The European Commission has approved all four health projects submitted by the Ministry of Human Capacities last December, meaning that four county hospitals will receive development funding of more than HUF 15 billion each (EUR 50.5 million) within the Social Infrastructure Operational Programme 2.
An agreement signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Eger László Habis on Friday includes provision for a four-lane express road to connect Eger to the M3 motorway by 2018.
At the foundation-stone ceremony for Apollo Tyres Hungary’s new plant in Gyöngyöshalász, Heves County, Viktor Orbán pointed out that Hungary’s educational system must be modernised so that the young can acquire practical knowledge.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced on Thursday in Budapest that the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold its telecommunications world conference (Telecom World) in the Hungarian capital this autumn.
Following a decision by the Minister for National Economy, Apollo Tyres Ltd. will receive a job-creation training subsidy of HUF 606 million.
In his Friday morning interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the imminent discussion of the draft budget. The issue of the Fidesz proposal aimed at compensating victims of the “Quaestor affair” was also raised; Mr. Orbán stressed that the Government will only support this initiative if the solution is also acceptable to the actors in the financial sector.
After meeting the members of the Balaton Alliance in Szigliget on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that mayors in the Balaton region also feel that the economy is on the rise, and they would like to see this reflected in the area of developments as well.
Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár announced on Thursday that the Government has decided on the construction of 350 kilometres of new roads worth HUF 600 bn. during the 2014–2018 period.
The Minister emphasised at the press conference that Hungary handled Fruzsina Wilhelm’s case as a human issue, but a financial solution had to be found because Swedish authorities considered it as a financial problem.
On Tuesday, after his visit to Ajka and Sümeg, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “We are proud of what we have achieved together in Ajka, and based on this performance I have asked for people’s trust.”