The Commission will operate from January 1, 2013 until December 31, 2013, and will recommend events and informative programmes related to the 70th anniversary of Jewish deportation. Furthermore, the Memorial Commission expresses its opinion, coordinates these programs and prepares for decision making in relation to the use of public funds set aside for these purposes.
The Police take definitive action against every criminal all across Hungary in order to protect human life and property, while maintaining law and order. It is the task of the National Police Force to ensure the protection of property, prevent crimes and capture criminals.
The Government of Hungary and IBM Hungary Kft concluded a strategic agreement on Friday; the document was signed in Budapest by Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy Zoltán Cséfalvay and Director General Zsolt Veres of IBM Hungary.
The Ministry of Human Resources welcomes that the chamber orchestra of the acclaimed New York-based Bard College Conservatory of Music will give the next "tune-up" concert in the new Budapest Music Centre (BMC) on January 13. The orchestra composed of teachers, graduate and undergraduate students, regularly tours the world, and will perform in central Europe for the first time. Among its Hungarian members is cellist Robert Martin, who also serves as the Conservatory's director. The Budapest Music Centre, which will be one of the most significant centre for contemporary music in Hungary, opening officially in March 2013.
Zsolt Németh, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited Myanmar, where he was received on January 10 by the Head of State, Then Sein and by Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin. The State Secretary is the first high ranking Hungarian official to visit the country in 25 years.
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) deployed in Afghanistan has ended its current mission.
The 28-meter tall concrete tower of the NATO radar station has been completed in Medina, Tolna County. According to plans, the radar equipment will be installed in the complex in August, the Ministry of Defence told Hungarian News Agency MTI.
Public spending on culture will increase significantly in 2013, Minister of State for Culture László L. Simon announced on 10 January.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will make proposals for concrete investment projects in China where he is expected this spring, following the formation of the new Chinese Government, Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle told Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing.
Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had a meeting in Myanmar with Nobel Peace Prize laureate opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is currently a Member of Parliament and the President of the National League for Democracy.