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Alice Esterházy receives state decoration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 2:02 PM

President of the Republic János Áder presented the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (civilian division) to Alice Esterházy, daughter of the ethnic Hungarian politician János Esterházy, who was a prominent public figure in Czechoslovakia in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Council of Europe monitoring procedure should be reformed, says Zsolt Németh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 1:58 PM

The report on Hungary that the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe (CoE) has recently adopted is biased and politically motivated, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Zsolt Németh declared yesterday on the sidelines of a CoE session. The procedure involves risks for the CoE, because it may force the organisation into ideological battles, he said.

Pay Rises for General Practitioners and Teachers

Prime Minister’s Office, May 17, 2013 12:18 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mentioned pay rises for general practitioners and teachers, and the launching of a population programme as important tasks for the upcoming period, on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes.

Germany is the number one investor in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 17, 2013 11:12 AM

German enterprises have so far invested some EUR 21bn in Hungary, and that places Germany at the very top among foreign investors in Hungary, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said an event held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Budapest. He added that Hungarian exports to Germany had also passed the EUR 20bn mark for the first time.

German Companies Pleased With Hungarian Bioenergy Sector As Well

Ministry of National Development, May 17, 2013 9:33 AM

At the parliamentary evening of the German Federal Association for Bioenergy (Bundesverband BioEnergie – BBE) held on 15 May 2013 in Berlin, discussions were held on the importance of bioenergy and opportunities for the sector.

Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics opens the Warsaw Book Fair

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 17, 2013 9:29 AM

On Thursday Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics opened the Warsaw International Book Fair. Hungarian writers are attending the Fair, among them György Spiró, Ottó Tolna, Gábor Zsille and Márton Falusi.

Deputy State Secretary Kumin’s response to HRW’s statement

Prime Minister’s Office, May 16, 2013 5:42 PM

Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications, in response to the Human Rights Watch statement today upon publishing its report, said that it lacked the objectivity that is generally expected from such documents.

Minister of State Győri presents detailed criticism of the Tavares report

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 16, 2013 5:14 PM

The draft report prepared for the European Parliament by MEP Rui Tavares should stick to the facts with regard to the state of fundamental rights in Hungary, Minister of State for EU affairs at the Foreign Ministry Enikő Győri stated on Thursday.

Closer economic and trade relations with South Africa

Ministry for National Economy, May 16, 2013 4:33 PM

On Monday, the founding session of the Hungarian-South African Economic Joint Committee was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Hungarian Co-Chairman of the Committee is Secretary of State Kristóf Szatmáry, while his South African counterpart is Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Elizabeth Thabethe.

Inflation at a record low in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, May 16, 2013 4:00 PM

In accordance with the central bank’s inflation target, Hungary aims to achieve a consumer price index level of 3 percent. After declining moderately over the past couple of years, the pace of inflation decrease accelerated sharply as of the beginning of 2013. The annual inflation rate – for the very first time since the inflation target system was established – declined to below 3 percent in February, 2.2 percent in March and 1.7 percent in April. Looking back at a period covering several decades it can be concluded that the annual inflation index reached a historic low in April 2013.