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Hungary and Austria are ready to support Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU integration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 28, 2014 1:00 PM

Hungary and Austria are ready to support Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU integration because it seems to have come to a standstill, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared following the talks that he and his Austrian counterpart held with Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdžija on March 27, 2014.

Hungarian-Slovak gas interconnector inaugurated by Prime Ministers of Slovakia and Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, March 28, 2014 11:25 AM

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico inaugurated an important phase of the first Central-European north-south gas corridor, the Hungarian-Slovak gas interconnector, which connects the two countries’ gas networks.

Prime Minister: Hungary performing better than EU average

Prime Minister’s Office, March 28, 2014 11:16 AM

Hungary is performing better than the European Union average with regard to all key economic indicators, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on public Kossuth radio on Friday.

Number of people in employment up by 300 thousand since the beginning of Government’s term

Ministry for National Economy, March 28, 2014 11:01 AM

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), positive employment trends are continuing. In the period December 2013-February 2014 the number of those aged 15-74 years in employment increased to 4 million 53 thousand, another 22-year record high.

Hungary raised the issue of Bolivian violation at the UN Human Rights Council

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 27, 2014 5:24 PM

On March 26, the United Nations Human Rights Council, among others, discussed the annual report on Bolivia prepared by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Favourable trends are continuing: Hungarian consumer confidence index at an eight-year high

Ministry for National Economy, March 27, 2014 4:06 PM

According to the latest data, in March 2014 the seasonally adjusted GKI-Erste economic sentiment index continued to improve. In light of the survey conducted by GKI Economic Research, the economic sentiment index edged higher to -0.7 points in March, the best figure in over ten years: a better reading was last seen in August 2002. This favourable piece of data confirms the positive trend which has been in place since the first months of 2013.

The support of start-ups requires new types of tenders and institutions

Ministry for National Economy, March 27, 2014 3:42 PM

In the opinion of Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay, establishing an adequate environment for start-up innovations requires – in addition to investment – new types of tenders and institutions. The Minister of State pointed out at a conference organized by economic daily Napi Gazdaság in Budapest that, as far as RDI is concerned, it is not helpful to have a centralized funding system and large-scale centralized tenders.

Prime Minister opens new Knorr-Bremse assembly plant in Kecskemét

Prime Minister’s Office, March 27, 2014 2:08 PM

Hungary's biggest competitive advantage is its fast speed, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pointed out at the opening of a new Knorr-Bremse assembly plant in Kecskemét, central Hungary, on Thursday.

Minister of State Kovács outlines inclusion strategy in Ferencváros

Ministry of Human Resources, March 27, 2014 1:12 PM


Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Social Inclusion of the Ministry of Human Resources, spoke about the results of the National Social Inclusion Strategy and further goals at the conference on Roma issues organised by the Ferencváros Local Government of Budapest's 9th District. The Minister of State stressed that the situation of people living in extreme poverty, including the Roma, may be improved with long-term, sustainable programmes.

Conference on basic healthcare model

Ministry of Human Resources, March 27, 2014 12:34 PM

A conference detailing the plans of a joint Swiss-Hungarian basic healthcare model and its first results was held on Wednesday in the central Hungarian town of Jászapáti.