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Everyday physical education is a “Hungaricum”

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 19, 2014 5:16 PM

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of Human Capacities Bence Rétvári called the initiative of everyday physical education a Hungaricum at an international conference on the quality of physical education on Wednesday in Budapest.

One thousandth state-subsidized car delivered

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 19, 2014 5:06 PM

Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere handed over the keys to the 1.000th state-subsidized Suzuki car to a disabled person on Wednesday in Budafok, Budapest’s 22nd district.

Safety and welfare of Hungarian children is priority for the government

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 19, 2014 4:42 PM

Defending our children and ensuring their safety is a common responsibility, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák said on Wednesday in Budapest at a conference marking the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán named Péter Szijjártó as his candidate for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 19, 2014 2:24 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recommended Péter Szijjártó for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the President of Hungary, said Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief.

The Hungarian Government provides HUF 1 billion for building solar panel plant

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 19, 2014 12:47 PM

The government has allocated HUF 1 billion (EUR 3.2 million) for the construction of a solar module factory in Csorna, in north-western Hungary, State Secretary of Hungary’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Budapest.

Wages in real terms gained 3 percent in January-July 2014

Ministry of Finance, September 19, 2014 11:29 AM

Within the national economy, wages in real terms increased by 3 percent in the initial seven months of the year, according to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) released earlier today. In the period January-July 2014, the average gross and net wages of full-time employees were also 3 percent higher year-on-year. Furthermore, in July the number of employees at enterprises with at least five employees was up by 52 thousand over the past year.

The Hungarian economy is on the right track

The Prime Minister, September 19, 2014 9:43 AM

At the handover ceremony of the Univer Plc's food industry investment in Kecskemét worth HUF 3.5 billion (EUR 11 million), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pointed out that "we can talk about growth in the case of the Hungarian economy, which indicates that the economy is on the right track".

Apollo Tyres announced its first European greenfield investment in Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 18, 2014 3:02 PM

India's Apollo Tyres is to build a HUF 146 billion plant in Gyöngyöshalász, Hungary, creating 975 new jobs. State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said the investment is a key element in the Hungarian Government’s reindustrialization plan. The plant is expected to produce 16,000 car tyres and 3,000 tyres for light commercial vehicles a day.

Hungary’s Eximbank and the European Investment Bank agreed upon a credit line of EUR 200 million

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 18, 2014 11:08 AM

A further loan of EUR 200 million is available for expanding Hungarian exports. The successful cooperation between Eximbank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) enables Hungarian SMEs to play a pivotal role in Hungarian exports, said Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade today in Budapest. According to the agreement, EIB will provide funds to Eximbank on favorable terms to offer a competitive financing option for Hungarian SMEs.

Minister of Defence briefs parliamentary committee on Hungary's NATO tasks on Ukraine

Ministry of Defence, September 18, 2014 9:01 AM

Hungary as a NATO member has tasks in connection with the ceasefire in Ukraine and the fact that both sides frequently violate it, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said at a briefing in Parliament on Wednesday.