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Dr Tamás Fellegi: Regular Dialogue with Multinational Companies

Ministry of National Development, January 28, 2011 2:15 PM

On 27 January 2011, Minister for National Development Dr Tamás Fellegi delivered a lecture at the general meeting of the Association of International Companies in Hungary. The minister familiarised the top executives of international companies with the Government’s economic policy aimed at job creation. Dr Tamás Fellegi confirmed that the Government was committed to the creation of a stable and predictable economic and regulatory environment. He requested co-operation from the participants in the interest of restoring investor confidence in Hungary.

Committee in Chiefs of Defence Staff session

Ministry of Defence, January 28, 2011 9:02 AM

NATO Military Committee meets in Chiefs of Defence Staff (CHODs) session in Brussels on 26 and 27 January. The Hungarian military delegation is led by General Tibor Benkő, Chief of Defence Staff.

EP Standing Committee also to Approve Hungarian Presidency’s Info-Communication Programme

Ministry of National Development, January 27, 2011 4:06 PM

On 26 January 2011, Minister of State for info-communication Dr Zsolt Nyitrai elaborated on the objectives set in this field before the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament in Brussels. The presidency programme is aimed primarily at the improvement of the information society and laying the foundations of a single digital market. Hungary is ready to take an active role in the first Digital Agenda Assembly to be held in June 2011. The standing committee agreed with the priorities set for the field by the Hungarian Presidency.

Dr Tamás Fellegi presented the programme of the Hungarian Presidency in front of several committees of the European Parliament

Ministry of National Development, January 27, 2011 1:36 PM

On 26 January 2011, Minister of National Development Dr Tamás Fellegi expounded the programme of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union in front of three standing committees of the European Parliament in Brussels. During the hearings, the minister gave account of energy, regional development and climate policy priorities. The European Parliament’s committees supported the programmes compiled in these special fields.

New Széchenyi Plan and the government debt

Ministry for National Economy, January 27, 2011 1:15 PM

Since the constant aggravation of the2008 global economic crisis, it has been clear that the prioritised issue of the 2010s will definitely be that of government debt in economic terms. The crisis management measures taken by the Western states and the huge amounts spent to save the financial sector induced fast-growing indebtedness for these countries.

The New National Public Employment Programme

Ministry for National Economy, January 27, 2011 1:13 PM

The so-far complicated and, in certain aspects, often lavish system of public employment is about to be replaced by the transparent and financially viable national public employment programme of the government that acknowledges value-creating work.

Closer Co-operation Between Visegrád Countries in Energy Matters

Ministry of National Development, January 27, 2011 11:31 AM

On 25 January 2011, Minister for National Development Dr Tamás Fellegi attended a meeting organised in Bratislava for the energy ministers of the countries of the Visegrád Co-operation (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic). The most significant questions discussed at the meeting convened by the Slovak Presidency of the V4 included the opportunities of guaranteeing the security of energy supply and the North-South Energy Corridor. The meeting was closed by a statement signed by the V4 ministers.

Press Release

Ministry of Defence, January 27, 2011 8:00 AM

An informal meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors will be held on 27-28 January 2011 in Budapest.

Italian-Hungarian Consultations on Hungarian Presidency Priorities

Ministry of National Development, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM

At his Milano stop of the Tour des Capitales series of talks, Minister for National Development Tamás Fellegi held bilateral discussions with Italian Minister of the Economy Paolo Romani on 24 January 2011. Under the auspices of the Hungarian EU Presidency, the participants overviewed the semi-annual priorities of the units reporting to the Hungarian Minister of National Development in the areas of European Union competence.

Minister of Defence held talks in Croatia

Ministry of Defence, January 25, 2011 3:54 PM

Minister of Defence of Hungary Dr Csaba Hende paid an official visit to Croatia at the invitation of Minister of Defence of Croatia Davor Bozinovic. At the joined press conference held in Osijek Croatian-Hungarian military relations were praised.