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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: flood protection created huge and successful cooperation
Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 3:34 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview that was published in regional newspapers belonging to the Axel Springer group of companies in which he among others spoke about flood protection, the government's programme, the economy, the opposition, the media and expectations regarding next year's election campaign.
State Secretary Péter Szijjártó negotiates with UAE Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith
Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 3:32 PM
State Secretary for External Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó received in his office the Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister responsible for economic affairs of the United Arab Emirates Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: the next decade will be the decade of Central Europe
Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 11:47 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a lecture in the European House of Kőszeg on the occasion of 18th summer university of Institute for Social and European Studies (ISES) and Corvinus University of Budapest. The students came from approximately 20 countries.
Prime Minsiter receives CEO of UniCredit Banking Group
Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2013 10:49 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Federico Ghizzoni, CEO of UniCredit Banking Group on Friday and discussed the prospects of the European and Hungarian economies.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds talks with ETUC General Secretary
Prime Minister’s Office, June 21, 2013 3:32 PM
"Instead of introducing austerity measures, the Government chose to renew the economy", declared Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest at a press conference following his discussions with Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
State Secretary Péter Szijjártó negotiates in Russia
Prime Minister’s Office, June 21, 2013 3:28 PM
State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó negotiated about Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation and the participation of Hungarian companies in Russa as well as the reinforcement of Hungarian energy security.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at the cabinet meeting in Fertőd
Prime Minister’s Office, June 19, 2013 5:19 PM
The Prime Minister held a speech at the cabinet meeting in Fertőd, declaring that those countries that do not insist on their cultural roots and turn away from their past also turn away from their future.
State Secretary Péter Szijjártó: Hungarian-American economic relations expand significantly
Prime Minister’s Office, June 19, 2013 2:13 PM
State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó declared that Hungarian-American economic relations will expand significantly in the near future, after meeting in the United States with among others the directors of Protector and Gamble, IBM, Citigroup, GE, Honeywell, Cargill, the Republican leader of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives and the leaders of the Hungarian Congressional Caucus.
State Secretary Péter Szijjártó Szijjártó holds negotiations in the United States
Prime Minister’s Office, June 18, 2013 4:43 PM
State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó is on a two-day official visit in Washingon DC and met with Co-chairs of the Hungarian Congressional Caucus Marcy Kaptur and Andy Harris.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: important agricultural issues have been solved
Prime Minister’s Office, June 17, 2013 5:52 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed an agreement in Budapest with Chairman of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, Balázs Győrffy.
Flood defence success demonstrates Hungary's strength and confidence
Prime Minister’s Office, June 17, 2013 4:37 PM
In his pre-agenda speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the biggest flood Hungary had ever experienced has left the country without causing any casualties or major damage, adding that through recent protection efforts along the flooding river Danube, the country has proved that it stands united and strong when people are needed on the dykes.
Visegrad Group and Japanese Prime Ministers hold Summit in Warsaw
Prime Minister’s Office, June 17, 2013 2:53 PM
A summit meeting took place in Warsaw between the Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) and the Prime Minister of Japan.
Prime Minister: Unprecedented cooperation in flood protection
Prime Minister’s Office, June 14, 2013 3:46 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán participated in an interview at the public Kossuth Radio. Regarding the flood situation the Prime Minister declared that with unprecedented cooperation, good organization and expertise the danger could be averted and dykes were functioning well.
CERN’s new data centre inaugurated in Budapest
Prime Minister’s Office, June 13, 2013 5:20 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Head of the Hungarian Academy of Science József Pálinkás and Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), inaugurated the new CERN data centre, realised within the Wigner Research Centre for Physics.
National defence force reservists have done an outstanding job
Prime Minister’s Office, June 13, 2013 12:38 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared at the training base of the national defence forces in Ócsa that Hungary is winning the fight against the flood, which was also the first test of the voluntary military reserve force, and it performed outstandingly.
Government concludes cooperation agreement with Japanese automotive industry supplier Denso
Prime Minister’s Office, June 13, 2013 12:38 PM
The Government has concluded a strategic cooperation agreement with Japanese automotive supply company Denso Manufacturing Hungary Ltd, signed by State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó and Chairman of Denso Yamaguchi Shinsuke.
