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Sziget Festival overview

Government, August 13, 2012 3:31 PM

The week-long Sziget Festival staged its closing events on Sunday.It attracted approximately 380 000 visitors in its 20th jubilee year, with 50 percent of these coming from outside Hungary. In addition to the numerous music events, the festival hosted a number of government organisations at its ‘Civil Village’.

Hungarian MoD rejected the criticism of New Zealand’s Prime Minister

Ministry of Defence, August 10, 2012 1:53 PM

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key criticised the Hungarian troops this week, saying that they refused to patrol after dark in Baghlan, the province under Hungarian control, and their reluctance had led to an increase in insurgent activity in the area. Referring to the critics the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Hungary issued a statement that the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) had met the International Security Assistance Force requirements and performed its mission at a high standard.

Yield reduction and increased sales in government bond auction

Government, August 9, 2012 5:16 PM

With oversubscription rates of three or four, the Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) has sold 3-, 5- and 10-year bonds at an increased price, with reduced yields well below sub-prime levels.

Need for action against trafficking in human beings

Ministry of Interior, August 9, 2012 4:45 PM

Besides national efforts there is a strong need for action at European level to fight against trafficking in human beings (THB) – told Krisztina Berta, the deputy state secretary for EU and international affairs of the Ministry of Interior on a press conference held on the 20th Sziget Festival in Budapest.

Positive developments regarding employment and the rate of activity in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, August 9, 2012 3:00 PM

According to the latest Hungarian data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in the country the number of employed in the second quarter of 2012 averaged 3 million 876 thousand which has been the best figure of the past couple of years. Compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of people who had managed to get a job thereby increased by 67 000. The below chart shows the change in the number of employed over time.

Erzsébet camps: a unique way of practicing social solidarity

Government, August 9, 2012 1:29 PM

As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.

Budapest Conference on Cyberspace 2012

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 9, 2012 9:34 AM

On 4-5 October 2012 the Hungarian capital will host the first follow-up conference to the 2011 London Conference on Cyberspace. The event, taking place in the heart of Budapest, will gather together nearly 600 representatives from government, the private sector, civil society and the scientific community, as well as around 100 international journalists.

The Ministry of National Economy: the state budget closed with a HUF 80.2 billion surplus in July

Ministry for National Economy, August 8, 2012 3:05 PM

In July the surplus of the central subsystem in the state budget was 80.2 billion forints. Last year, even ignoring the 500 billion-forint block purchase of MOL shares, the surplus for the same period was only around 40 billion forints, therefore a significant development of the budgetary position can be observed.

Hungarian – Italian Cultural Season 2013 tent at the Sziget Festival

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, August 8, 2012 11:54 AM

The Government is promoting the Hungarian – Italian Cultural Season 2013 (which starts on 1 January) by setting up a Hungarian – Italian tent at the Sziget Festival. The slogan of the 2013 event series – which aims to strengthen diplomatic and cultural relations between the two nations – is Találkozások/Incontri (‘Meetings’). Visitors to the festival can meet Hungarian and Italian celebrities in the tent, as a symbol of the friendship between the two countries.

The 29th International Summer Camp for Disabled Youth opens in Balatonföldvár

Ministry of Human Resources, August 6, 2012 4:11 PM

The week-long 29th International Summer Camp for Disabled Youth opened in Balatonföldvár on Sunday. Its aim is to help dismantle invisible walls between those living with disability and the rest of society.