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District heating prices should also drop, Prime Minister says at a press conference
Prime Minister’s Office, December 10, 2012 3:44 PM
The planned 10 per cent drop in gas prices must be applied to district heating as well, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Salgótarjan on 10 December, where he held talks on the northern town’s debt settlement. The Prime Minister said that the Government's objective was to free the municipality of its loans by 2014.
State Secretary Szijjártó holds talks with CDU’s foreign policy spokesperson
Prime Minister’s Office, December 7, 2012 1:14 PM
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with Philipp Missfelder, Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the German CDU party.
Plans to strengthen energy security and lower utility costs
Prime Minister’s Office, December 6, 2012 4:20 PM
On 12 December, the Government will approve an agreement on the purchase of E.ON's gas business in Hungary, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office János Lázár said on Thursday.
Government to agree with municipal councils on debt takeover by spring
Prime Minister’s Office, December 6, 2012 11:48 AM
The Government wishes to reach an agreement with municipal councils regarding debt takeover by spring 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén stated on Wednesday at a press conference with Mayor of Eger László Habis.
Plans to reduce household gas and electricity bills by 10%
Prime Minister’s Office, December 5, 2012 3:43 PM
Government spokesman András Giró-Szász stated on Wednesday that the Ministry of National Development had been asked to work out the conditions under which a 10% cut could be implemented in the case of gas and electricity prices.
Hungarian-Serbian Economic Joint Committee holding a two-day meeting in Budapest
Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 7:25 PM
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Goran Knezevic are the co-presidents of the Hungarian-Serbian Economic Joint Committee in Budapest.
The government and its members strongly and determinedly condemned the remarks made by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi
Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 5:49 PM
The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in order to ensure that malicious voices incompatible with European norms are driven back, adding that every citizen will be protected from such insults.
The Prime Minister holds talks with the President of the Czech Republic
Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 4:47 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held negotiations in Parliament with Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, who is on an official visit to Hungary.
State Secretary Szijjártó met with Serbian Agriculture Minister
Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 10:16 AM
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held talks with Goran Knezevic, Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, about modernising the Budapest-Belgrade railway line and opening three new crossing points between Hungary and Serbia.
Prime Minister meets with President of Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ)
Prime Minister’s Office, December 4, 2012 10:02 AM
On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Péter Feldmájer, President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Religious Communities (MAZSIHISZ) in his office and they discussed the situation of the Hungarian Jewish community.
Prime Minister pledges protection for Jews in Hungary
Prime Minister’s Office, December 3, 2012 5:59 PM
Radical nationalist Jobbik’s MP, Márton Gyöngyösi's parliamentary address a week ago was unworthy of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Parliament on Monday.
Washington responds positively to Hungary’s changes in the most criticised areas
Prime Minister’s Office, December 1, 2012 1:53 PM
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
The government managed to turn over the bad tendencies
Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 5:46 PM
According to the Prime Minister, the new law on electoral procedure "will obviously have" a constitutional check by the Constitutional Court and "this is a good thing". Viktor Orbán spoke about the issue on Kossuth Rádio's 180 minutes program on Friday.
A Declaration of Intent has been signed regarding the transfer of E.ON's stake in the Hungarian natural gas industry
Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 5:23 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President and CEO of E.ON Johannes Teyssen signed a declaration of intent in Parliament on Friday with regard to the transfer of the E.ON Group's stake in the Hungarian natural gas industry to state-owned MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd.
State Secretary Péter Szijjártó meets his Austrian counterpart
Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 4:33 PM
Peter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations discussed bilateral relations with Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Reinhold Lopatka.
Hungary to open trade mission in Beijing, Moscow and Riyadh in 2013
Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 4:26 PM
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced at an event organised by the Joint Venture Association that Hungarian trade missions will open in Beijing, Moscow and Riyadh in the first half of 2013 to foster partnerships with Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises.
Anti-Defamation League appreciates the Hungarian Government condemning Jobbik MP’s remarks
Prime Minister’s Office, November 28, 2012 6:31 PM
Yesterday, Deputy State Secretary Ferenc Kumin met with Andrew Srulevitch, director of European Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League in New York, and conveyed to him in person the Government of Hungary's strong condemnation of the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi.
Albania and Hungary will be the winners of the upcoming decades
Prime Minister’s Office, November 28, 2012 6:23 PM
Albania and Hungary have a good chance of becoming winners in the coming decades, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said referring to both countries’ economies on Wednesday after talks with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Tirana.
Portugal: friend of the Hungarian cause
Prime Minister’s Office, November 28, 2012 12:23 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán handed the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Vice President of Banco Espírito Santo, Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado on Tuesday in the Parliament Building. The award was granted for his work to develop Hungarian-Portuguese economic and cultural relations and to improve Hungary’s international image.
The Hungarian Government categorically condemns the remarks made by a Jobbik party MP
Prime Minister’s Office, November 27, 2012 6:35 PM
The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in order to ensure that malicious voices incompatible with European norms are driven back, adding that every citizen will be protected from such insults.
Deputy State Secretary Kumin Joins Hungarian Government's Condemnation of Recent Anti-Semitic Remarks
Prime Minister’s Office, November 27, 2012 6:10 PM
Deputy State Secretary Ferenc Kumin, currently in New York, also condemned to the greatest possible degree Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi’s comments.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a partnership agreement with Hankook Tire
Prime Minister’s Office, November 27, 2012 6:04 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged to set up an English-language business school at an event on Tuesday where the Hungarian Government signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Hankook Tire.
Press release regarding Jobbik MP’s comments
Prime Minister’s Office, November 27, 2012 9:59 AM
The Hungarian Government condemns to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi.
The Government Targets Greater Sharing of Burdens
Prime Minister’s Office, November 26, 2012 5:34 PM
Beneficiaries of the past 20-25 years in Europe and in Hungary should bear a larger part of the public burden, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said at a conference on 23 November.
Viktor Orbán holds talks with his Slovenian counterpart
Prime Minister’s Office, November 26, 2012 5:29 PM
All Hungarians understand the necessity of comprehensive reforms and for this reason they have avoided large-scale anti-government actions and strikes, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with his Slovenian counterpart Janez Jansa.
Tax system to settle into a transparent, continuous structure by 1 January 2013
Prime Minister’s Office, November 23, 2012 10:52 AM
The European Commission’s appeal to Hungary regarding retail trade and telecommunication taxes was unnecessary, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated in an interview on Thursday, as Hungary had already decided to abolish them a week earlier.
Prime Minister Orbán holds meeting with President of the European Council
Prime Minister’s Office, November 23, 2012 7:37 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has completed the first round of budget talks with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, in Brussels.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended Sberbank’s financial conference
Prime Minister’s Office, November 22, 2012 4:56 PM
Within the framework of a financial conference in Frankfurt organised by Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán participated in the discussion entitled “New Economy in Europe: Between a Rock and a Hard Place.”
The Hungarian Government has signed its fifth strategic partnership agreement this year
Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2012 6:17 PM
The Hungarian Government signed a strategic partnership agreement with the local unit of the Japanese automobile manufacturer Suzuki on 21 November.
The Kayser Automotive Hungária Ltd. has doubled the size of its factory
Prime Minister’s Office, November 21, 2012 5:26 PM
Kayser Automotive Ltd. has opened a new 3200 m2 plant facility in the Komárom Industrial Park on Wednesday. The expansion has created more than 50 new workplaces in the plant specialized in producing plastic car components, fuel cables, air channels, pressure regulating valves and other plastic components.