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Imre Nagy reburial was a “revolution of the hearts”, Prime Minister tells German Bild

The Prime Minister, June 16, 2014 11:13 AM

In an interview for German daily Bild, Hungary's premier Viktor Orbán underlined that the reburial of martyred Prime Minister Imre Nagy 25 years ago was a “revolution of the hearts”.

Drug prevention groups receive bicycles

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 16, 2014 9:58 AM

The Ministry of Human Resources and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service (HMCS) has donated 99 bicycles to NGOs working in the field of drug prevention and rehabilitation in order to help the afflicted.

Cooperation Agreement between HITA and the Hungarian Tire Association

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 16, 2014 8:38 AM

The Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) and the Hungarian Tire Association (HTA) expressed their wish to tighten cooperation by signing an agreement on Friday in Budapest.

Navracsics Tibor: friendship between Hungary and Kuwait can be renewed and strengthened

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 13, 2014 2:47 PM

At a press conference in Budapest on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Tibor Navracsics said that the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Kuwait offers a good opportunity to strengthen and renew the friendship between the two countries.

Culture is the driving force of Central European cooperation

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 13, 2014 2:43 PM

Culture is the lifeblood of Central European cooperation and in the absence of culture politics and economies cannot succeed – Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Wednesday in Fertőd, western Hungary.
On behalf of Hungary, Minister Balog had been hosting Czech, Polish and Slovak representatives at the annual gathering of the Visegrád Four cultural policy leaders in the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd on June 11-12. On the first day of the meeting, participants attended a concert of the National Philharmonics in the palace’s Marionette Theatre.

On the Trail of Values and Experiences in our National Parks

Ministry of Agriculture, June 13, 2014 12:57 PM

A diverse range of fun and interesting programmes await those interested in experience nature within the framework of Hungarian National Parks Week 2014 from 13-22 June.

Plans to reduce personal income tax by 2018

The Prime Minister, June 13, 2014 10:35 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.

Economy and science can jointly contribute to the country’s success

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 13, 2014 9:52 AM

The joint efforts of the economy and science can make a significant contribution to a country’s success – this is clearly shown by the example of Austria, which Hungary aims to emulate, Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Thursday in Vienna after a meeting with Austrian Federal Minister for Economy, Family and Youth Reinhold Mitterlehner.

Deputy Minister Szijjártó met with British officials in London

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 13, 2014 9:47 AM

Hungary's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held talks in London on Thursday with British officials.

The Norwegian NGO Fund should be used free from party politics with the broad support of the civil society

Prime Minister’s Office, June 13, 2014 9:38 AM

Since 2012, the Hungarian Government has expressed its worries about the distribution of the EGT/Norwegian NGO Fund several times. From then on the Hungarian party’s repeatedly emphasized criticism was that Ökotárs Foundation and other consortium foundations cooperating in the implementation are distributing the funds in a non-transparent way and not according to the previously determined objectives. On April 7th, 2014, János Lázár, then as the State Secretary in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office, sent a letter to the Norwegian government expressing his doubts and asking to renegotiate the institutional structure of the Norwegian NGO Fund in order to ensure that it serves the original goal of the strengthening and the development of the civil society. The information received by the Government has lead to the conclusion that Ökotárs has made biased decisions when distributing the funds, following the principles of a political party or satisfying the needs of a narrow ideological circle several times.