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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.