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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.