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Bence Rétvári: Despite their higher standard of living, Hungarians in Canada want to maintain links with Hungary

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 20, 2012 5:23 PM

In Vancouver on Saturday one hundred people took the oath of Hungarian citizenship, and a further three hundred took part in a commemoration event for the 1848 Revolution. Bence Rétvári, the Parliamentary Minister of State at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, also took part in the event.

IMF negotiations must focus on economic and financial issues

, March 20, 2012 4:44 PM

Convergence in the positions of Hungary and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was seen in their agreement that economic and financial issues must be in the focus of IMF negotiations, minister without portfolio Tamás Fellegi said to MTI in Washington after two days of informal discussions held with IMF in the US capital.

At the beginning of the year gross average salary was 219 000HUF in Hungary

Ministry for National Economy, March 20, 2012 10:45 AM

In the first month of 2012 gross average salaries rose in the national economy by 4.3 percent, whereas net salaries excluding family tax benefits rose by 1.4 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year – the Central Statistical Office reported this morning in its new type of statistical communication.

Parliamentary debate on amendment of data protection law is about to begin

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 20, 2012 8:34 AM

The parliamentary debate on the amendment of the data protection law is to begin on Tuesday. The proposed amendments which serve to address and rectify the concerns raised by the European Commission were presented to Parliament by Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics on 9 March. The parliamentary debate on these proposed amendments commenced today.

Hungarian-German Armaments Expert Discussion

Ministry of Defence, March 20, 2012 8:09 AM

A Hungarian-German Expert Discussion was held in Budapest on the fields of armaments, medical and logistics between 7th and 8th of March 2012.

Orbán: the Government agrees to prepare the statutory background for the settlement of the country’s communist past

Prime Minister’s Office, March 19, 2012 6:11 PM

The Government agrees to prepare the statutory background for the settlement of the country’s communist past, and will complete the job, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a press conference on Monday, in Budapest.

The countries of Central Europe know what democracy is like because they know dictatorship

Prime Minister’s Office, March 19, 2012 6:05 PM

The Prime Minister believes that countries in Central Europe know what democracy is like because they know dictatorship. Viktor Orbán made this statement after a meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Budapest on Monday, who spoke about the importance of strengthening the two countries’ economic and educational ties.

New Queries from Brussels – Support for Red Mud Farmers Overdue

Ministry of Rural Development, March 19, 2012 5:08 PM

Brussels has so for requested additional information on three occasions regarding the support paid by the Hungarian Government to agricultural businesses affected by the red mud disaster. The latest queries arrived in early March.

Amendments to the Act on the Courts submitted to Parliament

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, March 19, 2012 4:23 PM

Taking account of the comments made by the Venice Commission, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has prepared its proposed amendments to the Act on the Courts. Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice, submitted the proposals to Parliament on 15 March.

The Foreign Ministry's statement on the launch of a satellite by North-Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2012 11:06 AM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its deep concern over the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of March 16 on its plans to launch a satellite into orbit between April 12 and 15, 2012.