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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary condemns the terrorist attack in Algeria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 28, 2013 12:21 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary conveys its condolences to the families of the victims of last week’s terrorist attack in Amenas, Algeria, which ended with the death of several. Hungary deeply condemns senseless violence and all forms of terrorism.

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle at the Council of Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 28, 2013 12:21 PM

Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle attended the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) on 21-22 January 2013 and held talks with CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Secretary General of the CoE Parliamentary Assembly Wojciech Sawicki, with representatives of the Venice Commission as well as with the rapporteurs of the CoE Monitoring Committee and secretariat staff.

Hans Niessl and Csaba Hende Discuss Cross-Border Cooperation in Szombathely

Ministry of Defence, January 28, 2013 11:10 AM

On Friday, January 25 Hans Niessl, the governor of Burgerland, Austria and Minister of Defence Csaba Hende met in Szombathely to discuss cross-border cooperation and the development of traffic infrastructure between the two countries.

Negotiations Have Started on Handover of Hungarian Camp

Ministry of Defence, January 28, 2013 11:04 AM

The official negotiations on handing over Camp Pannonia in Pol-e Khomri, Afghanistan have started on January 23. “We have reached another stage in handing over responsibility for security, which is nothing else but the fourth phase of transition”, Commander Col. Antal Sipos stressed at the press conference.

Viktor Orbán's Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 9:46 AM

68 years ago today, the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau were liberated. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hungarian Government pays its respects to the victims. The painful anniversary compels every good-hearted Hungarian to pay their tributes

First Mercedes CLA Exits Hungarian Production Line

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 4:34 PM

The Mercedes factory in Kecskemét has combined two success stories: a traditional one that Mercedes itself represents, and a new one, the European success story which is the renewal of the Hungarian economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the official launch of the new Mercedes CLA at the company's Hungarian plant today.

Ferenc Kumin holds talks with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 4:28 PM

Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications, today hosted a working lunch with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism (ICCA), an organization bringing together Parliamentarians from around the world to lead the fight global against anti-Semitism. During their visit to Hungary, the delegation held talks with Hungarian government and party officials.

It is in Hungary's Fundamental Interests to Develop its Relationship with Russia

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 1:27 PM

The Prime Minister will travel to Moscow for a one-day official visit on January 31, on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among others, the topics on the meeting's agenda will include energy cooperation in relation to the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline that began on 7 December 2012 in Anapa, southern Russia. The pipeline will transport gas from Anapa via the Black Sea, Bulgaria and Serbia to Hungary, Slovenia and Italy.

Hungary fulfilled its prepayment obligation to the International Monetary Fund before deadline

Ministry for National Economy, January 25, 2013 11:46 AM

Earlier today Hungary has transferred 607 million EUR as loan prepayment to the International Monetary Fund due on 12 February 2013. By paying more than two weeks prior to maturity, market risks associated with repaying the IMF loan are eliminated.

Hungarian retail sales mirror European tendencies

Ministry for National Economy, January 25, 2013 11:23 AM

In the initial eleven months of 2012 sales of food, beverages and tobacco products declined by only 0.6 percent year-on-year in an unfavourable global economic climate. In the eleventh month of last year, however, this retail sub sector registered a decrease of 2 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year (2011). Year-on-year, sales of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetics articles and second hand products as well as those of mail order services providers continued to increase.