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The Quality of Rural Life must be improved while maintaining Sustainable Development

Ministry of Rural Development, December 22, 2013 3:15 PM

"The inhabitants of rural towns and cities also have the right to a big city standard of living, but this must be achieved in parallel with developments aimed at sustainability", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas declared on Saturday in Túrkeve, in the Northern Great Plains region.

The Harmful Activities of certain Animal Rights Organisations Reach Beyond Hungary's borders

Ministry of Rural Development, December 22, 2013 3:12 PM

According to the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary Gyula Budai, the harmful activities of certain animal rights organisations reach beyond Hungary's borders, and accordingly those affected in Germany, Hungary and Poland should support each other.

The Hungarian-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Joint Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation Holds Sixth Session

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 21, 2013 2:27 PM

Today the Hungarian-Ukrainian Intergovernmental Joint Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation held its sixth meeting in Börvinges (Barvinok), Ukraine, with the primary goal of developing and fostering cross-border, local and regional cooperation and partnership. The Hungarian delegation attending the event was lead by Erika Szabó, Secretary of State for Regional Public Administration at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, while the Ukrainian delegation was headed by Anatoliy Maksyuta, Deputy Minister for the Economy.

EU summit breakthrough regarding the Banking Union

Prime Minister’s Office, December 21, 2013 11:37 AM

The two-day summit meeting of the European Union made a breakthrough regarding the Banking Union but saw only some promising initiatives concerning economic coordination, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Brussels on Friday.

Discussion on Budapest-Belgrade railway cooperation with Chinese officials

Prime Minister’s Office, December 21, 2013 9:52 AM

Hungarian and Chinese government officials met in Budapest on Friday to discuss cooperation on the 2.89 billion dollar upgrade of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said.

New constitution stands test of time, says Retvari

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 20, 2013 3:45 PM

Hungary's new constitution has stood the test of time and the storm it had caused has passed, Bence Retvari, the justice state secretary, said on Friday.

Hungary to Host the First Exercise of the Central European Cyber Security Platform (CECSP) in 2014

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, December 20, 2013 3:42 PM

Thanks to the outstanding expertise and experience of Hungarian specialists in organising cyber security exercises, Hungary is to host the first joint cyber defence exercise of the Central European Cyber Security Platform. Hungary will also serve as chief planner of the event to be held in May 2014 in Budapest, with the exercise being designed and executed under the coordination of Hungarian experts.

Agreement signed on next year’s minimum wages

Ministry for National Economy, December 20, 2013 1:36 PM

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and representatives of employer and employee advocacy groups signed an agreement on minimum wages for the coming year.

2013: a Year of Achievements

Ministry of Rural Development, December 20, 2013 1:07 PM

The Hungarian agricultural economy has moved onto the path of growth, as a result of which the domestic standard of living has improved, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at the Ministry's Christmas celebration, summarising the results of 2013.

Let's Eat Fresh Hungarian Fish for Christmas!

Ministry of Rural Development, December 20, 2013 12:07 PM

Annual per capita fish consumption in Hungary has reached 4 kilograms-a-year, half of which is derived from imports, the country's Chief Veterinarian and the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván said at a press conference held in a fishmongers in Budapest.