The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation commemorated the 25th anniversary of the fall of Communism with a series of events in Washington D.C. on 11 June, organised in cooperation with the Hungarian Embassy.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Tibor Navracsics offered alliance to Slovenia in international relations in Ljubljana on Wednesday.
In the month of April, almost every manufacturing sector performed better and in the initial four months of 2014 industrial sector output was higher in each and every Hungarian region. Accordingly, industrial growth was sound from a geographical and structural aspect. In light of detailed data from April 2014, industrial output was up by 10.1 percent year-on-year.
The Ministry for National Economy (NGM) is aiming to build a strong and competitive economy which brings success and opportunities for everyone, Mihály Varga said at a press conference where he introduced his Ministers of State.
Minister Sándor Fazekas presented the people involved in directing the activities of the new Ministry of Agriculture, his prospective Ministers of State, in Budapest on Wednesday.
The Hungarian Ministry of the Interior's orders from the period 1945-1958 have been digitalised in a project organised by the National Archives of Hungary and the National University of Public Service.
On Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed hope that a re-erected statue of former Hungarian prime minister István Tisza could be the "symbol of a new era of nation-building". István Tisza served as Hungary’s prime minister between 1903 and 1905, and from 1913 to 1917. He was assassinated in October 1918.
In April 2014, double-digit growth was recorded concerning the number of guests and tourism nights as well as revenues at accommodation establishments. Domestic tourism also increased dynamically: the number of tourism nights by domestic guests soared by 21.9 percent, while respective revenues jumped by 25.6 percent compared to April 2013. In the opinion of the Ministry for National Economy, the upward domestic tourism trend, which has been in place for several years now and which has continued this year, has bolstered and reinforced the tourism sector and it has also mitigated the still very pronounced seasonal fluctuation.
There was majority support in the parliament committees for the appointment of Miklós Seszták to the position of Minister of National Development.
The new government seeks to introduce a career path model for police officers, Minister Sándor Pintér said at the joint meeting of the defence, law enforcement and national security committees, where the ministerial candidate’s hearing took place.