According to State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian car industry is in exuberant form, and its performance is proof that the Government has pursued the right strategy in response to the economic crisis.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke in Parliament today, prior to its first session in 2014. In his speech he emphasised the importance of the household utility bill cuts and stated that the third utility price cut will be introduced to Parliament, resulting in gas prices decreasing by 6.5% from April 1, electricity prices by 5.7% from September, while the price of district heating would drop by 3.3%.
Hungary can be competitive through quality knowledge – Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár emphasised on Saturday in Hódmezővásárhely, southeast Hungary.
Strategic agreements between large international companies and the Hungarian government have considerably boosted exports and thereby the country's overall economic performance, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó told a press a conference on Monday.
The Macedonian Government has issued a call for applications to allow 20 Hungarian students to pursue their studies at Macedonian universities, which may be regarded as another success in bilateral relations between Hungary and the central Balkan state.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met John McCain, current Republican Senator of Arizona, leading figure of the Republican party, in Budapest on Friday afternoon.
The exchange rate is exclusively in the Central Bank's scope of authority and government should keep away from openly discussing this issue, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. He addressed a conference named after Alexandre Lámfalussy, a Belgian banker originally from Hungary, who helped bring about the creation of the euro.
The Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia accepted a joint statement regarding the current events in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received his Polish counterpart, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, today in Budapest. The parties held a bilateral meeting, followed by the signing of intergovernmental agreements and a joint press conference.
Bilateral ties, energy and EU affairs were discussed by Hungary's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations and a US State Department official in Budapest on Wednesday.