We must have dialogue, as silence is the worst thing possible – Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Thursday at the “Common future – Common responsibility” conference about Jewish-Christian relations in the Tihany Abbey near lake Balaton. The conference was organised by UNESCO’s Hungarian National Committee and the speakers included politicians and both Jewish and Christian religious servants of several denominations.
A two-day Hungarian-Croatian meeting focusing on the use of EU funds available for public administration programmes started on Friday.
There are several serious prospects regarding the area of Hungarian – Chinese relations and Chinese partners show themselves to be very open for opportunities – said Monika Balatoni, Minister of State for Public Diplomacy and Relations of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice. She negotiates in Shanghai on the occasion of the second Hudec Memorial Week.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi called NATO membership the cornerstone of Hungary's national security but added that the Alliance should place more emphasis on the principle of collective defence.
The Government concluded a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the French pharmaceutical company Servier Hungary which was signed by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Servier CEO Michel Eschenbrenner at the company’s pharmaceutical chemistry research facility in Budapest.
It is a key objective of the Government to keep the number of people in employment above the 4 million mark and to achieve an unemployment rate of below 4 percent, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at the opening ceremony of a recently purchased production hall of Parafix Hungária Kft in Budapest.
In the first month of the year, wages in real terms – excluding the effect of the public work programme -- increased by 6 percent, thus the compelling real wage growth that began in 2013 has continued. The latest wage increase underpins household consumption and consequently fuels economic expansion.
Pálinka has been one of the most popular products of this government term, Gyula Budai said in Budapest at the Hungarian award ceremony of the Destillata 2014 international distillates competition held at Vajdahunyad Castle in the capital's City Park.
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published on 18 March, in January 2018 the number of tourism nights by domestic and foreign guests was up by 16 percent and 11 percent, respectively, in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year. Gross revenues at accommodation establishments -- calculated at current prices -- were 17 percent higher. As a whole, the number of arrivals increased by 14 percent year-on-year.
One third of Hungarian exports should de destined for outside Europe and the food industry and the wine sector will play a pivotal role in increasing exports –Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said at a wine conference in Eger. Exports to the East should stand on 4 pillars: machinery, including mainly the automotive industry, engineering, the water industry and the related sectors, and the food industry and wine sector.