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Inter-ministerial Committee holds meeting to discuss pocket contracts

Ministry of Rural Development, January 22, 2014 4:52 PM

The Inter-ministerial Committee formed to deal with illegal land use agreements, or so-called "pocket contracts", will hold a stocktaking meeting at the end of the month, the Ministry of Rural Development stated on Wednesday.

The development concept for 2014-2030 to turn Hungary into the region’s hub

Ministry for National Economy, January 22, 2014 4:49 PM

The implementation of the Development of Hungary 2030 – National and Regional Development Concept adopted in December last year will also help Hungary to become one of the leading economic and intellectual powerhouses of Central and Eastern Europe within the next sixteen years, Minister of State for Planning Coordination István Komoróczki said at a press conference in Budapest.

Prime Minister’s letter to the Chairman of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities

Prime Minister’s Office, January 22, 2014 12:21 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter today, in response to questions raised by Chairman András Heisler and Managing Director Gusztáv Zoltai of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ). The full text of the letter can be read below:

Hungary supports Serbia’s EU accession

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 22, 2014 11:34 AM

Serbia's European Union accession talks began in Brussels on Tuesday and are expected to last several years. The Serbian delegation at the opening session was headed by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and all twenty-eight Member States were also represented. MFA Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri attended the first meeting of the Serbian accession talks on behalf of Hungary.

National Food Chain Forum facilitates dialogue between market operators

Ministry of Rural Development, January 22, 2014 10:37 AM

"Raw material production and food processing enterprises can only operate successfully in the long term is they help each other; the Hungarian food economy cannot be competitive without solidarity and integration", Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy Zsolt Feldman declared at the National Food Chain Forum held at the Ministry of Rural Development.

Bird’s Nest Boxing Academy Opened

Ministry of Human Resources, January 22, 2014 10:08 AM

The Bird’s Nest Boxing Academy, which will be one of the four major youth sports training centres, has opened its doors under professional leadership of Zsolt Erdei, Minister of State for Sport and Youth Affairs István Simicskó announced at a press conference held jointly with the Hungarian Boxing Federation.

HUF 18.2 billion extra funding for national health care

Ministry of Human Resources, January 22, 2014 10:06 AM

National health care will receive HUF 18.2 billion in extra funding this year, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced in Budapest, on 21 January 2014.

Record amount of grant money spent in 2013 for R+D

Ministry for National Economy, January 21, 2014 5:54 PM

A record 118 billion forints (EUR 390m) in grant money was paid out for Research and Development in Hungary last year, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Prime Minister speaks at Friends of Hungary conference

Prime Minister’s Office, January 21, 2014 5:45 PM

"Hungary should not be afraid of learning from new experiences" Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his speech at the Friends of Hungary Conference 2014 in Budapest on Monday at the presidential Sándor Palace.

On the Serbian Constitutional Court’s decision regarding minorities’ rights

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 21, 2014 5:15 PM

The Office of the Office of the Minister of State for Hungarian Communities Abroad rated the decision of the Serbian Constitutional Court as a harsh cut of minority rights, which deemed two paragraphs of national minorities’ National Councils entirely unconstitutional and an additional eight paragraphs as partially unconstitutional.