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Continental to establish new software development centre in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 30, 2018 3:49 PM

“German automotive industry Continental is establishing a new software development centre in Budapest that will employ one hundred engineers; the Hungarian Government is providing 1.37 billion forints (EUR 4.4 million) in funding towards the realisation of the 5.5 billion forint (EUR 17.75 million) project”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced.

The unemployment rate has been declining for five and a half years in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, January 30, 2018 1:29 PM

As a result of the 66-month downward unemployment trend, the unemployment rate has hit a record low of 3.8 percent in the period October-December 2017. Accordingly, the number of jobless people has fallen by almost two-thirds, to some 175 thousand, over the past seven years. The number of people in employment has risen to 4 million 447 thousand, up by 738 thousand since the change of government in 2010.

Negotiations on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy are gaining momentum in Brussels – agricultural funding could become simpler

Ministry of Agriculture, January 30, 2018 11:32 AM

“Hungary is calling for the adoption a farmer-friendly and much simpler Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at EU-level negotiations. This is in harmony with the joint statement by the agriculture ministers of the Visegrád Group (V4) and Croatia adopted in Budapest on 25 January”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas emphasised following Monday’s session of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels.

There can be no strong Europe without strong national identity

Ministry of Human Capacities, January 30, 2018 11:13 AM

“Europe in the 21st century can only be strong through assuring the rights of indigenous national minorities and a strong national identity”, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog declared in Berlin at the launch of a book by the German Federal Government’s former Delegate for Immigration and National Minorities Hartmut Koschyk entitled Heimat, Identität, Glaube (Homeland, Identity, Faith).

We would like to come to an agreement with Austria on protecting the two countries

The Prime Minister, January 30, 2018 9:50 AM

During his visit to Austria on Tuesday, the Hungarian Prime Minister would like to come to an agreement on migration, on protecting the two countries and on assisting each other.

The UN’s draft directive migration is chillingly reminiscent of the EU’s plans

Government, January 29, 2018 3:50 PM

“The UN’s draft directive on migration is chillingly reminiscent of the European Union’s plans, against which the Hungarian Government is also fighting”, György Bakondi said on Hungarian M1 television’s Sunday evening current affairs program.

The Hungarian Government wants migration to be stopped, not promoted

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 29, 2018 3:48 PM

“In addition to its content, the statement by António Guterres also raises major legitimacy problems”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Kossuth Radio’s “Sunday Papers” morning show.

Croatia to implement Hungary’s e-mobility promotion model

Ministry of Finance, January 29, 2018 3:12 PM

Hungary is ready to share experiences regarding e-mobility promotion measures, for example with regard to a supportive regulatory environment and e-bus fleets used in public transport, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said after he had received Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Martina Dalić of Croatia in his office.

Hungary has been an active participant in the digital transformation

Ministry of Finance, January 29, 2018 2:30 PM

“The key to switching into a higher gear in the economy lies in the acceleration of digital transformation and the improvement of competitiveness”, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the 2nd Regional Digital Summit held in Budapest on 25-26 January 2018.

George Soros has transgressed every border

The Prime Minister, January 27, 2018 10:25 AM

Replying to a question at a press conference following his meeting with Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš in Budapest on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that George Soros has become a true migrant: he has transgressed every border. He added that Hungary wants to protect its own interests, it does not want to become an immigrant country, and it wants to preserve its border protection and its border security fence. Meanwhile, he said, George Soros wants to make every country an immigrant country, and wants to make Europe an immigrant continent.