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Hungary remembers expulsion of Germans after WW II

Ministry of Human Resources, January 17, 2014 1:38 PM

Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Minority and Civil Social Relations Csaba Latorcai attended on Friday the commemoration of the expulsion of Hungarians of German origin from Hungary in the aftermath of World War II. The commemoration was held in the German Minority’s Cultural Centre in Baja, southern Hungary.

Hungary is the first European country to host an international wheelchair rugby tournament

Ministry of Human Resources, January 17, 2014 9:32 AM

Budapest will be the first European venue for a wheelchair rugby tournament from January 22-25. The “Maximus Project” tournament will also be the Hungarian team’s first major domestic challenge. The six-country tournament is co-sponsored by the Ministry for Human Affairs.

World War I Centenary - Tenders of the Memorial Committee announced

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 16, 2014 5:18 PM

Tenders by the First World War Centenary Memorial Committee have been announced, making it possible for NGOs and municipalities to publish scientific works, restore World War I memorials, organise scientific and cultural events, purse artistic activities and produce documentaries.

Paks project not a business venture but an inter-governmental agreement

Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2014 4:53 PM

According to the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office, the Government will discuss the Russian-Hungarian agreement on maintaining the capacity of the Paks nuclear power plant next week. The intention is to keep it the cheapest source of electricity in the coming decades and to increase Hungary's energy independence.

Full access to broadband internet probably before deadline

Ministry of National Development, January 16, 2014 4:46 PM

Thanks to modernisation and reorganisations, the annual costs of government IT services have been reduced by over HUF 20 billion, Minister of State for Infocommunication Vilmos Vályi-Nagy revealed at a press conference presenting the free mobile application EFO 2014 – Simplified Employment Registration, held in Budapest on 16 January, 2014.

2014 a Transitional Year for the Agriculture Funding System

Ministry of Rural Development, January 16, 2014 4:42 PM

Some 725 billion forints (EUR 2.4bn) are available this year to fund the Hungarian agricultural economy, but this is only a transitional year, as the principles regarding the distribution of funding will change in 2015, the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy said on Thursday in Keszthely.

Forum on supporting the career of women in science

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 4:39 PM

Issues such as supporting the career of women in the fields of science and stimulating the researcher career of girls were discussed at a round table conference organized by the Ministry for National Economy, the National Innovation Office and the Association of Hungarian Women in Science.

Foundation stone laid for new wing of the Institute for Blind Children

Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2014 4:38 PM

The foundation stone of a new wing of the László Batthyány Institute for Blind Children, was laid in Budapest on Thursday.

Hungary’s 2013 fiscal deficit expected to be below prior estimate

Ministry for National Economy, January 16, 2014 4:03 PM

The preliminary fiscal deficit estimate for 2013 totals HUF 929.2bn, some HUF 200bn below the deficit figure projected in the budget act. Preliminary cash-flow data on revenues and expenditures also confirm expectations that the deficit target, calculated in line with EU methodology, will be below 3 percent of GDP in 2013, while in percentage of GDP it may even be 2.7 percent, or – under auspicious conditions – as low as 2.3 percent.

Deputy Prime Minister: European court decision on foreign currency loans could be guideline

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, January 16, 2014 3:17 PM

Hungary's Supreme Court (Kúria) was right in its decision to wait for the European Court of Justice to come up with a position on foreign currency-denominated loans before ruling on the subject, Hungarian Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics told commercial HirTV on Wednesday.