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Preserving our national sovereignty is at stake

Ministry of Interior, January 6, 2016 4:34 PM

In an address given at a Saint Thomas Becket Memorial Day conference in Esztergom on Tuesday, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said that what is at stake regarding the planned distribution of migrants across Europe is preservation of national sovereignty and sense of identity. “Only those may enter Hungary whom we want to enter”, he stressed.

The Hungarian Defence Forces and the security of the country must be strengthened

Ministry of Defence, January 6, 2016 3:48 PM

Due to the changing security challenges, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó has initiated five-party talks to be conducted in the Ministry of Defence on 12 January 2016.

Hungary strongly condemns the nuclear test announced by North Korea

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 6, 2016 3:02 PM

The Government of Hungary strongly condemns the nuclear test announced by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, carried out on January 6. By this act the DPRK has gravely violated relevant UN Security Council resolutions, undermined the inter-Korea dialogue and posed a serious threat to the security and stability of the region.

Budgetary processes even more positive than prior modified prognoses

Ministry of Finance, January 6, 2016 1:35 PM

Speaking at a press conference on fiscal data for 2015, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said last year was a turning point, as the vulnerability of Hungary’s economy has diminished and thanks to rising wages and improving employment situation and consumption the Hungarian economy has been placed on a stable growth path. As a result of favourable trends, the general government budget deficit will be around 2 percent of GDP and the government debt-to-GDP ratio is set to fall below 76 percent for 2015.

Employment reached a new milestone: unemployment rate fell to an 11-year low of 6.2 percent in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, January 5, 2016 3:30 PM

The number of people in employment has been above the 4 million mark for more than one year and a half – according to the latest jobs report by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). The number of people in employment aged 15-74 years was up by 118 thousand, to 4 million 273 thousand in the period September-November 2015.

Hungarian economy has been on a stable growth path

Ministry of Finance, January 5, 2016 2:33 PM

The Government for the time being does not find it necessary to amend key budget estimates, as the Hungarian economy has been on a stable growth path, Mihály Varga told Hungarian news agency MTI in a year-end interview.

Hungarian agriculture performed well despite difficult conditions

Ministry of Agriculture, January 5, 2016 11:07 AM

Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI in an assessment of the sector’s performance over the past year that “Hungarian agriculture performed well in 2015, despite difficult conditions”.

HUF 1100 billion to be spent on Hungarian transport development

Ministry of National Development, January 5, 2016 10:30 AM

“2016 will see the beginning of 1100 billion forints (EUR 3.5bn) of investment in transport throughout Hungary, 670 billion (EUR 2.1bn) of which will already be spent in 2016”, László Tasó announced.

David Cameron to arrive on a working visit in Budapest

The Prime Minister, January 5, 2016 9:43 AM

On Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay an official visit to Budapest, and will hold talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

National Bank of Hungary to control brokerage houses more frequently

Ministry of Justice, January 5, 2016 9:14 AM

Minister of State Pál Völner told Hungarian public television M1 on 30 December 2015 that the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will control brokerage houses more frequently in order to avoid investment frauds.