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Minister Martonyi Appointed Ministerial Commissioner for UN Water Conference

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 25, 2013 1:40 PM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi appointed Deputy State Secretary Gábor Baranyai as the Ministerial Commissioner in charge of preparing the UN conference on water management and sanitation to be held in Budapest this October.

Retail sales performance above Eurozone and regional average

Ministry for National Economy, February 25, 2013 12:09 PM

According to currently available Eurostat data, retail turnover decreased in 13 EU countries in December, while growth was registered in nine of them.

Training Starts for Hungarian Troops to Deploy to Mali

Ministry of Defence, February 25, 2013 8:55 AM

The pre-deployment training for the soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces to be sent to Mail is already under way, and the Hungarian operational plan is ready for receiving the final approval of a public law entity, the government’s authorization, Lt.-Col. (Eng.) Viktor Csabianszki, a member of the Defence Staff Operations Directorate told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Thursday, February 21.

Viktor Orbán held his regular state-of-the-nation speech

Prime Minister’s Office, February 22, 2013 4:48 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held his traditional state-of-the-nation speech on 22 February in Budapest, providing a comprehensive assessment of the past year’s achievements and paving the way for future steps of the country.

Minister Varga: the Government is sticking to its deficit target

, February 22, 2013 4:34 PM

"The Government is sticking to its previously adopted deficit target of under three percent", announced Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga on Friday in reaction to the European Commission's winter forecast.

Fiscal deficit will certainly remain below 3 percent

Ministry for National Economy, February 22, 2013 12:45 PM

According to its Winter Forecast published earlier today, the European Commission expects that fiscal deficit will be higher than anticipated by the Hungarian Government. Contrary to Brussels’ expectations, however, Hungary is certain of achieving a fiscal deficit of well below 3 percent.

NATO member countries preparing for a major European military exercise

Ministry of Defence, February 22, 2013 12:34 PM

The NATO member countries will hold a major European exercise in 2015, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende told Hungarian News Agency MTI. He is participating in the two-day meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels which started on Thursday, February 21.

NATO Defence Ministers Discuss Development of Defence Capabilities

Ministry of Defence, February 22, 2013 8:13 AM

Developing defence capabilities and taking stock of the accomplishment of defence tasks which were agreed at the Chicago NATO Summit in last May are the main focus of the NATO defence ministerial meeting held in Brussels on February 21–22.

Cooperation of Visegrád, Baltic and Nordic States is to be Developed

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 21, 2013 5:35 PM

Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Nèmeth declared that the cooperation of Visegrád, Baltic and Nordic states could be efficient when it comes to EU enlargement, EU neighbourhood policy and relations with Russia. The Secretary of State of the MFA responsible for Parliamentary Affairs represented Hungary at a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrád group (V4 - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), the Baltic States and Scandinavian countries held on 20th February in Gdansk, Poland.

No new sectoral taxes planned

Prime Minister’s Office, February 21, 2013 5:31 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó declared in an interview given to Wirtschaftsblatt that no new sectoral taxes are planned.