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Viktor Orbán: there will be an agreement

Prime Minister’s Office, September 7, 2012 6:01 PM

According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there will be an agreement between the Hungarian government and the International Monetary Fund, but not based on the conditions that were revealed on Thursday. This is why the cabinet is elaborating alternative IMF/EU negotiation positions – he added on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes program.

Ambassador of Finland to Hungary Jari Vilén was awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic

Government, September 7, 2012 5:00 PM

The Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic is handed to Ambassador of Finland to Hungary Jari Vilén by Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament László Kövér.

Four-day Hungarian-Israeli diplomat exchange program in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 7, 2012 4:57 PM

In the framework of the Wallenberg Year a Hungarian-Israeli Diplomat Seminar will take place between 9-12 September 2012 organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary and the Embassy of the State of Israel in Budapest.

Minister of State for Culture László L. Simon signs cultural work plan with Estonia's Minister of Culture Rein Lang

Ministry of Human Resources, September 7, 2012 3:26 PM

The Sixth World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples concluded with a declaration marking the success of a 20-year cooperation between Finno-Ugric nations, institutions and civil society organisations. In the closing plenary session of the congress, Minister of State for Culture László L. Simon delivered a speech and, together with his Estonian counterpart, signed a four-year cultural work plan.

GDP data in line with expectations

Ministry for National Economy, September 7, 2012 3:01 PM

In the second quarter of 2012 Hungary’s GDP – matching almost exactly prior expectations – decreased by 1.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Several countries in the EU have similar trends, Italy and Portugal have been in deep recession, while the economy of our regional peer, the Czech Republic, contracted by more than 1 percent according to preliminary data.

State Secretary Zsolt Németh to attend events in Pristina

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 7, 2012 2:50 PM

Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh will travel to Pristina, Kosovo on 10 September for a two-day visit.

Government’s new social programme to close a successful year

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 7, 2012 8:21 AM

Social solidarity is the engine of the Erzsébet Programme launched by the Government last year on which Parliament also passed a law in June. The essence of the programme is that employers may provide Erzsébet Vouchers for their employees for meals and catering services as a benefit over and above the basic pay, and the state revenue derived from the distribution of the vouchers is used by the State solely for the purposes of social holiday schemes.

Zoltán Balog Presents Medals to Hungarian Paralympic Team – 10 Medals So Far

Ministry of Human Resources, September 6, 2012 6:15 PM

Following the success story of the Hungarian team at the summer Olympic Games, the Hungarian Paralympic Team’s performance is hot in their footsteps: our athletes have won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals so far.

Péter Szijjártó announced the Prime Minister’s visit to Berlin

Prime Minister’s Office, September 6, 2012 5:26 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to pay an official visit to Germany in October, and meet Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks on bilateral ties of strategic importance as well as European issues, Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations told Hungarian News Agency MTI today.

Government securities market stabilizing

Ministry for National Economy, September 6, 2012 12:38 PM

Secondary market yields of Hungarian government securities dropped significantly in the past six months and they declined on average to pre-crisis levels of autumn 2008 or regarding certain tenors even below that. The yield curve comprised of averages of yields from Q2 2012 has been rising after the pre-crisis declining pattern which may also signal the onset of economic growth recovery. In addition, auction results observed recently similarly indicate that yields on the government securities market have stabilized at a pre-crisis level.