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2017 Budget Bill to be submitted to parliament as early as May 2016

Ministry of Finance, March 21, 2016 1:53 PM

The budget bill is being drafted at the Ministry for National Economy; it is expected to be finalized and submitted to the Government at the end of April and scheduled to be presented to the National Assembly already in May, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga told public news channel Kossuth Rádió.

S&P affirms Hungary’s credit rating

Ministry of Finance, March 21, 2016 1:11 PM

In line with prior expectations, the international rating agency has left Hungary’s credit rating unchanged. Standard&Poor’s has maintained the country’s stable outlook and stressed in a press release that the Hungarian economy continued to perform well, external vulnerabilities have diminished and the budget has been balanced.

Relationship with Poland one of the cornerstones of Hungarian foreign relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 21, 2016 8:20 AM

“The relationship between Hungary and Poland is one of the cornerstones of Hungarian foreign relations; the friendship between the Hungarian and Polish people is a special relationship spanning many periods of history”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in Budapest at the Hungarian-Polish Business Forum.

We do not like double standards being applied to Poland either

The Prime Minister, March 19, 2016 5:39 PM

In answer to questions from foreign journalists in Brussels on Friday, the second day of the summit of the European Union’s heads of state and government, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary does not like double standards, and therefore does not support them being applied to anyone, including Poland.

Hungarian diplomacy has achieved its goals

The Prime Minister, March 18, 2016 9:07 PM

At a press conference in Brussels on Friday afternoon, in which he evaluated the agreement between the European Union and Turkey, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungarian diplomacy has achieved its goals.

Serbia is Hungary’s No.1 economic partner in the Western Balkans

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 18, 2016 6:21 PM

“Serbia is Hungary’s number one economic and commercial partner in the Western Balkan region; last year Hungarian-Serbian trade flow increased by 4 percent to 1.8 billion euros”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in Budapest at a press conference following a meeting of the Hungarian-Serbian Joint Economic Committee.

From Hungary’s viewpoint the summit has been encouraging

The Prime Minister, March 18, 2016 6:18 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that from Hungary’s viewpoint the two-day summit of EU heads of state and government in Brussels has so far been successful, “but at least encouraging”, though the “decisive battle” will have to be fought in May.

Reception centres will be closed as soon as possible

Prime Minister’s Office, March 18, 2016 4:59 PM

According to plans, Hungary will close every reception centre as soon as possible, with regard to the fact that, other than political refugees and persecutees, it does not intend to take in anyone, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office told journalists on Friday in Gyula.

Tourism sector off to a good start this year

Ministry of Finance, March 18, 2016 1:11 PM

Following last year, when several tourism indicators hit new highs, this year also promises to be a record-breaking one. Dynamic growth in the number of tourism nights by domestic guests continued in the first month of 2016. Arrivals by foreign guests have also picked up sharply after a slight drop at the end of the previous year: the number of international arrivals grew in eight out of the altogether nine Hungarian regions.

Hungary supports Serbia’s accession to EU within shortest possible time

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 18, 2016 12:31 PM

Hungarian-Serbian cooperation is better than ever, and Hungary supports Serbia’s accession to the European Union within the shortest possible time, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Hungarian-Serbian business forum.