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Debts taken over from 1700 municipalities
Prime Minister’s Office, December 20, 2012 4:10 PM
Hungary's government has so far taken over the debts of 1700 municipalities with fewer than 5000 residents nationwide in a total amount of 80 billion forints (EUR 280m), Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Nyíregyháza, on Thursday.
Higher education reform - Everyone is a winner
Prime Minister’s Office, December 20, 2012 3:00 PM
Everyone is a winner, the Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said on Wednesday on Hungarian m1 television's evening debate program Az Este.
2013 to start well with lower utility costs and higher wages
Prime Minister’s Office, December 19, 2012 5:50 PM
On Wednesday, in the Parliament at the signing ceremony of the agreement on next year’s guaranteed minimum wage, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that 2013 will certainly start well, with higher wages and lower utilities costs from January 1.
120 billion forints for development of infrastructure with neighbouring countries
Prime Minister’s Office, December 19, 2012 5:45 PM
Hungary's Government will spend 120 billion forints (EUR 417 million) on developing infrastructure links with neighbouring countries in the next 18 months, Deputy State Secretary for External Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office Levente Magyar said at the inauguration of two roads crossing the Hungarian-Austrian border at Zsira, on Wednesday.
The number of state-financed places at colleges and universities cannot decrease below 55,000 under the new legislation
Prime Minister’s Office, December 19, 2012 5:20 PM
The number of state-financed places at colleges and universities cannot be fewer than 55,000 next year, Government spokesman András Giró-Szász told a press conference today, on 19 December.
Pensions to retain real value next year, says the Prime Minister
Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2012 3:50 PM
Pensions will retain their purchasing power next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the session of the Elderly Affairs Council in Parliament, adding that following the reforms of the past two and a half years, the economy is expected to grow in 2013.
EDP procedure against Hungary should be lifted next summer
Prime Minister’s Office, December 18, 2012 12:13 PM
The European Commission should lift the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary in the summer since the country is keeping the deficit under the 3% European Union threshold, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on commercial news channel HirTV late Monday.
Strategic partnership signed with Stadler Rail Group
Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2012 5:10 PM
Hungary's government signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Monday with the local unit of Swiss rolling stock maker Stadler Rail.
Government expects students to work in Hungary in exchange for the cost of their higher education
Prime Minister’s Office, December 17, 2012 10:35 AM
The Government expects students who are accepted to university or college to obtain a degree and declare their intention to work in Hungary in exchange for the full state financing of their education, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Sunday.
Hungary's interests have been asserted at the Brussels summit, says Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister’s Office, December 14, 2012 4:43 PM
Hungary has successfully asserted its interests concerning the European Union's planned banking union at an EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference following the summit.