 3:10 PM

School police officers will be on duty in schools that are especially endangered by criminal elements – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér at a press conference in Budapest after the first meeting of the National Committee for Crime Prevention. Minister Pintér said that police officers would also participate in schoolwork as members of the teaching faculty.

Merkel’s remarks give no reason for concern, Prőhle says

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 2:09 PM

At a Europe forum in Berlin organised by public-service broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Angela Merkel said she fully agreed with the European Commission that Hungary must change legislation which runs counter to EU treaties.