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EU-funded projects to run under new institutional framework

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 2:58 PM

The Hungarian Government plans to pay out 1,500 billion forints (EUR 5bn) to EU-funded projects in 2013 to help stimulate the economy, János Lázár, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office announced.

Viktor Orbán's Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Prime Minister’s Office, January 28, 2013 9:46 AM

68 years ago today, the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau were liberated. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hungarian Government pays its respects to the victims. The painful anniversary compels every good-hearted Hungarian to pay their tributes

First Mercedes CLA Exits Hungarian Production Line

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 4:34 PM

The Mercedes factory in Kecskemét has combined two success stories: a traditional one that Mercedes itself represents, and a new one, the European success story which is the renewal of the Hungarian economy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the official launch of the new Mercedes CLA at the company's Hungarian plant today.

Ferenc Kumin holds talks with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 4:28 PM

Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary for International Communications, today hosted a working lunch with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism (ICCA), an organization bringing together Parliamentarians from around the world to lead the fight global against anti-Semitism. During their visit to Hungary, the delegation held talks with Hungarian government and party officials.

It is in Hungary's Fundamental Interests to Develop its Relationship with Russia

Prime Minister’s Office, January 25, 2013 1:27 PM

The Prime Minister will travel to Moscow for a one-day official visit on January 31, on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among others, the topics on the meeting's agenda will include energy cooperation in relation to the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline that began on 7 December 2012 in Anapa, southern Russia. The pipeline will transport gas from Anapa via the Black Sea, Bulgaria and Serbia to Hungary, Slovenia and Italy.

The Prime Minister to visit Moscow on 31 January

Prime Minister’s Office, January 24, 2013 3:15 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Moscow for a one-day official visit on 31 January, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced.

Turkish Prime Minister to visit Budapest on 5 February

Prime Minister’s Office, January 24, 2013 10:41 AM

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Budapest on 5 February, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced at the Hungarian-Turkish Business Forum in Budapest yesterday.

The Government's major reforms will begin bearing fruit in 2013

Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2013 5:45 PM

After the governmental meeting held in Vásárosnamény, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the major reforms implemented during the past two years will begin to bear fruit in 2013: overhead expenses will decrease, wages will increase, the employment situation will improve, and the state has more resources available to employ more people.

The Government is making efforts to recover untaxed revenues stored on Swiss accounts

Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2013 2:21 PM

The Government would like to be informed comprehensively about offshore accounts in order to recover unpaid tax, Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said at a press briefing on Tuesday.

Allowances for the Victims of Communism to be Doubled

Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2013 12:54 PM

It is the responsibility of all Hungarian governments to do everything possible to lay bare the tragic consequences of the darkest period of the country's history and to care for its survivors in a worthy manner.

The Prime Minister to visit Brussels

Prime Minister’s Office, January 22, 2013 12:35 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will pay a visit to Brussels and hold talks with EU leaders on 30 January, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szíjjártó announced on Tuesday.

Strategic Cooperation Agreement signed with Tata Consultancy Services

Prime Minister’s Office, January 21, 2013 3:27 PM

The Hungarian Government concluded a strategic cooperation agreement with the Indian company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday. The agreement was signed by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Dinesh P Thampi, Vice-President and General Manager of Tata Consultancy Services' Budapest Service Centre.

Successful tightening of relations with Arab countries

Prime Minister’s Office, January 18, 2013 2:47 PM

Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations, praised the fruitful relations that have been built with Arab countries since the change of Government in 2010.

Hungary will begin to ascend in 2013, the Prime Minister says on public radio

Prime Minister’s Office, January 18, 2013 1:14 PM

In public Kossuth Rádió's morning show “180 minutes”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán envisaged growth for Hungary in 2013. In the interview, topics including the new Governor of the National Bank of Hungary or voters’ pre-registration were touched upon.

242 billion US dollars have been transferred from Hungary to offshore tax havens

Prime Minister’s Office, January 18, 2013 11:36 AM

The Government wants to put an end to capital circumventing the Hungarian tax system, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said on public television on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister Semjén received the European Jewish Parliament’s delegation

Prime Minister’s Office, January 18, 2013 9:41 AM

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén received the officials of the European Jewish Parliament, who are on a visit to Hungary.