Strategic Partnership Agreement signed with DENSO
Prime Minister’s Office, June 12, 2013 6:13 PM
On Wednesday the Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Hungarian unit of Japanese automotive-components company DENSO.
Audi launches production at its new plant in Győr
Prime Minister’s Office, June 12, 2013 6:06 PM
Production has started in the new, EUR 900 million Audi plant in Győr, Northwest Hungary. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who stressed the role of the German car manufacturer in boosting Hungary’s importance as a regional automotive industry centre. The company’s CEO called the Győr plant one of the pillars of Audi’s growth.
Amendment to the Fundamental Law to be debated during Parliament’s autumn session
Prime Minister’s Office, June 12, 2013 5:25 PM
The Government, following its cabinet meeting, has decided to submit an amendment to the Fundamental Law in line with critical remarks by the European Commission, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said on Wednesday.
State Secretary Péter Szijjártó negotiates in Tunisia
Prime Minister’s Office, June 12, 2013 1:55 PM
State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó negotiated with President of Tunisia Moncef Marzouki and Foreign Minister of Tunisia Othman Jerandi, as well as with Ministers of International Economic Cooperation, Agriculture and Trade, agreeing on a five point Hungarian-Tunisian economic cooperation program.
The government starts preparation for post-flood restoration
Prime Minister’s Office, June 12, 2013 11:16 AM
The government has started preparation for post-flood restoration and improvement works and the government has appointed disaster management chief György Bakondi commissioner for flood repair works, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at this morning’s press conference in Győrújfalu, north of Budapest, adding that the government is awaiting claims from municipalities concerning damages caused by the flooding river Danube.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Another two tough days ahead
Prime Minister’s Office, June 11, 2013 9:21 AM
The government will on Tuesday start an assessment of flood-related damage and set the schedule for the post-flood clean-up, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday in the village of Tököl, south of Budapest, stressing, however, that there are another two tough days ahead.
Deputy Prime Minister: number of Palestinian students in Hungary to increase
Prime Minister’s Office, June 11, 2013 9:20 AM
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén met with Advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Christian affairs Ziad Al-Bandak and discussed among others the restoration of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity and an increase in the number of Palestinian students.
Péter Szijjártó holds negotiations in Egypt
Prime Minister’s Office, June 10, 2013 10:30 AM
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó will hold negotiations with Assistant Minister for European Affairs and Strategic and Security Organisations in Europe Hatem Seif El-Nasr, Minister of Investment Yehia Hamed Abdel-Samie Hamed and Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Hatem Abdel-Hamid Mahmoud Saleh.
Monday's flood efforts will concentrate on areas south of Budapest
Prime Minister’s Office, June 10, 2013 9:42 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a joint press conference with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós this morning at the Római Bank of the Danube, one of the flood-hit districts of Budapest.
The Hungarian State has been doing well in handling the state of emergency
Prime Minister’s Office, June 9, 2013 5:26 PM
This weekend public dignitaries and high-ranking officials have been closely following up flood protection operations along the flooding Danube.
The Hungarian Parliament is to extend the state of emergency
Prime Minister’s Office, June 9, 2013 12:44 PM
Hungary's Parliament will prepare to extend the state of emergency called at the beginning of last week due to the flood situation, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a news conference today in the city of Esztergom, north of Budapest.
Prime Minister Orbán: Flood defence efforts on schedule
Prime Minister’s Office, June 8, 2013 2:11 PM
972 people have been evacuated so far and more than 5.8 million sandbags had been placed at dykes by dawn, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists later this morning near Győrújfalu, one of the critical settlements evacuated on Friday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attends Bridgestone plant extension ceremony
Prime Minister’s Office, June 7, 2013 1:41 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán participated in an event to mark the extension of Bridgestone's manufacturing plant in Tatabánya. Bridgestone announced in October that they would be increasing the production capacity of the plant with an investment of 267 million euros, with construction being concluded in 2017. The company began its Tatabánya operation in 2008.
Ever greater solidarity and pooling of efforts is needed, Government spokesperson says
Prime Minister’s Office, June 7, 2013 12:40 PM
The Government Spokesperson told this morning’s press conference that it has become clear by today that Hungary is currently facing a historical flood, and accordingly, the Government had developed defence measures in preparation for the worst-case scenario.