“The Artificial Intelligence Coalition is drawing up and action plan with the support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology, which will provide the basis for the National AI Strategy. The package of measures will determine the main tasks, focusing on the fields of the data industry, technological and economic development, and the application of technology”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics announced at the plenary session of the AI Coalition on 21 June 2019 in Budapest.
“Nursery school development projects are to begin in another twenty settlement out of some two billion forints (EUR 6.2 million) in budgetary funding within the framework of the Nursery School Development Programme”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga announced.
On Friday, Balázs Orbán, Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office and Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary, spoke to the Hungarian news agency MTI from the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. Mr Orbán paid a two-day official to the South East Asian country to mark the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hungarian-Malaysian diplomatic relations.
Year after year, the foreign trade of agricultural and food industry products greatly contributes to the positive balance of the national economy. Therefore, they have a significant macro-economic impact, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said at the annual conference of foreign trade attachés held in Budapest.
“Hungary is representing itself with 122 athletes in 14 sports at the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus”, Tamás Menczer said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called modern automotive industry investment projects the key to the development of the Hungarian economy.
“The Hungarian economy is growing at a suitable rate, but in view of the worsening international environment we must concentrate on maintaining that growth”, the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Chief said at his annual hearing before Parliament’s Economic Committee.
What is important for Hungary is to find a suitable person for the position of leader of the European Commission, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the Tuesday meeting of Parliament’s European Union Affairs Committee.
“It is in the interests of all of Europe for North Macedonia and the other countries of the region to become members of the European Union at the earliest opportunity”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed on Monday in Skopje at a joint press conference with North Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani. “Hungary is making a stand for the immediate commencement of accession negotiations between Brussels and Skopje”, he added.
In a letter of thanks sent to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria described the aid worth EUR 1 million – which Hungary provided for the African diocese as part of the Hungary Helps Programme – as a vital lifeline. At the same time, he highlighted he was convinced that the Hungarian aid contributes to helping people in a difficult situation in their own country to stay in their native land, instead of leaving it.