Hungary and Luxembourg have re-negotiated the Convention on double taxation concluded around the regime change of 1990. The new agreement has been updated in line with the latest international legal standards and taxation challenges.
Katalin Novák received a petition acknowledging the success of the Hungarian government at the 59th meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Hungary officially assumed the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on Monday. The handover ceremony was held in Berlin, the seat of the Permanent Office of the international organisation.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Tuesday in Budapest that if the National Assembly backs the involvement in the fight against the Islamic State, then Hungarian soldiers could arrive in Iraq in the second half of May.
The State Secretariat for Hungarian Communities Abroad of the Prime Minister’s Office supports the parades organised on the occasion of the Szekler Day of Freedom aiming at drawing attention to the issue of Szekler Land’s autonomy.
In recent years, there has been a continuous increase in the demand for Hungarian food products in the country’s shops: the ratio of Hungarian products on the market was 75% in 2010, and this has now grown to 80 percent, the Minister of Agriculture said today.
Events and programmes commemorating the Hungarian revolution of 1848/49 and freedom fight will be held this weekend across the country and abroad.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference on Tuesday that Hungary is open to consult about all legal, technical and financial questions in order to find a humane solution for the case of Fruzsina Wilhelm.
In February 2015, consumer prices fell by 1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Low inflation has a number of positive effects: wages and pension benefits increase in real terms and thus households’ disposable income rises, and these factors fuel consumption and boost the economy.
Minister of Justice László Trócsányi arrived in Canada. The Minister will negotiate judicial cooperation on federal and provincial level, meet the representatives of Hungarian Canadians and participate in the commemoration of 15th March.