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More than 2.4 billion forints for young talents

Ministry of Human Resources, January 10, 2013 4:50 PM

More than 2.4 billion forints (EUR 8.3m) are available for supporting young talents and their mentors in Hungary and in ethnic communities in the Carpathian Basin under the national talent support programme, the Minister of State for Education Rózsa Hoffmann said on Thursday.

Favourable fiscal processes

Ministry for National Economy, January 10, 2013 5:01 AM

In 2012 – according to preliminary cash flow data – it is almost certain that the deficit target of 2.7 percent assumed for 2012 and calculated by EU methodology will be achieved. The accrual-based ESA95 deficit published recently by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) also confirms this assumption. On the basis of data it can be concluded that the government sector deficit as a percentage of GDP was the lowest in Q3 2012 since Q1 19991 and it is 5 percentage points lower compared to the figure of the corresponding period of 2011.

Miss Colours Hungary 2013 wheelchair beauty pageant

Ministry of Human Resources, January 9, 2013 6:15 PM

The Miss Colours Hungary 2013 pageant, organised by the Foundation for People in Wheelchairs and Colours Rehab Ltd., was held today under the patronage of Minister of State for Sport at the Ministry of Human Resources István Simicskó.

Old Artists’ Colony in Szentendre under renewal

Ministry of Human Resources, January 9, 2013 5:32 PM

The refurbishment of five of the twelve studios has been completed at the Old Artists’ Colony in Szentendre, where the office of the Hungarian Public Non-Profit Council of Arts (MANK) has also been moved to.

Zsolt Semjén on measures by the Slovakian Police with relation to Hungarians in Southern Slovakia

Prime Minister’s Office, January 9, 2013 4:49 PM

Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Hungarian Government's national policy Zsolt Semjén was shocked when he was made aware of the fact that on Tuesday Slovakian police once again fined several Hungarian nationals living in the region of Southern Slovakia for refusing to hand in their identification cards, which according to the Slovakian citizenship act and related regulations have become invalid.

Disbursement of the Second Phase of EU Area-based Agricultural Funding has begun

Ministry of Rural Development, January 9, 2013 4:25 PM

"Disbursement of the second phase of area-based agricultural funding due for last year has begun; farmers will receive HUF 140 billion during the following months", announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at a press conference in Tök on Wednesday.

Exhibition on the life of Rescuer and Hungarian diplomat Komor Opened in Shanghai

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 9, 2013 4:21 PM

An exhibition dedicated to the Pál Komor, entitled The Forgotten Pearl of Peace, was opened in Shanghai this Wednesday by Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle. Pál Komor (1886-1973), a Hungarian diplomat, assisted several thousand European Jews in finding asylum in China during the Second World War.

Tripartite Seminar on Youth Employment

Ministry for National Economy, January 9, 2013 1:08 PM

The Hungarian Ministry for National Economy is organizing a tripartite seminar together with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 11 January 2013 in Budapest, Hungary, to examine the challenges of labour market integration of young people and to present measures aiming to improve their employment situation.

Returning the Holy Crown established a strong tie between Hungary and the United States

Ministry of Defence, January 9, 2013 11:10 AM

The deserved safekeeping and return of the Holy Crown established a rarely mentioned but very strong tie between Hungary and the United States of America – stated Hungarian Minister of Defence Csaba Hende in Budapest on January 5, at a ceremony held to mark the 35th anniversary of the return home of the crown.

Minister Navracsics spoke on ATV television about the district system and the recent comments made by Zsolt Bayer

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 8, 2013 7:05 PM

The Minister for Public Administration and Justice explained the launching of the district system on ATV television's Egyenes beszéd ("Straight Talk") programme on Monday. With relation to Zsolt Bayer's article on the Roma, published on Saturday, the Deputy Prime Minister stated that in his opinion the article makes fun of every democratic community principle that we believe in.