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Awards for Successful Enterprises presented by Minister Varga

Ministry of Finance, June 29, 2015 1:09 PM

Every strong economy is based upon an agile, multi-faceted business environment, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said earlier today, at the presentation of the Awards for Successful Enterprises. The award, which the Minister established in August 2013, honours productive work that creates promising enterprises.

Government Information Centre (KIK): Government seeking answer from European Commissioner for Internal Market

Government, June 27, 2015 2:54 PM

The Hungarian Government is requesting information from the European Commission (EC) and Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, as to whether she did actually make the statement which was cited on index.hu in the context of the regulation of tobacco trading, the Government Information Centre (KIK) told MTI, the Hungarian News Agency on Friday.

The decisions adopted conform to the interests of Hungary and the Hungarian people

The Prime Minister, June 27, 2015 11:38 AM

The decisions which were adopted with respect to the issue of migration at the two-day EU summit held in Brussels conform to the interests of Hungary and the Hungarian people, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed at his Friday afternoon press conference.

EU Summit – final decision to be made on migration

The Prime Minister, June 26, 2015 3:24 PM

In answer to a question whether he was satisfied with the agreement reached by the EU heads of state and the government, Viktor Orbán said in Brussels on Friday that “one should not count one’s chickens before they are hatched”.

Hungary is performing well in NATO

Ministry of Defence, June 26, 2015 12:23 PM

“The performance of Hungary in NATO is notably good”, this is how Minister of Defence Csaba Hende summed up his position in an interview given to Hungarian News Agency MTI after the meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence.

Visegrád countries’ stance against migrant quotas successful

Prime Minister’s Office, June 26, 2015 12:19 PM

The stance taken by the Visegrád countries against the mandatory migrant quotas has proved to be successful, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the Friday morning news programme of the public service television channel M1.

Number of people in employment up by more than 100 thousand year-on-year

Ministry of Finance, June 26, 2015 11:11 AM

The number of people in employment has been above the 4 million mark for the sixteenth consecutive month, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reported earlier today. In the period March-May 2015, the number of those aged 15-74 years increased by 102 thousand, to 4 million 165 thousand year-on-year. The unemployment rate has reached the best level in eight years, 7.1 percent.

First meeting of the Tesla Expert Working Group

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 26, 2015 9:31 AM

On the initiative of Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, an expert-level working group was convened in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 25 June as a follow-up to the 7 April 2015 meeting of Ministers of Greece, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. A representative of the European Commission also attended the session as an observer.

Hungary is seeking Europe’s help

Prime Minister’s Office, June 25, 2015 6:46 PM

In a letter written to the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought Europe’s help in the matter of illegal migration, namely that those awaiting deportation should be sent back to the country in which they first entered the territory of the European Union, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his usual Thursday press conference in Budapest.

Immigrants should not be brought to Hungary; they should be taken away

The Prime Minister, June 25, 2015 4:58 PM

Immigrants should not be brought to Hungary; they should be taken away, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Thursday in Brussels upon arriving at the summit of EU heads of state and government which will discuss the topic.