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Grundfos opens new building and assembly lines in Tatabánya
Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2014 5:18 PM
At the ceremonial opening, Hungarian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó highlighted that the world-leader pump producer’s choice to bring their newest inventions’ manufacturing process to Hungary is yet another acknowledgment for the high quality Hungarian manufacturing industry.
Hungary begins preparations for Reformation anniversary
Prime Minister’s Office, January 23, 2014 5:05 PM
The Government set up a committee on Thursday to oversee celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The inaugural meeting was attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog and leaders of Hungary’s main Protestant churches.
Prime Minister’s letter to the Chairman of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities
Prime Minister’s Office, January 22, 2014 12:21 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter today, in response to questions raised by Chairman András Heisler and Managing Director Gusztáv Zoltai of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ). The full text of the letter can be read below:
Prime Minister speaks at Friends of Hungary conference
Prime Minister’s Office, January 21, 2014 5:45 PM
"Hungary should not be afraid of learning from new experiences" Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his speech at the Friends of Hungary Conference 2014 in Budapest on Monday at the presidential Sándor Palace.
Systemax creates 230 new jobs in Hungary
Prime Minister’s Office, January 21, 2014 4:36 PM
230 positions have already been filled out of the 505 available jobs Systemax is creating in Hungary after having decided to establish its service centre in Budapest.
A Statement by the Government Information Centre
Prime Minister’s Office, January 21, 2014 2:50 PM
Historical facts speak for themselves. The time has come for us to erect a monument to all victims. This is a question of humanity. The debate concerning the monument are understandable because this is an important issue, but we very much hope that no one disputes the fact that the victims of the events that occurred following 19 March 1944 deserve to be remembered with compassion and respect. On 19 March 1944, Hungary was occupied by Nazi German forces; on this day, the country lost its independence.
Substantial funds available for settlements along the Romanian border until 2020
Prime Minister’s Office, January 21, 2014 12:31 PM
Substantial development funds are available for settlements along the Hungarian-Romanian border in the upcoming years – Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said in Nagylak on Monday.
The deportation of Hungary's ethnic Germans is the nation’s irreplaceable loss
Prime Minister’s Office, January 20, 2014 4:22 PM
According to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the deportation of Hungary's ethnic Germans, which happened 68 years ago, is the nation’s irreplaceable loss.
Brussels did not indicate any problem with Paks nuclear power plant’s extension
Prime Minister’s Office, January 20, 2014 3:14 PM
The extension of the Paks nuclear power plant is important for Hungary’s sovereignty –the Hungarian Government’s spokesman said on news channel HírTV on Saturday. András Giró-Szász highlighted that the current blocks would cease to operate by 2037, which would lead to a 40% reduction in Hungarian electricity production. Without the implementation of this necessary measure by the Government, power dependency would increase greatly.
Prime Minister: Hungary can be proud of its SMEs
Prime Minister’s Office, January 18, 2014 3:17 PM
Hungary's businesses have achieved a success story, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Role Model of the Year Award Gala on Friday. The event was organised by the Role Model Foundation (Példakép Alapítvány), established in 2013 as a civil initiative aiming to acknowledge and direct attention towards successful young Hungarian entrepreneurs.
Paks power plant crucial for competitive economy
Prime Minister’s Office, January 17, 2014 2:01 PM
The Paks power plant plays a crucial role in keeping the Hungarian economy competitive, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular public radio interview on Friday morning.
Paks project not a business venture but an inter-governmental agreement
Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2014 4:53 PM
According to the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office, the Government will discuss the Russian-Hungarian agreement on maintaining the capacity of the Paks nuclear power plant next week. The intention is to keep it the cheapest source of electricity in the coming decades and to increase Hungary's energy independence.
Foundation stone laid for new wing of the Institute for Blind Children
Prime Minister’s Office, January 16, 2014 4:38 PM
The foundation stone of a new wing of the László Batthyány Institute for Blind Children, was laid in Budapest on Thursday.
Viktor Orbán meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Prime Minister’s Office, January 14, 2014 5:04 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid a working visit to Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Orbán handed over this year’s Puskás award at FIFA gala
Prime Minister’s Office, January 14, 2014 11:26 AM
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, has won the fifth Puskás award handed to him by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the annual FIFA gala in Zürich on Monday.
