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Dutch cultural diplomat Mr. Jan Kennis received the Hungarian “Pro Cultura Hungarica” award

Ministry of Human Resources, May 15, 2012 11:22 AM

The Hungarian Minister for National Resources decorated Mr. Jan Kennis, Dutch cultural diplomat – current vice president of SICA – with the award Pro Cultura Hungarica. The decoration was handed over, in the name of the Minister by H.E. Gyula Sümeghy, Ambassador of Hungary to the Netherlands during a short ceremony at the Embassy on 11 May 2012.

Adjusted data signal slight improvement in industrial output

Ministry for National Economy, May 15, 2012 10:30 AM

Workday-adjusted industrial output was 0.6 percent higher in March 2012 than the year before, whereas on the basis of seasonally- and workday-adjusted statistics in the third month of the year output was 0.6 percent higher than in the previous month. Unadjusted data signal a decline of 1.6 percent in industrial production. For the future a very positive piece of data is the 17.1 percent year-on-year increase of new orders in the surveyed month.

János Martonyi’s Meeting with his Argentinean Counterpart

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2012 8:37 AM

János Martonyi met Argentinean Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman in Buenos Aires on May 14, 2012. Reviewing the bilateral relations of the countries, the two Ministers pointed out that there were several unexploited opportunities in the development of bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of economic relations.

Address by Deputy State Secretary János Hóvári at the Freedom Day Reception of the Republic of South Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2012 8:23 AM

Budapest, May 14, 2012

Orbán: predictable and plannable 2013 budget required

Prime Minister’s Office, May 14, 2012 4:42 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed after the 14 May 2012 faction meeting of the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance that Parliament must remain in session until mid-July under any circumstances because the situation in Europe may require decisions which may involve Parliament. At the meeting, the Prime Minister also proposed a new Fidesz faction leader in the person of Antal Rogán.

Hungary will cement ties with India through trade, says Minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 14, 2012 4:09 PM

Interview with Foreign Minister János Martonyi by The Hindu on May 13, 2012.

János Martonyi’s Meetings with the Hungarians in Argentina

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 14, 2012 3:39 PM

Before the Hungarian-Argentinean bilateral diplomatic discussions, János Martonyi met the representatives of the Hungarians living in the South American state during his official visit to Argentina: he commemorated József Mindszenty, attended an oath of citizenship ceremony, and presented the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to the editor-in-chief of the Argentínai Magyar Hírlap (Hungarian Journal of Argentina).

University Campus To Be Built in Capital

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 14, 2012 7:34 AM

The Government has decided on the commencement of one of the largest projects in the capital, the Ludovika University Campus project, and the funding necessary for its implementation, Balázs Fürjes, Government Commissioner for priority Budapest projects said.

FAO Puts Forward International Guidelines to Protect Farmland

Ministry of Rural Development, May 11, 2012 9:05 PM

"Giving poor and vulnerable people secure and equitable rights to access land and other natural resources is a key condition in the fight against hunger and poverty", said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva in his speech at today's special session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at FAO headquarters in Rome, where 124 member states ceremoniously adopted the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Land Tenure.

The Government submitted to parliament the bills on formerly announced tax measures

Ministry for National Economy, May 11, 2012 6:43 PM

Earlier today the government has submitted to the National Assembly the bills about the implementation of the telecom tax, the financial transaction duty and the uniform insurance tax.