The Hungarian Government has expressed its outrage at the fact that the Slovakian police have engaged in the harassment of two Slovakian citizens who recently also acquired Hungarian citizenship.
On 12 March, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Zsolt Borkai, the Chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee. The Chairman informed the PM of progress on preparations for the Olympics, and thanked him for the government measures aimed at promoting Hungary’s success at the Olympics.
The reconstruction of Kossuth tér in Budapest has begun in accordance with the decision made by the National Assembly. More than twenty years on from the change of regime, after the completion of the work in spring 2014, we will be able, finally, to give the nation a square that respects the traditional pre-1944 look of the square, while also meeting the needs of the 21st century. The square will pay due homage to the past, serving as a monument to distinguished statesmen and heroes and symbolizing Hungarian democratic traditions.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent written congratulations to Robert Fico, leader of the Direction-Social Democracy Party, after the latter’s victory in the parliamentary elections in Slovakia.
The programme launched by the Government today is designed to give a boost to regions and families affected by long-term unemployment. Disadvantaged families and localities are encouraged to submit tenders, to form social cooperatives and to engage in plant cultivation and animal husbandry with aid from the Government.
Hungary is ready to help and contribute to the restoration of Krasznahorka Castle, which was gutted by fire at the weekend.
The first government-level anti-corruption programme has been completed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has recently closed the relevant social consultations. The anti-corruption programme will be debated by the Government within weeks.
The fifteenth of March is one of the most important Hungarian national holidays. It is the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. The Government is in the last phase of its preparations for this year’s programmes to which, similar to last year’s events, everyone is welcome, from the youngest to the oldest. This national holiday, too, as all others since the change of government in 2010, will be held without intimidating cordons, in departure from the practice of the years before.
"It would be a significant step in the right direction if a decision were to be reached on the establishment of an International Environmental Organisation at the Sustainable Development Summit Meeting in June.
At the handover ceremony for the new production hall at Linamar Corporation in Orosháza, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that support for businesses and job creation will be the guarantors of Hungary’s success. Linamar, which produces agricultural machinery and parts for the auto industry, has built a new production hall at a cost of HUF 6.9 bn and has thus provided 250 new jobs.