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EU border guard profile needs to be changed

Government, November 3, 2016 4:31 PM

György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian public television channel M1 that the Government’s stance is that, instead of administrating asylum requests, the priority task of the EU border and coast guards should be border protection.

IT Services Hungary Ltd. to create 360 new jobs with an investment of 4.6 billion forints

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 3, 2016 4:25 PM

“IT Services Hungary Limited (ITSH) will be creating 360 news jobs at its premises in Szeged, Debrecen and Pécs with an investment of 4.6 billion forints (EUR 15M)”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference.

Government to engage more partners in payroll tax-cut talks

Ministry of Finance, November 3, 2016 3:27 PM

As Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a recent press conference, the Ministry is to widen the group of organizations and partners which will be invited to negotiations on the planned payroll tax cuts.

Maintaining Tunisia’s stability is in the interests of the EU and Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 3, 2016 11:55 AM

“Since Tunisia has the most stable political system in the region, it is the fundamental interests of the EU and Hungary for Tunisia’s political and economic stability to be maintained”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest following a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart.

The Family Housing Allowance programme resulted in a breakthrough on the residential property market

Ministry of Finance, November 3, 2016 10:15 AM

Up to the end of September 2016, 21 414 building permits have been issued, which constitutes a two-and-a-half-fold increase compared to the same period of the previous year. The rising number of building permits is being translated into stronger construction data regarding residential properties. In the initial nine months of the year, 5307 residential property units were completed in Hungary, up by 14 percent year-on-year. This growth is the indisputable consequence of the Government’s housing programme.

No reduction in migration pressure expected

Government, November 2, 2016 2:33 PM

“We see no reason that would result in a reduction in migration pressure in the near future”, György Bakondi Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said at a press conference in Budapest.

Huge Hungarian success at the UN

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 2, 2016 1:09 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó regards it as a huge success that Hungary has been chosen from among the group of Eastern and Central European countries to be awarded membership of the UN Human Rights Council.

Hungary needs committed businesses

The Prime Minister, October 28, 2016 5:23 PM

Speaking in Jáger Park in Herend on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary needs committed people and businesses supported by a well-functioning economy and the Government.

The increasing of wages, retaining of labour and improving of efficiency are our most important economic policy goals

Ministry of Finance, October 28, 2016 1:59 PM

If we want to further improve economic competitiveness it is essential to increase wages, retain skilled labour and boost efficiency, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the ceremony for presenting the Awards for Successful Enterprises.

The constitutional amendment is a national cause, and cannot be linked to party political debates

The Prime Minister, October 28, 2016 1:48 PM

On Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” programme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “The Seventh Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary is an issue of national interest and cannot be linked to any party political debate or economic issue”.