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Strengthening bilateral relations essential for competitiveness
Ministry of National Development, March 27, 2015 8:35 AM
The key to European competitiveness is that the EU-level alliance be further consolidated by bilateral relations between nations, too, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said at a business forum held for Italian and Hungarian construction companies in Budapest.
Digital Hungary and its sub-programme in Nyíregyháza launched
Ministry of National Development, March 20, 2015 8:25 AM
The only way for Hungary to stay on the sustainable growth path attained by serious efforts is by establishing itself in the digital age. Within the framework of the programme Digital Hungary, the Government is therefore to implement, with market players and institutions involved, info-communication development on an unexampled scale, covering the whole country – Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták announced at one of the first stations of the initiative in Nyíregyháza on 19 March, 2015.
Decision on EU grants for Hungarian transport development worth HUF 150 bn expected this summer
Ministry of National Development, March 9, 2015 12:30 PM
In the first round, Hungary is to apply for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funds with 17 transport development investments. The investments with total costs of HUF 150 bn, submitted in early March 2015, include the construction of the Danube bridge in Komárom, the modernisation of the railway line between Kelenföld and Százhalombatta, the development of water transport security and the establishment of the first liquidised natural gas (LNG) fuelling stations in Hungary.
Efficient internal energy market requires infrastructure connecting Member States’ energy systems
Ministry of National Development, March 6, 2015 3:07 PM
Hungary has made the necessary steps for the construction of the infrastructures ensuring bi-directional natural gas transport in the region. In addition, the country has not only attained but even surpassed the target set by the European Union according to which the electricity cross-border transmission capacity must reach at least 10% of the total built in electricity production in every EU state by 2020, Minister of State for Energy Affairs András Aradszki said at the session of the Energy Council in Brussels on 5 March, 2015.
EU funding of HUF 2,000 billion for transport, environmental and energy efficiency developments
Ministry of National Development, March 4, 2015 4:19 PM
In mid February, the European Commission approved both Hungarian Operational Programmes worked out under the supervision of the Ministry of National Development. Within the Integrated Transport Development Operational Programme (ITOP) and the Environment and Energy Efficiency Operational Programme (EEEOP), funding in total of more than HUF 2,000 bn can be applied for in 2014-2020.
Hungary joins European Space Agency
Ministry of National Development, February 25, 2015 8:42 AM
By signing today’s agreement we consolidate a most valuable alliance, raising it to a new level, since scientific and technological development based on space activity may become one of the most important engines of value creation in Hungary, too, in the coming decades, Minister of State for Info-communication and Consumer Protection Ákos Kara said in Budapest on 24 February, 2015, on the occasion that Hungary joined the European Space Agency as a full-fledged member.
Road toll system to be amended at several points
Ministry of National Development, January 23, 2015 11:14 AM
While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.
SMEs have a lion’s share from establishing work-based society
Ministry of National Development, January 21, 2015 4:02 PM
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a lion’s share from establishing a work-based society, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said at the inauguration ceremony of the new packaging plant of Adu Alba Kft., a Hungarian-owned enterprise with annual revenues exceeding HUF 500m, in Székesfehérvár on Tuesday.
Nuclear retreat in Europe reduces competitiveness
Ministry of National Development, January 21, 2015 9:40 AM
The retreat from nuclear energy in Europe reduces both competitiveness and energy security, chief economist of IEA Fatih Birol said at a press conference held at the Ministry of National Development on 15 January, 2015.
Lima Climate Conference: We all share the responsibility
Ministry of National Development, December 22, 2014 4:01 PM
We must leave behind outdated conflicts and discriminations aimed to keep temperature rise under 2°C; we all share the responsibility, Minister of State János Fónagy said at the 20th annual Conference (COP 20) of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 10th annual Conference (CMP10) of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The meeting held in Lima on 1-12 December, 2014 focused on shaping a new agreement on global climate protection.