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Kristóf Altusz meets the Executive Director of the International Visegrad Fund

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 16, 2015 8:32 AM

The session of the two governing bodies of the IVF – the Council of Ambassadors and the Conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs – took place in Budapest on 15 July 2015.

The European Parliament recognises the Government’s efforts

Prime Minister’s Office, July 15, 2015 5:28 PM

The European Parliament recognises the efforts made by the Government in the past five years; all support is available for the operation of a development system in Hungary which will make Hungary the region’s most competitive economy by 2020, the Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication at the Prime Minster’s Office said.

750,000 naturalisation requests, 700,000 citizenship oaths

Prime Minister’s Office, July 15, 2015 5:26 PM

Deputy Prime Minister for Nation Policy Zsolt Semjén announced on Wednesday in a statement given to Hungarian News Agency MTI that the total number of naturalisation requests has reached 750 thousand, and 700 thousand people have taken the oath of citizenship.

Hungary welcomes Iranian nuclear deal

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 15, 2015 11:15 AM

Hungary welcomes the Iranian nuclear deal, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told journalists on Tuesday in Budapest.

Taxes lowered again in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, July 15, 2015 10:51 AM

The personal income tax rate is to fall from 16 percent to 15 percent in 2015 and thus the Government leaves HUF 120 more at families, at more than 4 million taxpayers, Deputy State Secretary for Taxation and Zoltán Pankucsi said at a press conference in Budapest.

Medina NATO radar to be deployed

Ministry of Defence, July 14, 2015 7:32 PM

The three-dimensional NATO radar will be deployed in Medina on Wednesday, and as a result, Hungarian airspace control will be complete, Defence Minister Csaba Hende announced on Tuesday at the Medina radar station.

UNESCO launched its #Unite4Heritage campaign

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 14, 2015 4:45 PM

In response to the destruction of cultural heritage in conflict zones, UNESCO launched its #Unite4Heritage campaign on 28 March 2015.

Families save 334 billion forints with utility cost reduction programme

Ministry of National Development, July 14, 2015 3:51 PM

The utility cost reduction programme was a success: in 2013 and 2014 the programme secured savings worth 334 billion forints for some 3.8 million households – the Ministry of National Development’s Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, János Fónagy declared at a Monday press briefing.

Building of temporary border security fence starts

Ministry of Defence, July 14, 2015 2:56 PM

Construction of a sample section of the border security fence started on the outskirts of Mórahalom on Monday, 13 July.

The Greek crisis to remain on the EU’s agenda for a long time to come

Ministry of Finance, July 14, 2015 2:11 PM

The management of the Greek crisis was the main topic of the ECOFIN’s Tuesday session. Commenting on the presidential report assessing the situation of Greece, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said that it was once again proven that Hungary has been the first to recover from the European economic crisis thanks to its economic programme that the Government had implemented in the face of initial harsh criticism.