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Hungary welcomes UN Resolution on North Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 5, 2013 1:24 PM

Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2087 condemning the dogged and aggressive behaviour of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 22 January 2013. Hungary also fully associates itself with the decision of the European Union to transpose the Resolution without delay and urges the Union to consider additional restrictive measures.

Viktor Orbán holds talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Prime Minister’s Office, February 5, 2013 11:45 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today in Budapest. Topics of discussion will include strengthening economic cooperation, particularly in the fields of industry, agriculture and transport.

Csaba Hende Holds Discussion with Israeli Minister of Defence

Ministry of Defence, February 4, 2013 2:40 PM

On Saturday, February 2 at the Munich security policy conference, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende held a discussion with Israeli Minister of Defence Ehud Barack on the opportunities of expanding the scope of Hungarian–Israeli cooperation.

Tata wins Hungarian Landscape Award

Ministry of Rural Development, February 4, 2013 1:24 PM

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.

Csaba Hende Participates in the Munich Security Policy Conference

Ministry of Defence, February 4, 2013 12:46 PM

Hungary is represented by Minister of Defence Csaba Hende at the 49th Munich Security Policy Conference held between 1st and 3rd February, 2013. This is one of the most prestigious international security policy conferences, which, as usual, examines the current issues in security and defence policy in an informal setting.

Hungary condemns the suicide bombing in Ankara

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 2, 2013 8:51 AM

Hungary condemns in the strongest possible terms the suicide bombing perpetrated against the Embassy of the Unites States in Ankara, Turkey, on February 1, 2013, and wishes to extend its condolences to the innocent victims and their families.

Prime Minister holds talks with Servier

Prime Minister’s Office, February 1, 2013 3:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Jean-Philippe Seta, CEO of the independent pharmaceutical group Servier, which employs 20 000 people worldwide, and Executive Director of the Group's Hungarian subsidiary Servier Hungary Michel Eschenbrenner in Parliament today.

Deputy Prime Minister completes visit to Israel and Palestine

Prime Minister’s Office, February 1, 2013 2:46 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén paid his respects to the memories of to Raoul Wallenberg and the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust at Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust on Friday.

Unemployment up in the EU but trend continues down in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, February 1, 2013 2:09 PM

The euro-zone unemployment data for December 2012 published by the Eurostat were more favourable at 11.7 percent than the consensus estimate of Reuter’s analysts (11.9 percent). As of June 2010 the unemployment rate in Hungary has declined -- albeit slowly but steadily -- altogether by 0.4 percent, whereas the corresponding EU rate which was initially lower has continued to rise.

Further reductions of utility prices now possible

Prime Minister’s Office, February 1, 2013 2:02 PM

In public Kossuth Radio's morning show “180 minutes”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the purchase of E.ON’s gas business in Hungary, the latest developments in the IMF talks as well as his meeting with the President of the European Commission. The new Governor of the National Bank and the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Moscow were also discussed.