Minister without portfolio for negotiations between Hungary and certain international financial organisations Tamás Fellegi had informal consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington between 9-12 January 2012 to prepare negotiations about Hungary’s borrowing. On the last day of his visit, the minister consulted IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde about the possible schedule of effective negotiations. The head of delegation confirmed that the Hungarian Government remained firmly committed to the earliest possible conduct of negotiations.
Mr. Tamás Fellegi, Minister in charge of conducting negotiations with the IMF and the European Union met with Madame Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Press Communiqué.
Hungary is waiting for arguments from the European Union on disputed laws and when they are convincing, the government will be ready to consider modifying the legislation, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.
Tamas Fellegi, Hungary's chief negotiator for talks with the IMF and the EU, will hold meetings in Germany on Monday and Tuesday next week, his office told MTI on Thursday.
‘Recent disasters might have been avoided, had a comprehensive, unified, well-functioning disaster management system existed. By founding the United National Disaster Management Organisation, the Government is correcting this deficiency,’ said Viktor Orbán at the organisation's inaugural ceremony on Monday 2 January.
János Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed a letter to his EU counterparts presenting the background and aims of the recent re-structuring of the constitutional order in Hungary.
The Hungarian Embassy in Washington reports that Tamás Fellegi – minister without portfolio responsible for liaising with international financial organisations – started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on Monday in Washington DC.
The government is ready to discuss any comment or proposal with the European Commission in regard to the Excessive Deficit Procedure verdict.
One of the first new laws to be discussed in the Parliament's spring session is the proposed bill on waste management, which will be presented by the Minister for Rural Development. The new law will create the conditions for uniform, efficient and environmentally friendly waste management, and provides incentives for a new approach to the issue. The bill clarifies the definition of waste, and determines in detail how waste should be handled. It squarely determines the tasks and responsibilities of both market participants and the public, as well as the advantages gained. It clearly defines who is the producer and receiver of the waste, i.e. those involved in waste management: collection, transport, salvaging, processing.
The Ministry for National Economy hereby confirms that the accrual-based deficit target figure based on EU accounting methodology will come in as expected at below 2.94 percent of GDP.