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Zoltán Balog opens permanent Mindszenty memorial exhibition

Ministry of Human Resources, December 13, 2013 10:40 AM

A permanent memorial exhibition opened on Thursday in the house of birth of Cardinal and Prince-Primate of Hungary József Mindszenty in Csehmindszent, Vas County.

V4 take uniform action for energy supply security

Ministry of National Development, December 13, 2013 10:14 AM

Representatives of the Visegrád Countries adopted two joint statements at their meeting held on the occasion of the Energy Council meeting in Brussels on 12 December 2013. The parties reinforced their support for the objectives, fields of activity and organisational structure of the V4 Gas Forum. According to the V4 Joint Statement on Energy, the signatories advocate the complementary use of all low carbon-dioxide emission technologies.

Commemorations to mark the anniversary of József Antall’s death

Prime Minister’s Office, December 13, 2013 10:12 AM

On 12 December, former Prime Minister József Antall was remembered in Budapest's Fiumei Street cemetery on the 20th anniversary of his death.

Agricultural Output Increases by over 20 Percent

Ministry of Rural Development, December 13, 2013 8:09 AM

"The output of Hungarian agriculture has increased by 22 percent so far this year, as a result of which the sector was responsible for half of the country's economic growth", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas announced in Kalocsa on Thursday at the 6th National Agriculture Forum.

Hungary wants all Balkan countries to join Euroatlantic organisations, says Defence Minister

Ministry of Defence, December 13, 2013 7:53 AM

Stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina is of national interest for Hungary, and it will keep the number of troops in that country level, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende told Hungarian News Agency MTI in Sarajevo on Thursday.

Fraudsters have attempted to prevent payment of agricultural funding

Ministry of Rural Development, December 12, 2013 6:00 PM

Gyula Budai has discovered another case of fraud with relation to applications for area-based funding; the Ministry of Rural Development's Parliamentary State Secretary announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he had passed the documentation on to the Vice-President of the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV).

János Martonyi: there are always new challenges in the European Union

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 12, 2013 5:49 PM

There are always new challenges in the European Union, in addition to the old dilemmas - Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared in the Hungarian Parliament on Thursday when the winners of the competition entitled ”Hungary in the European Union, the European Union in the World” were announced.

Hungarian economic growth above EU average

Ministry for National Economy, December 12, 2013 5:49 PM

According to the report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published recently, in the third quarter of 2013 Hungarian GDP increased by 1.8 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, which is 0.1 percent above the figure that preliminary data had signalled.

Inter-ministerial Farmstead Development Working Group Formed

Ministry of Rural Development, December 12, 2013 5:42 PM


The town of Kiskőrös in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary was the last stop of the series of conferences organised by the Ministry of Rural Development to showcase the achievements of the Farmstead Development Programme in 2013. The inter-ministerial Farmstead Development Working Group also held its inaugural session at the meeting. The Ministries involved will work to harmonise the work they are performing to improve the living conditions of people who live on farmsteads.

Ready for the winter floods

Ministry of Interior, December 12, 2013 5:38 PM

If needed, the affected organizations are ready to face a winter flood – representatives of the Disaster Management Authority, the Hungarian Defence Forces, the General Directorate of Water Management and the police said.