We can be proud of Hungarian experts at CERN
Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 4:57 PM
Hungary can be proud of its engineers, IT experts and physicists working at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Sunday.
Statement by the Government Information Centre
Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 4:05 PM
The Government of Hungary has been examining opportunities for the use of nuclear energy in Hungary for four years on the authority of the National Assembly. Accordingly, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed issues relating to the several decades old Hungarian-Russian economic and nuclear cooperation most recently on 31 January 2013.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán travels to Moscow
Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 3:25 PM
According to the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is travelling to Moscow on Tuesday for a scheduled visit.
A road linking Kétvölgy and Felsőszölnök has been opened by the Slovenian and Hungarian Prime Ministers
Prime Minister’s Office, January 13, 2014 3:22 PM
On Friday afternoon, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Slovenian counterpart Alenka Bratusek inaugurated a road linking Kétvölgy and Felsőszölnök in Vas County, close to the Slovene border, of which Prime Minister Orbán said: the construction of this road represents a victory over our weaknesses.
Hungarian and Slovenian prime ministers agree on establishing more border crossings
Prime Minister’s Office, January 10, 2014 4:18 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a declaration of intent with his Slovenian counterpart Alenka Bratusek on developing road infrastructure and creating six new border crossing points between the two countries.
Government signs partnership agreement with Leier Hungária
Prime Minister’s Office, January 9, 2014 4:56 PM
The Government of Hungary signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the local unit of Austrian construction materials manufacturer Leier, based in Győr (northwest Hungary) on Thursday.
Strengthening Hungarian-Azeri economic relations
Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2014 2:32 PM
Hungarian exports to Azerbaijan have expanded by 29 percent in the past year, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said.
Highly regarded former football players and coaches should be held in high esteem
Prime Minister’s Office, January 8, 2014 2:31 PM
"No country can disregard its successful former players and put aside its own traditions, and accordingly highly respected retired football players and coaches should be held in especially high esteem" – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Duna TV after attending Olympic bronze medallist and former national football team coach Ferenc Kovács’s 80th birthday celebrations.
Prime Minister sent a letter of condolence to his Portuguese counterpart
Prime Minister’s Office, January 7, 2014 11:14 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of condolence to his Portuguese counterpart Pedro Passos Coelho over the death of soccer legend Eusebio, who died on Sunday at the age of 71.
The Government Information Centre's reaction to the statement by Federation of Jewish Communities MAZSIHISZ
Prime Minister’s Office, January 2, 2014 3:44 PM
The Government has difficulty understanding the statement made by the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities today. Hungary's Fundamental Law clearly states that "We date the restoration of our country’s self-determination, lost on the nineteenth day of March 1944, from the second day of May 1990, when the first freely elected organ of popular representation was formed. We shall consider this date to be the beginning of our country’s new democracy and constitutional order".
Holocaust Memorial Year 2014 in Hungary is commencing
Prime Minister’s Office, December 31, 2013 2:17 PM
With 2014 approaching, the beginning of Holocaust Memorial Year in Hungary is also imminent. The year-long commemorative event aims to reach out to the widest possible range of Hungarian society and to help the public understand, remember and mend the scars of one of the greatest traumas of Hungarian history.
EU summit breakthrough regarding the Banking Union
Prime Minister’s Office, December 21, 2013 11:37 AM
The two-day summit meeting of the European Union made a breakthrough regarding the Banking Union but saw only some promising initiatives concerning economic coordination, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Brussels on Friday.
Discussion on Budapest-Belgrade railway cooperation with Chinese officials
Prime Minister’s Office, December 21, 2013 9:52 AM
Hungarian and Chinese government officials met in Budapest on Friday to discuss cooperation on the 2.89 billion dollar upgrade of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said.
Viktor Orbán encourages Turkish investment in Hungary
Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2013 4:16 PM
Hungarian-Turkish relations have strong roots dating back several decades and have a promising future as well, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a Turkish-Hungarian business forum organised in Ankara.
The recently renovated baths were reopened in Gyula
Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2013 3:46 PM
The Castle Baths on Gyula have been restored at a cost of almost HUF 1.2bn (some 4 million euros) and with the opening of the new AquaPalota (AquaPalace) water park on 6300 sqr metres, with 5 new pools and several new amenities, the facility has become an all-year bathing complex.