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Bosch to install regional logistic centre in Hatvan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 26, 2017 3:11 PM

Bosch will install a Central-Eastern-European regional logistic centre in Hatvan as of 2018, and some 250 new jobs will be created through the project, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference on Thursday in Budapest.

2017 expected to be a year of robust growth

Ministry of Finance, January 26, 2017 2:27 PM

Changes in the global economy do not necessitate a modification of the Government’s economic policy, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at an economic conference organized by HG Media in Budapest. Using Hungary’s political and economic stability as a stepping stone, we must utilize the opportunities we have spotted or created, the Minister noted at the event, where participants discussed the outlook of the Hungarian and global economy.

Twenty thousand volunteer reservists are needed to complement the Hungarian Defence Forces

Ministry of Defence, January 26, 2017 1:19 PM

In a recent interview to the journal Figyelő, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that in addition to the current strength of the Hungarian Defence Forces, there is a need for some 20,000 volunteer reservists as well.

Fund management company BlackRock to establish innovation centre in Budapest and create 500 new jobs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 26, 2017 12:30 PM

“US company BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, will be establishing an innovation centre in Budapest, thanks to which it will also be creating 500 high-added-value new jobs”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference in Budapest.

Hungarian Government regards Sarajevo’s integration aspirations as a priority strategic goal

Prime Minister’s Office, January 26, 2017 12:29 PM

The Hungarian Government regards the European integration aspirations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rest of the countries of the Western Balkans as a priority strategic goal. Hungary is one of the EU Member States which intends to keep the enlargement of the EU on the agenda continuously, Szabolcs Takács, State Secretary for EU Affairs highlighted in his telephone interview given from Sarajevo to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.

Bodies of Verona bus tragedy to be returned home next week

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 26, 2017 11:17 AM

“The identification and repatriation of the victims of last week’s bus accident near Verona will probably take until next week”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on M1 Hungarian television’s Wednesday morning current affairs program.

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the helicopter crash in central Italy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 26, 2017 10:06 AM

It is with deep shock that the Ministry learnt that an emergency helicopter had crashed in central Italy on 24 January 2017, killing six people on board.

Regulation on expulsions is missing

Government, January 26, 2017 10:06 AM

György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian television channel M1 that there is no appropriate regulation – either at EU or nation-state level – on returning migrants to their countries of origin when their asylum requests have been refused.

Interesting that Transparency International had no major remarks before 2010

Government spokesperson, January 25, 2017 3:14 PM

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács finds it interesting that Transparency International (TI) had no major remarks before 2010, during the period of the Gyurcsány and Bajnai Governments when there were fundamental problems with the utilisation of public funds.

Volume of retail sales rising for three years and a half

Ministry of Finance, January 25, 2017 1:37 PM

In November 2016 and in the period January-November 2016, the volume of retail sales rose by 4.5 percent and 4.7 percent year-on-year, respectively, and thus a positive sales trend has been in place for 41 months in a row. Household consumption growth is expected to pick up in coming years, fuelled by modest inflation and the Government’s pro-family measures.