Minister of State for European Affairs Szabolcs Takács held talks with Director General of the Finnish Department for Europe Jukka Salovaara on 8 April 2015.
Consumer prices fell by 0.6 per cent in March 2015 compared to the same period of the previous year.
Retail government securities market statistics of March underpin the fact that private investors put their savings in government securities in the long run as well, as evidenced by a particularly high amount of money reinvested in securities issued by the government.
Deficit figures for the first quarter of 2015 are better than those for the same period last year. In March 2015, the deficit of the budget’s central subsystem was HUF 226 bn. Including this, the quarter closed with a deficit of HUF 536.7 bn., within which the central budget closed with a deficit of HUF 558.3 bn., while social security funds and earmarked state funds closed with surpluses of HUF 10.7 bn. and HUF 10.9 bn. respectively. Last year, the deficit for the first three months amounted to HUF 701.2 bn.
To mark International Roma Day, a video campaign is showcasing Hungary’s Roma heroes. World-class footballer János Farkas, composer György Cziffra, and revolutionaries Béla Puczi and Ilona Szabó are among those featured in the video, which offers the public a chance to learn about these heroes’ lives.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomed the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Serbia, Greece and Macedonia and the Minister for EU Affairs of Turkey Tuesday morning in the Parliament – Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office informed kormany.hu.
In celebration of the International Roma Day, 8 April, Hungary organizes the Gypsy Wheel – Roma Values Festival. Aim of the Festival is to bring together various ethnic groups through mutual cultural understanding.
Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács held discussions with Minister for EU Affairs of Turkey Volkan Bozkir on 7 April 2015.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Brian Cookson in the Parliament on Wednesday morning, Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi informed kormany.hu.
At a press conference in Debrecen of the ministerial commissioner responsible for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Chairmanship – which is held by Hungary for one year from March onwards – Hungarian IHRA Chair Szabolcs Takács announced that the IHRA will hold its general meetings in Budapest and Debrecen.