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„Cornerstones" for 2013 budget in place

Ministry for National Economy, November 7, 2012 6:19 PM

According to the Minister for National Economy György Matolcsy, the European Commission has awarded a good mark for Hungarian economic policy, and thus the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary can be abrogated next year. It is a great success, Minister Matolcsy emphasised, that the structural balance of the budget has been improved in excess of EU requirements, achieving an increase of over 2%.

Government Concludes Strategic Partnership Agreement with Székesfehérvár-based Alcoa-Köfém Ltd

Prime Minister’s Office, November 7, 2012 6:05 PM

Viktor Orbán concluded a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Alcoa-Köfém Ltd. on Wednesday. In a speech held at the signing ceremony in Parliament, the Prime Minister emphasized that there are some multinational companies that do not take away their profits from Hungary; on the contrary, they reintegrate them into the Hungarian economy.

Zoltán Balog holds negotiations in France

Ministry of Human Resources, November 7, 2012 6:00 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog declared in Paris that the fact that the French socialists and the Hungarian centre-right government have launched similar programs in many areas is a signal that the classical right-left wing ideological oppositions are rolling back in the act of solving concrete social problems like the integration of Roma people, employment, the issue of culture support and the employment of women.
Following negotiations with several members of the French government, the Minister of Human Resources emphasized the public work connected to education and signified that a lot of his French partners had congratulated Hungary on its pioneering role in the European Roma strategy.

Hungary excels in general government debt reduction

Ministry for National Economy, November 7, 2012 5:29 PM

In the past two years Hungary has achieved significant results regarding general government debt, recently one of the most widely observed indicators all around the world.

The state of the central sub sector of the state budget in october 2012

Ministry for National Economy, November 7, 2012 5:26 PM

Key data of the central sub sector of the state budget in October 2012.

One hundred thousand will be able to obtain language and IT training grants

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, November 7, 2012 4:41 PM

One hundred thousand Hungarian adults will be able to obtain training grants in IT and foreign languages. The adult education programme is targeting the unemployed, new mothers, the Roma, those living in the poorest areas and the over-45s. There has never been such a project in Hungary on this scale and with these aims.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban greeted in a letter former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl marking the 30th anniversary of his election to the post

Prime Minister’s Office, November 7, 2012 4:37 PM

In his letter, Orban referred to Kohl as a statesman focusing all his effort to make the world a better place, one who has the courage to question presuppositions of his age. Kohl has demonstrated that goodwill is not enough in public affairs: a clear head and courage are also needed to meet our goals, the letter said. Kohl had a clear vision of a historic chance for Europe and was able to find new ways where others stood helpless, the prime minister said in his letter.

Joint Press Release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence, November 7, 2012 3:18 PM

In connection with the Syrian crisis, Hungary expresses in every forum its firm commitment to ending violence in the shortest time possible.

Foreign Minister János Martonyi Met the Foreign Minister of India

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 7, 2012 3:09 PM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi had a bilateral meeting with the recently appointed Foreign Minister of India, Salman Khurshid, at the ASEM summit in Laos.

The Prime Minister discusses cooperation opportunities with Lebanon

Prime Minister’s Office, November 7, 2012 12:07 PM

The areas of energy, environmental protection and agriculture offer opportunities to deepen business cooperation between Hungary and Lebanon, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday, after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati.