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Absolutely realistic chance of absorbing 100 per cent of EU funds

Prime Minister’s Office, June 23, 2015 1:29 PM

It is an absolutely realistic target for Hungary to absorb 100 per cent of the EU funds available for the period between 2007-2013, and no one calls this into question any more, Nándor Csepreghy, Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication said in response to the latest report of the international consulting firm KPMG.

OECD upbeat on Hungarian fiscal processes

Ministry of Finance, June 22, 2015 4:06 PM

The OECD expressed optimism regarding Hungary’s general government budget deficit: the institution predicts a shortfall of 2.3 percent for 2015 and 2.2 percent for 2016. They also forecast GDP growth of 3.0 percent for this year and 2.2 percent for next year.

Hungary as special guest at Dunhuang Silk Road International Tourism Festival

Ministry of Finance, June 22, 2015 11:44 AM

Hungary participated as a special guest at the 5th Dunhuang Silk Road International Tourism Festival in China, organized on 16-18 June 2015 in Jiayuguan, Gansu province. The tourism delegation of the Hungarian Ministry for National Economy was headed by Minister of State for Public Administration Judit Gondos and composed by Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Dr Ádám Ruszinkó and Hungarian Tourism Ltd CEO Dr Péter Faragó.

EU guarantee for boosting lending

Ministry of Finance, June 22, 2015 10:44 AM

Earlier today, the ECOFIN has adopted a statute on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). The regulation, supported also by Hungary, provides guarantees for high-risk loans in order to boost the economy and ignite growth. As Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, further measures are required to improve the competitiveness of European countries.

Minister László Trócsányi’s discussions on media legislation

Ministry of Justice, June 22, 2015 10:02 AM

Minister of Justice László Trócsányi participated at the 103rd Plenary Session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in Venice, Italy on 19 June 2015.

Hungary will protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders from illegal migrants

The Prime Minister, June 20, 2015 10:27 AM

Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four.

Hungary insists on maintaining its public works programme as long as necessary

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 19, 2015 1:14 PM

Ministers of the Member States of the European Union recognised the results achieved by the Hungarian Government in the expansion of employment in the document approved at the meeting of the Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) held on Thursday in Luxembourg, Katalin Novák, State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Human Resources told MTI, the Hungarian News Agency.

Closure of border – Details of security fence yet to be discussed

Prime Minister’s Office, June 19, 2015 1:12 PM

The Government has adopted a responsible decision on the security fence to be erected along the Hungarian-Serbian green state border, the details of which will be discussed in the next few days, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the current affairs programme of the public service television channel M1.

Wages in real terms up year-on-year by some 5 percent in the initial four months of 2015

Ministry of Finance, June 19, 2015 12:59 PM

In the period January-April 2015, wages in real terms increased significantly, by 4.8 percent, within the national economy, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported earlier today. In comparison to April 2014, the number of private sector jobs was 46 thousand higher at enterprises with at least five employees.

The Hungarian Government maintains a stance of zero tolerance against anti-Semitism

Prime Minister’s Office, June 19, 2015 12:31 PM

The Hungarian Government takes categorical and decisive action against all manifestations of anti-Semitism based on the principle and practice of zero tolerance, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Deputy State Secretary for EU Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office said in Washington on Thursday, in a speech delivered before the joint concert of the Glass House Orchestra and the Hungarian ensemble Muzsikás Együttes commemorating the victims of the Holocaust with the music of the Hungarian Jewry.