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Hungary does not accept mandatory settling quota

Prime Minister’s Office, November 5, 2015 8:48 PM

The Hungarian Government respects Germany’s desire to let immigrants in, but finds it inconceivable that this decision should be binding on any other countries, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said. János Lázár spoke about this at the press conference “Governmentinfo 29 – Government actions explained” which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.

Foreign Ministers of Hungary, Greece and Bulgaria discuss energy supply

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 5, 2015 6:02 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has told national news agency MTI that on Thursday the foreign ministers of Hungary, Greece and Bulgaria held a meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the future energy supply of Central and South Eastern Europe.

Migrant crisis found Europe unprepared

Ministry of Interior, November 5, 2015 5:52 PM

In Szeged on 5 November 2015, Hungary's Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said that the ongoing migrant crisis has found Europe unprepared.

The EU cannot build its future on immigration instead of families

The Prime Minister, November 5, 2015 5:52 PM

The European Union cannot build its future on immigration instead of families, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech opening the Budapest Demographic Forum.

European Commission predicts faster economic growth for Hungary

Ministry of Finance, November 5, 2015 4:11 PM

The European Commission’s Economic Forecast of autumn 2015 expects GDP growth of 2.9 percent in Hungary for this year, against the 2.8 percent figure prognosticated in May. The Commission’s macro-economic outlook is practically in line with the Government’s predictions.

The balance of the central sub sector of the state budget improved by more than HUF 100bn in October 2015

Ministry of Finance, November 5, 2015 4:00 PM

The central sub sector of the state budget closed the month of October with a surplus of HUF 138.4bn. This has been the consequence on one hand of the transfer of hitherto suspended EU funding totalling several hundreds of billions of forints and – on the other hand – of higher-than-expected tax revenues. Thus, the accumulated shortfall of the central sub sector of the state budget decreased to HUF 816.2bn.

Retail sales remained robust in September 2015

Ministry of Finance, November 5, 2015 2:58 PM

Hungary’s retail sector has been expanding for the 27th consecutive month, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, commenting on the latest retail sales data compiled by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) in the month of September. As the Minister pointed out, turnover growth was mainly attributable – besides solid economic growth, record-high employment and rising wages in real terms – to certain Government measures such as the phasing out of forex loans and introducing a family-focused tax regime.

South-South Knowledge Exchange workshop held in Gödöllő

Ministry of Agriculture, November 5, 2015 2:49 PM

Representatives of technical cooperation agencies, ministries of agriculture and centers of excellence from Algeria, Hungary, Morocco, Turkey and Uzbekistan exchanged information and views on the successful homegrown solutions in the area of Agricultural Biotechnology, in a workshop organized in Gödöllő, Hungary. They also discussed other aspects of agricultural development contributing to enhanced food security. The workshop was organized to enable partners and organizations in the participating countries from the Arab States, Europe and Central Asia to promote their own methods, whilst also implementing tried and tested experiences from their partners in the Global South.

Today’s liberty is based on the values of 1956

Ministry of Defence, November 5, 2015 11:33 AM

In a speech delivered at Plot No. 300 in the Rákoskeresztúr New Public Cemetery on Hungary’s National Day of Mourning 4 November, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence Tamás Vargha said that, as also laid down in the Fundamental Law of Hungary, “our current liberty was born of our 1956 Revolution”.

We will not be able to integrate migrants in a cultural sense

Prime Minister’s Office, November 5, 2015 9:59 AM

We will not be able to integrate migrants in a cultural sense, László L. Simon, Minister of State of the Prime Minister’s Office said at the Budapest symposium organised by the Heritage Institute for Cultural Policy with respect to the cultural implications of the migration crisis.