The new promotional video showcases the Visegrád Cooperation in the spirit of the Hungarian Presidency’s motto: “V4 Together”, and was commissioned by the Public Foundation for the Research of Central and Eastern European History and Society, which is involved in realising the 2017-2018 Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4).
“The most successful National Consultation ever came to an end last week, breaking all previous participation records”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday citing final postal statistics.
On 4 December 2017, The ’ASEAN Business Forum - Doing business in ASEAN’ one day event – jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hungarian National Trade House Ltd – was held in Budapest with the aim of promoting business opportunities in Southeast Asia for Hungarian companies and to expand their access to the region’s markets. Besides the accredited ambassadors and the members of the Diplomatic Corps, more than 50 Hungarian companies were represented at the Forum.
Fourth grade Hungarian students who took part in the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy) Study last year achieved Hungary’s best ever results so far.
“The Government regards the infringement proceedings with relation to Hungary’s legislation on foreign-funded non-governmental organisations as unfounded, and it stated this on Tuesday in its letter of response to the European Commission”, The Ministry of Justice’s Parliamentary State Secretary Pál Völner said at a press conference in Budapest on 5 December 2017.
According to the latest report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in Q3 2017 Hungary’s GDP grew by 3.9 percent year-on-year. Data adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects show an increase of 4.1 percent. With the exception of the agricultural sector, on which bad weather had taken a toll, every economic sector has contributed to higher output.
“Exports could achieve record levels again this year; the total value of Hungarian exports could exceed 100 billion euros for the first time ever based on figures for the first nine months of this year”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest at Monday’s session of Parliament’s Economic Committee.
“A strong EU is impossible without a strong Central and Southeastern Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Monday in Budapest.
While the Luxembourgian Foreign Minister wants to organise immigration, the Hungarian Government wants to stop it: “this is the fundamental and irresolvable difference between us”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.
“The right of EU member states to debate issues relating to the future of integration cannot be taken away”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at his annual hearing before Parliament’s European Affairs Committee.