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The European Union's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s three-day visit to Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, September 26, 2012 6:52 PM

A delegation from the European Union's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee visited Hungary between 24 and 26 of September following a request from the European Parliament to prepare a report on whether recently adopted laws in Hungary are in line with the fundamental rights and norms included in the European treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Committee also included Hungarian Members of the European Parliament, such as former Foreign Minister Kinga Göncz and member of the Hungarian Jobbik Party Krisztina Morvai.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with CEO of Stadler Rail AG

Prime Minister’s Office, September 26, 2012 11:09 AM

The Hungarian Prime Minister met with Peter Spuhler, CEO of Stadler Rail AG on Tuesday, 25 September.

Investment worth 7 billion forints at pharmaceutical company Egis

Prime Minister’s Office, September 25, 2012 6:34 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán inaugurated Egis Pharmaceutical Company’s new pharmaceutical technology research and development unit and analytical development laboratory building in Budapest, which were built with a total expenditure of 7 billion forints.

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs holds consultations with British investors

Prime Minister’s Office, September 25, 2012 5:44 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó held consultations with the biggest British investors in Hungary on 25 September. The State Secretary briefed British employers on the government’s job protection action plan as well as on measures designed to ease red tape and administrative burdens.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó held talks with a delegation of Jordanian businessmen in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, September 25, 2012 2:20 PM

State Secretary Szijjártó told Issa H. Murad, the President of the Jordan Europe Business Association (JEBA) and other members of the delegation that developing economic cooperation with the Arab world was a key objective of Hungary’s economic opening to the East.

Prime Minister Orbán in Vilnius on a one-day visit

Prime Minister’s Office, September 24, 2012 1:24 PM

The Hungarian government is fighting to reduce public debt to below 50 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and looks to Lithuania's economic growth as a model, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Vilnius after talks with his Lithuanian counterpart Andrius Kubilius on Monday.

Commemorating Lajos Kossuth in Cegléd

Prime Minister’s Office, September 24, 2012 12:33 PM

State Secretary for the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár participated in an event commemorating the famous recruitment speech of the great Hungarian politician and patriot Lajos Kossuth, given on 24th September 1848 in Cegléd.

Government to assess the size of the public sector

Prime Minister’s Office, September 24, 2012 10:15 AM

The Hungarian Government plans to decide by year-end the exact number of staff required for public administration tasks and whether there were overlaps in services, the Government’s Spokesman András Giró-Szász told public television M1 on Monday, 24 September.

Prime Minister Orbán: Hungary is able to handle the economic crisis

Prime Minister’s Office, September 21, 2012 4:32 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in Rome that Hungary is on the threshold of economic and social success because it is reducing public debt while boosting competitiveness and getting more people into employment. The Hungarian Prime Minister participated in a two-day international meeting of Christian Democratic parties in Rome.

International Conference and Exhibition on Cardinal József Mindszenty

Prime Minister’s Office, September 21, 2012 3:49 PM

An international conference and exhibition was dedicated today to the life of Cardinal József Mindszenty, Prince Primate of Hungary, marking the 120th anniversary of his birth. A number of prominent international speakers spoke at the event, including Apostolic Nuncio Alberto Bottari de Castello, as well as British columnist John O’Sullivan, who also served as speechwriter to Margaret Thatcher.