János Lázár on remembering the Holocaust: We must confront the past and ask for forgiveness

Prime Minister’s Office, January 17, 2013 5:52 PM

"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of forgetting, while asking for forgiveness must be made part of the national identity.

Holocaust 2014 Memorial Committee holds founding session

Prime Minister’s Office, January 17, 2013 5:45 PM

The Hungarian Holocaust 2014 Memorial Committee held its founding session today. The Government set up the body, which is responsible for preparing the commemorative events marking the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Hungarian Jews in 2014.

Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin is on an official visit to the west coast of the United States

Prime Minister’s Office, January 17, 2013 2:36 PM

The Deputy State Secretary has already held negotiations with the local leaders of Hungarian secular and religious communities.

Information on offshore accounts acquired for tax purposes

Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2013 6:01 PM

The Government is setting up a workgroup to negotiate with the authorities in Switzerland in order to recover unpaid taxes, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office János Lázár said on Wednesday at a press conference held together with Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász. According to an analysis prepared by the Ministry of National Economy, the amount of Hungarian income stored in offshore accounts is around HUF 1 trillion, but may even reach HUF 2 trillion (EUR 6.7bn).

The Prime Minister holds discussions with county local government leaders

Prime Minister’s Office, January 14, 2013 5:37 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the chairmen of county-level local government assemblies in Parliament on Monday.

The Government has created the opportunity for economic growth

Prime Minister’s Office, January 14, 2013 12:54 PM

Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations, emphasized that the Government had reorganized the country’s economy to enable growth, pointing out that when the Government took power Hungary was suffering from such a large level of debt that made growth impossible.

Hungary may embark on a growth course in 2013

Prime Minister’s Office, January 11, 2013 4:11 PM

Hungary realised an economic transition in 2010-2012 and has become competitive, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Limassol on Friday, where he participated at a special summit of the European People's Party, adding that in 2013 the Hungarian economy will grow.

The Hungarian Government has established the Holocaust 2014 Memorial Commission

Prime Minister’s Office, January 11, 2013 3:47 PM

The Commission will operate from January 1, 2013 until December 31, 2013, and will recommend events and informative programmes related to the 70th anniversary of Jewish deportation. Furthermore, the Memorial Commission expresses its opinion, coordinates these programs and prepares for decision making in relation to the use of public funds set aside for these purposes.

Zsolt Semjén on measures by the Slovakian Police with relation to Hungarians in Southern Slovakia

Prime Minister’s Office, January 9, 2013 4:49 PM

Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Hungarian Government's national policy Zsolt Semjén was shocked when he was made aware of the fact that on Tuesday Slovakian police once again fined several Hungarian nationals living in the region of Southern Slovakia for refusing to hand in their identification cards, which according to the Slovakian citizenship act and related regulations have become invalid.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Interview on Kossuth Radio

Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2013 3:21 PM

"The reorganisation of the education system is one of the greatest acts of the past two and a half years", stated Viktor Orbán in an interview on Kossuth Radio's Sunday news and debate programme Vasárnapi újság on December 23. According to the Prime Minister, the education system must be run in and made to operate smoothly during 2013. He also stated that there is hope that the economy will begin to grow next year and there is a good chance that the plan to create one million new jobs over ten years may be realised.

Prime Minister to attend EPP summit in Cyprus

Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2013 10:16 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend an extraordinary summit of the European People's Party in Limassol on Friday, Bertalan Havasi, the press chief of the prime minister, told Hungarian News Agency MTI on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to attend the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala in Zurich

Prime Minister’s Office, January 7, 2013 3:08 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, founder of the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy, has been invited to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala in Zurich to be held today, the Prime Minister's spokesman Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian News Agency MTI.

Hungarian Government to sign its latest Strategic Partnership Agreement with IBM

Prime Minister’s Office, January 7, 2013 1:24 PM

Hungary's government is ready to sign its next strategic cooperation agreements with the local units of IBM, National Instruments, TATA and Nokia Siemens Networks, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported on Monday.

An outlook on the most important measures taken to increase employment and to strengthen SMEs

Prime Minister’s Office, January 3, 2013 4:13 PM

The Hungarian Government has been following a political and legislative agenda which aims at expanding employment, maintaining budget discipline at an economic level as well as equal burden-sharing within society.

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