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The Eurasian economic cooperation bears great possibilities

The Prime Minister, January 30, 2015 12:45 PM

There are no problematic fields in the German-Hungarian cooperation, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told national radio channel Kossuth Rádió on Friday. The Prime Minister also underlined that he sees great possibilities in the Eurasian economic cooperation plan.

International logistic exercise held in Székesfehérvár

Ministry of Defence, January 29, 2015 11:03 AM

Hungary is hosting the Capable Logistician 2015 exercise, this year’s biggest trial of the logisticians of NATO member countries and partner nations, NATO commands and other countries involved in practical cooperation.

Retail sector expansion continued in November 2014

Ministry of Finance, January 29, 2015 10:49 AM

In November 2014 and in the initial eleven months of last year the retail sector grew by 5.1 percent year-on-year. Accordingly, the volume of retail sales in Hungary has been on the rise for the 17th consecutive month.

Hungary as a potential leader of the global water industry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 28, 2015 5:11 PM

Increasing the research and development capacity of Hungary’s water industry significantly contributes to the growth of the export capacity of the Hungarian national economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Tuesday in Nagykanizsa at the opening ceremony of a water technology research centre.

First meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Social Inclusion and Roma Affairs this year

Ministry of Human Capacities, January 28, 2015 4:27 PM

At this year’s first meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Social Inclusion and Roma Affairs (TFCTB), the measures of Hungary's National Social Inclusion Strategy planned for 2015-2017 were on the agenda.

Hatred for ethnic groups must be prevented, says Minister Balog

Ministry of Human Capacities, January 28, 2015 4:22 PM

The mass killings of Auschwitz must not happen again and any hatred against ethnic groups must be nipped in the bud, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Tuesday.

Hungary to chair the International Visegrád Fund

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 28, 2015 4:19 PM

In 2015 Hungary shall take over the rotating presidency of the International Visegrád Fund.

Turkey to play a strategic role in Europe’s energy supply

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 28, 2015 3:25 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held negotiations with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara about possible cooperation in the energy and economic sector and about joint efforts to manage geopolitical and global challenges.

Work-free Sundays to fuel tourism and recreation sectors in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, January 28, 2015 1:20 PM

Work-free Sundays open a new window of opportunity for the tourism and recreation sectors by lifting turnover at tourism services providers, Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Ádám Ruszinkó stated at a joint press conference organized by the Ministry for National Economy and several national tourism institutions and associations. He added that recent criticism related to work-free Sundays has focused exclusively on consumers instead of human beings, whereas the economy shall serve people and not vice versa.

Number of people in employment remains above the 4 million mark in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, January 28, 2015 11:16 AM

Positive labour market trends continued in Hungary. In the period October-December 2014, the number of people in employment aged 15-74 years was up by 172 thousand, to 4 million 142 thousand. The unemployment rate has been around 7 percent over the past months and currently it is at 7.1 percent. Steady private sector employment growth has been gaining weight as a factor behind the favourable trend.