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Zoltán Kovács’s lecture on stereotypes with an impact on country image

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 4, 2012 4:17 PM

At the 1st Country Image Conference held at the Budapest Corvinus University on Thursday, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communication at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice delivered a lecture in which he said the development of the country’s image is an integral process which is the totality of the actions, thoughts and attitudes of every Hungarian citizen. The image others may have of Hungary also has an external element; that which foreigners think about us, and this must be thoroughly assessed with meticulous work.

Viktor Orbán had talks in Kazakhstan

Prime Minister’s Office, May 4, 2012 4:09 PM

The Hungarian Prime Minister paid a two-day visit to Kazakhstan where he spoke of the importance of Hungary opening towards the East at the plenary meeting held with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov on Friday in Astana. According to Viktor Orbán, there is significant demand for the development of economic relations between Hungary and Kazakhstan.

Lorries to pay road toll in a new system from next year

Ministry of National Development, May 4, 2012 2:52 PM

On its commencement planned for the summer of 2013, lorries will mandatorily join the system of electronic road toll charged on the basis of the distance travelled. Simultaneously with adoption, measures will be taken to offset public road forwarders’ increasing burdens. Passenger cars and buses will remain subject to the current Eurovignette (E-vignette) system. Conversion will be voluntary for these vehicles at the earliest half a year after adoption of the new system. Thus, ad-hoc users may make considerable savings compared to the E-vignette system. Those who regularly travel long distances will be allowed to capitalise on flat rate.

Ultra broad band between Geneva and Budapest

Ministry of National Development, May 4, 2012 2:48 PM

One of the world’s state-of-the-art IT systems having the highest data transmission capacity may be implemented in Budapest Minister of Development Zsuzsanna Németh announced during the execution of an agreement between the Geneva-based European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Wigner Research Centre for Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 4 May, 2012 in Budapest.

Tibor Navracsics meets Abdullah Al-Hussayen

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 4, 2012 12:48 PM

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr. Tibor Navracsics has received Abdullah Al-Hussayen, Saudi Arabian Minister of Water and Electricity.

Change of Ministers at the Ministry of National Resources

Government, May 3, 2012 6:11 PM

Viktor Orbán requested Zoltán Balog, Minister of State for Social Inclusion to head the Ministry of National Resources, after Minister for National Resources Miklós Réthelyi tendered his resignation.

The deficit figure in 2011 is favourable even in international comparison

Ministry for National Economy, May 3, 2012 3:45 PM

The Eurostat has recently published its fiscal statistics concerning the EU member countries. In light of these the favourable Hungarian figure is analyzable in international comparison and thus we can state that Hungary has achieved an outstanding result in 2011 with regard to the indicator that is most closely observed by investors.

The last European Olympic seminar before the London Olympic Games was held in Budapest

Ministry of Human Resources, May 3, 2012 3:25 PM

The 33rd Seminar of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), held in Budapest between 26th and 28th of April 2012 was opened by Attila Czene, the Hungarian Minister of State for Sport.

Attack Helicopter Mentors to Stay On in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence, May 3, 2012 1:27 PM

With the governmental decree No. 1126/2012 (25/04), the government of Hungary extended the mandate of the HDF Mi-35 Air Mentor Team (AMT), which now runs until 1 September 2012. The HDF AMT is tasked with training the Afghan Air Force in Afghanistan.

Parliament on Wednesday elected Janos Ader as the next president of Hungary

Government, May 2, 2012 5:13 PM

Ader, 52, who will be the 5th president of the republic since the change of political system in 1989/90, called upon Hungarians in his acceptance speech to show one another respect even if they disagree.