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Forum for green economy development in joint British-Hungarian organisation

Ministry of National Development, October 24, 2011 10:01 AM

Policy makers and investors will meet at the Low Carbon Finance Forum co-chaired by Gregory Barker British and Tamás Fellegi Hungarian ministers to discuss climate change issues as well as regional challenges and opportunities related to green economy development on 24 October 2011 in London.

Hungarian-Austrian Joint Memorandum on the River Rába

Ministry of Rural Development, October 23, 2011 7:12 PM

Everything that has occurred in the interests of the River Rába is an outstanding example of the excellent co-operation between our two countries – said Sándor Fazekas.

EPP Agriculture Ministers issue joint statement on future of CAP

Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2011 6:38 PM

The Agriculture Ministers of the European People's Party (EPP) issued a joint statement regarding the Council recommendations on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy at the Luxembourg session of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council.

European Commission Agricultural Reform Proposals rely heavily on results of Hungarian Presidency

Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2011 6:01 PM

The agricultural reform proposals made public by the European Commission last week rely heavily on the recommendations put forward regarding the issue by the Hungarian EU Presidency during its six months in office – said Sándor Fazekas at the press conference held in Luxembourg following the meeting of European Union Agriculture Ministers.

350 Billion Ft still available for environmental development

Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2011 5:32 PM

350 billion Forints are still available to fund environmental, conservational and water management developments, and which must be utilized by 2014 – announced Zoltán Illés, State Secretary for Environmental Affairs of the Ministry of Rural Development, in Hajdúböszörmény, where he opened a bicycle path.

95 Million Forints for Non-Profit Foundations to clean up caves

Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2011 5:29 PM

The Minister for Rural Development has come to a decision regarding the tender applications for clearing natural areas and caves of discarded rubbish. Thirty-two foundations and non-profit organisations have received a total of 95.5 million Forints of financial support.

Simplified requirements for opening Farmer's Markets

Ministry of Rural Development, October 20, 2011 7:13 PM

Parliament has defined the concept of a farmer's market and included it in the Hungarian Trade Act. Agricultural and food products that are cultivated or produced in the given county or within an area of 40 kilometres may be sold at the local market. Producers from throughout the country may bring their wares to Budapest for sale. The new regulations come into force on January 1, 2012.

Government passes GMO Report

Ministry of Rural Development, October 20, 2011 1:01 PM

The Government has passed the 2009 and 2010 Parliamentary Reports on gene technology activities and the strategy regarding their utilization in agriculture and food production.

Inspection in Pristina

Ministry of Defence, October 20, 2011 12:34 PM

Between October 4-10, an inspection committee paid a pre-deployment site survey visit to Camp Slim Lines, Pristina. Csaba Sári, the point of contact (POC) officer of the HDF Joint Force Command Operations (J3) Directorate accompanied the key leaders of the sixth rotation of the HDF KFOR contingent (KFOR-6 HUN CON) to Kosovo.

HUN PRT Recovers Swedish Soldier on PR Training

Ministry of Defence, October 20, 2011 12:24 PM

On October 6 around noon, the ISAF Regional Command-North (RC-N) notified the officer on duty of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) that a Swedish ISAF service member got separated from his unit due to external circumstances. The allied soldier in need of help could not be located exactly, so he could have been anywhere over a several square kilometers-wide area.