In a session held on Wednesday, October 24 the government of Hungary – following coordination with NATO – decided that the Pápa Air Base will be upgraded to a mixed-use, intermodal logistic hub, which will be suitable for receiving both civil and military transport aircraft. Minister of Defence Csaba Hende announced the decision on Friday, October 26 at a press conference held near Hegyfalu, Vas County, along the M86 main road under construction.
Lady Valerie Solti, widow of the world famous Hungarian conductor György Solti, is currently in Budapest on a four-day visit, following an invitation from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has met with representatives of German companies in Hungary at a business forum held in Budapest on Saturday. The meeting was also be attended by Minister for National Economy György Matolcsy, Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó.
The state will take over debt worth 612 billion forints (EUR 2.17bn) from 1956 municipalities across the country, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday. Hungary's local councils have accumulated 1216.5 billion forints of debt over the years.
On Friday, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog represented Hungary at the opening of a Wallenberg travelling exhibition in Helsinki. The main message of the exhibition, the Minister said, was that if we want future generations to respect human rights and human dignity, then we must respect their rights and dignity as well.
The Ministry of Rural Development is organising a GMO Roadshow that will tour the country in November and December. Experts from the Ministry and its background institutions, as well as representatives from the scientific and civil community will be holding lectures and presentations in eight large cities throughout the country on the environmental, economical and social impact of genetically modified organisms and their effects on health. Communiqué.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice is today staging the third annual ‘ReGeneration – Governmental Career Expo’ in Budapest. The aim of the event is to present job and career opportunities for young people in public service, government and public administration. At today's opening ceremony the event’s founder, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics, said that the renewal taking place in public administration is not only institutional, legal and professional, but also generational.
The British government would like to see a sound agreement on the next EU budget, however London’s maintains its position that spending should not increase more than the rate of inflation, said Enikő Győri Minister of State of the Foreign Ministry responsible for EU Affairs, on 25th October 2012 when she assessed her two days of negotiations in London.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi met with his V4 counterparts in Warsaw, Czech Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, Polish Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Slovakian Minister Miroslav Lajcak on 25 October.
The World Road Association - founded more than 100 years ago - held its annual Council Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland between 23-25 October 2012. The delegation of Hungary, one of the founding countries of the Association, was led by First Delegate Dr. Pál Völner, Minister of State for Infrastructure.