The Government has allocated HUF 50 million for the organisation of Roma cultural events and the presentation of Roma cultural content and products to the public as part of a government tender, in response to which entries are expected to be submitted by 26 March, Minister of State for Social Inclusion Zoltán Kovács announced on Wednesday in Budapest.
Legal and financial conditions required for dual education are given in Hungary, and these are crucial because practical vocational training can make an economy more competitive, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a press conference held at the Budapest headquarters of Siemens Hungary. The event took place after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on dual education by Zoltán Cséfalvay and President and CEO of Siemens Hungary Dale A. Martin.
Hungary is being represented by 13 Hungarian companies at a separate stand at the FOODEX 20014 International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. Deputy State Secretary for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Administration Lajos Bognár is attending the Expo in representation of the Ministry of Rural Development.
Hungarian low-cost airline WizzAir will launch a flight between Budapest and Kutaisi, Georgia, beginning in September, WizzAir CEO József Váradi and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Brussels on Thursday to take part in the European Union extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government, held to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, before heading to Dublin for a two-day meeting of the European People's Party.
"Family farming plays a key role in making global processes more positive, and Hungary wishes to actively contribute to this process", Minister Sándor Fazekas stressed in his welcoming speech at the official opening of the Global Forum and Expo on Family Farming on Wednesday in Budapest.
In light of the latest data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), it can be concluded that growth has rebounded in each and every economic sector in Hungary. In comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, GDP gained 2.7 percent, a growth rate unmatched in the past eight years. In the entire year of 2013, the Hungarian economy expanded by 1.2 percent.
The Visegrad Four plus Japan Exchange Year was formally launched in Tokyo on Tuesday. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Visegrad Four group's relations with Japan, the programme aims to promote trade, science and technology exchanges and cooperation, and to bolster political, diplomatic and cultural relations between Japan and the V4 countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
The participation of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) Romania's new government is very likely to improve the atmosphere of bilateral relations, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared on Tuesday.
MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh summoned Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Tolkach to his office on Tuesday and, on behalf of the Hungarian Government, expressed great concern about the current situation on the Crimean Peninsula. Hungary supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and feels that the steps taken by Russia violate international law, Mr. Németh said.