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Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony should forge proper working relationship with government’s operational group

The Prime Minister, September 10, 2020 7:00 PM

According to the present state of affairs, at this time, the Operational Group does not see the need for enacting special, more stringent measures in Budapest than those in effect in the country in general, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote in a reply to the Mayor of Budapest on Thursday in which he also suggested that Gergely Karácsony should forge a proper working relationship with the government’s operational group.

World’s most modern tanks to be produced in Hungary

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, September 10, 2020 4:04 PM

“In addition to the production plant, a test environment suitable for testing Lynx armoured vehicles and off-road vehicles will also be established at the ZalaZone automotive industry test track in cooperation with Rheinmetal”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics announced in Zalaegerszeg in Thursday.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to have talks with V4 partners in Poland

The Prime Minister, September 10, 2020 2:22 PM

On Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend the Lublin meeting of the prime ministers of the Visegrád countries at the invitation of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday.

We are establishing mutually advantageous economic cooperation with Bangladesh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 10, 2020 2:20 PM

“Bangladesh has one of the world’s largest populations and one of its most rapidly growing economies, and this creates the foundations for us to establish a mutually advantageous economic cooperation, which will create an opportunity for Hungarian enterprises to enter the market in the Southeast Asian country”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI following talks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Kalam Abdul Momen in Dhaka on Thursday.

Government has provided grants worth hundreds of billions of forints to support tourism

Government spokesperson, September 10, 2020 11:20 AM

The government has provided grants worth hundreds of billions of forints to support tourism so far, has helped the sector with a series of coordinated actions, and has implemented a number of measures in the interest of businesses active in the industry, Government Spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi said in a telephone interview given to the Hungarian news agency MTI.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with EU leaders

The Prime Minister, September 10, 2020 8:32 AM

On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conducted preliminary talks with President of the European Council Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the President of Cyprus, and the Italian, Slovenian, Estonian and Luxembourg prime ministers ahead of the next EU summit, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

The budget continues to provide the resources necessary for epidemiological protection

Ministry of Finance, September 10, 2020 8:29 AM

Hungary has protected itself successfully against the epidemic, including in European Union comparison, and the slowdown of the Hungarian economy has developed more favourably than the European Union average. However, protecting against the epidemic and the government’s economy protection measures continue to require major resources from the budget. As a result, the deficit of the central subsystem of public finances totalled 2261 billion forints (EUR 6.29 billion) at the end of August.

Competitive vocational training: improving indices, practice-based training, increasing salaries

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, September 9, 2020 3:43 PM

According to the OECD’s annual education report, practical training in the workplace plays an outstanding role in Hungary, even in international comparison, the chances of people with vocational qualifications finding work are good, and teachers’ salaries are continuously increasing.

A new alliance has been formed between Malta and Hungary, and the parties are also in agreement concerning migration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 9, 2020 2:34 PM

“A new alliance has been formed between Malta and Hungary in view of the fact that the two countries have an absolutely identical viewpoint concerning the dilemmas and issues facing the European Union, and are also in agreement with relation to migration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday in Valletta at a press conference following a meeting with Maltese Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Evarist Bartolo.

Several migrants fled from quarantined Moria refugee centre

Government, September 9, 2020 1:30 PM

Several migrants have fled from the Moria refugee centre located on the Island of Lesbos – which was quarantined due to the coronavirus epidemic – when a fire broke out. Some of them may set out for the Hungarian border, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the public service television news channel M1 on Wednesday.