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Reduction of VAT on poultry, eggs and fresh milk expected to have positive effects

Ministry of Agriculture, June 7, 2017 4:19 PM

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy attended a professional conference in Visegrád, where he reported on current government measures concerning animal breeding.

V4 agriculture ministers meet in Warsaw

Ministry of Agriculture, June 7, 2017 4:18 PM

The ministers of agriculture of the Visegrád Group (V4) countries and the relative ministers from Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria held talks in Warsaw on 2 June 2017. The topics of discussion at the last meeting of agriculture ministers prior to the Hungarian V4 presidency beginning on 1 July included issues of importance to the Central and Eastern European region such as the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020, curbing unfair commercial practices, joint participation in the EU’s research & development programmes, and land regulations.

International organisations must answer the question of whether a terrorist can be exonerated

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 7, 2017 4:12 PM

“International and European Union organisations must provide concrete replies to the question of whether a terrorist can be exonerated”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday.

The migrants are searching for detour routes

Government, June 7, 2017 10:17 AM

“Migrants are attempting to enter the European Union using detour routes”, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on Hungarian M1 television’s Tuesday evening current affairs program.

The Basic Digital Success Package will be available from this summer

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, June 7, 2017 10:16 AM

“The Basic Digital Success Package, the chief aim of which it to enable the 200-250 thousand people who have not connected to the world wide web so far for financial reasons to become net users, will become available among the product range of service providers from this summer”, Prime Ministerial Commissioner for the Digital Success Programme Tamás Deutsch said at a press conference in Budapest.

The faltering of the alliance against terrorism is disquieting

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 6, 2017 7:15 PM

The fact that dialogue in the interests of the fight against terrorism, which should be the most important point on the agenda of international politics, “seems to be faltering” in the Persian Gulf is disquieting, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest on Tuesday.

Viessmann is opening a service centre in Pécs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 6, 2017 7:10 PM

“Following many years of production, the German Viessmann Group is now also bringing its service activities to Hungary; the Hungarian Government is contributing 106 million forints in funding towards the 533 million forint investment in Pécs”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Budapest on Tuesday.

It is good news for both Hungary and the world that the national interest comes first for Trump

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 6, 2017 4:04 PM

“It is good news for both Hungary and the world that the politics of U.S. President Donald Trump may be summarised as stating that the national interest comes first”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday in Budapest.

Retail sales on the rise for the 46th consecutive month

Ministry of Finance, June 6, 2017 2:42 PM

Hungary’s volume of retail sales has been rising for 46 months in a row, Deputy State Secretary for Priority Enterprise Relations Zoltán Marczinkó said, commenting on the latest retail data for the month of April released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Fifty-five illegal border crossers apprehended over the weekend

Government, June 6, 2017 12:46 PM

“Fifty-five illegal immigrants were apprehended on the country’s territory from Friday to Sunday”, the National Police Headquarters informed Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.