Marcell Biró, State Secretary of Public Administration and Justice opened the workshop “How do regions prepare for the 2014-2020 budget period?” in Brussels today organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice along with H4- HunOR Office. The guests were greeted by Tamás Deutsch, MEP.
As of January, the Government increases public work wages by 2.4 percent, the expected rate of inflation for next year, Minister of State for Employment Sándor Czomba said at a press conference in Budapest.
There is no way to renegotiate the free trade and association pact between the European Union and Ukraine and the EU will not provide financial compensation for the Ukraine, but it remains open to signing the agreement, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said following the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.
According to Minister for National economy Mihály Varga who spoke at a press conference held after the Budget had been adopted by Hungary’s Parliament, the 2014 budget is a budget of progress as it will facilitate growth.
Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Ukrainian Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhnyuk held talks on Monday at the first session of Hungarian-Ukrainian Economic Joint Committee.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Metropolitan Hilarion, the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Moscow, held talks on Monday in Budapest on topics including Christian values, dialogue between the churches of the East and West, and war graves. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén also attended the meeting.
MFA Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri received Vojtěch Belling State Secretary for European Affairs of the Czech Republic in Budapest, on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the General Affairs Council next week and to discuss Member State positions on other EU affairs.
The reform of public administration enters new phase as almost 300 clerks who will work at the government service points ( or ’windows’) received their diplomas yesterday in Budapest.
Following the Government’s decision, 2007 settlements have become completely free of debt by now. The others will be completely consolidated by the end of February 2014 - said Minister of State for Municipal Affairs András Tállai at a press conference in Mezőkövesd.
During his press conference, János Lázár, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office, stated that Hungary will not lose any EU development funds in the 2007-2013 financial framework, which has been held on Monday in Budapest.