On Monday, July 18, the HDF 34th ‘Bercsényi László’ Special Operations Force (SOF) Battalion received 14 HMMWVs (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles). Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Budapest handed over the vehicles ceremoniously to Minister of Defence Dr. Csaba Hende at the ‘Lt. Ittebei Kiss József’ Helicopter Base, Szolnok.
The Ministry of Rural Development statute amendment enabling support for new farmers rearing indigenous and endangered animal breeds will come into effect on August 1.
The triumphant battle of Nándorfehérvár, which was fought 555 years ago, was also commemorated on Friday, July 22 at the series of events entitled Danube Day Celebration. The keynote speaker of the event was Dr. István Simicskó, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence
I am convinced that the leadership and the team of experts of the Ministry of Rural Development have achieved outstanding success during the period of the Hungarian Presidency in the first half of 2011, within the fields of agriculture, fisheries and the environment – writes Sándor Fazekas in his summary of the Presidency.
The HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) continues to provide assistance for the poor in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. Last time the children living in the orphanage of Pol-e Khomri and the occupants of the widows’ house in Deh Sallah District received care packages from the Hungarians.
The governing body of the European Commission decided to compensate vegetable growers who have been adversely affected by the E.coli infection. Hungarian farmers have now received the full amount of the 1.5 million Euro compensation they requested.
The Ministry of Rural Development is launching a tender within the New Hungary Rural Development Program for the modernisation of cages for laying hens, in order to make it easier for egg producers to conform to the relative EU directives and reimburse part of their costs and expenses.
On the recommendation of the Minister for Rural Development, the Prime Minister has relieved Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Dr. Zsolt Horváth of his duties as of August 30, 2011.
We had an effective and successful Presidency, during which Hungary had to lead and organize the work of Europe – said Interior Minister Sándor Pintér at a ceremony held in the honour of participants of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The competent authorities of the European Union have accepted Hungary’s application for compensation with relation to the product extraction made necessary as a result of the German E.coli stomach flu epidemic – announced State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development in charge of Agricultural Economy György Czerván in Brussels following the meeting of the Agriculture Council.