Péter Szijjártó State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations negotiated with Florjon Mima, Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy in Budapest about energy and water industry cooperation as well as the strenghtening of Hungarian cattle and milk export.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Secretary General of World Council of Churches Olav Fyske Tveit, Chairman of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary József Steinbach and Secretary General of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary Vilmos Fischl in his office on Wednesday.
The Anti-Defamation League thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a letter for stepping up swiftly to prevent the offensive motorcyclists’ rally from happening contemporarily with the Holocaust commemoration event on 21 April. Press release.
Perceptions of Hungary’s economic situation among German chief executive officers as well as the commitment of German enterprises to the country have improved: 73 percent of investors would once again pick Hungary as their investment destination. Enterprises are satisfied with the regulatory reform of the labour market, which in regional comparison places Hungary among the best locations for foreign investment.
Hungary wants to become one of Europe's centres for judicial cooperation and education, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said on Tuesday. He stated at a conference organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Civil Law Notaries (MOKK) that Hungary had been working to develop as a "focal point" in Europe since 2010, and had taken such moves as launching regular consultations for the justice ministers of Visegrád cooperation countries.
"The reputation of Hungarian wines could increase further through the exploitation of reviving eastern economic relations and with suitable marketing", Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth of the Ministry of Rural Development stated in Budafok at the award ceremony of the national "Oenology Profession's Accomplished Student" competition.
At its Wednesday session, the Government decided on the launching of its programme entitled "Land for the Farmers!", within the framework of which 200 thousand hectares of state-owned land may be leased to farmers, the Minister for Rural Development announced in Budapest during the Government Spokesperson's press briefing on Wednesday.
“The affiliated institutions of the Hungarian Defence Forces are working not only on defence industry developments but also on several ones whose use can make the life of the civil population significantly easier” – said Minister of Defence Csaba Hende at a session of the parliamentary ad hoc committee on innovation and development held on Tuesday, April 9.
Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry earlier today held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo. The objective of their meeting was to promote SMEs to acquire a larger share in bilateral trade.
The second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) has entered into operation to increase security and facilitate free movement within the Schengen area.