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Agreement signed on new expressway between Szolnok and Budapest

The Prime Minister, June 3, 2015 2:32 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that an agreement has been signed on connecting Budapest and Szolnok with a new, four-lane expressway by 2019 at the latest; the road will follow the route of the existing express road 4 that commences at Ferenc Liszt International Airport.

Unemployment in Hungary shows continuous improvement

Ministry of Finance, June 3, 2015 2:23 PM

According to the latest, seasonally adjusted data compiled by the Eurostat, in April 2015 the unemployment rate was 11.1 percent within the Euro-zone (19 countries), 9.7 percent within the EU (28 member states) and 7.3 percent in Hungary. With this figure, Hungarian unemployment rate has been below the EU average for more than two years.

Hungary needs friends like Helmut Kohl

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 3, 2015 2:16 PM

Hungary needs friend like former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, politicians who can be friends of Hungary and Europe at the same time, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Tuesday at a Budapest conference organized on the occasion of Helmut Kohl’s 85th birthday.

The time has come for civic consolidation

The Prime Minister, June 3, 2015 2:03 PM

In an interview with newspaper Napi Gazdaság published on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the time has now come for civic consolidation, as Hungary is extremely close to achieving the political and social structure that could ensure long-term prosperity for Hungarians. “The time has come, we have created the prerequisites, civic consolidation may now commence. Everyone can take a step forward”, the Prime Minister declared.

The standpoints of the EU and Hungary have not come closer in the Altus case

Prime Minister’s Office, June 3, 2015 1:55 PM

On Tuesday, following talks with EU Director-General for Regional Policy Walter Deffaa, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the standpoints of Brussels and Hungary in the Altus case have not come closer to each other. He emphasised that the Government cannot accept that a consortium led by Altus should receive funds worth EUR 5 million to review and monitor EU projects in Hungary, and therefore it will request a review of the decision.

Volume of retail sales on the rise for the 22nd consecutive month

Ministry of Finance, June 3, 2015 1:34 PM

The 22-month upward retail sales trend is a very positive sign from the aspect of the entire economy, Deputy State Secretary Áron Márk Lenner told public news channel M1, commenting on the latest retail data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Presentation of Hungarian wines at the Hungarian Embassy in The Hague by ten Dutch importers of Hungarian wines.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 3, 2015 1:24 PM

On 1 June 2015, the Embassy of Hungary in The Hague organized, together with ten Dutch wine importers, a presentation of Hungarian wines. The Dutch importers presented over 100 different wines and offered these to the Dutch experts such as journalists, wine retailers, purchasers of restaurants and hotels.

OECD also turning positive on Hungary’s economic outlook

Ministry of Finance, June 3, 2015 11:41 AM

In comparison to the November 2014 forecast, among the Visegrád Four it was Hungary regarding which the OECD has made the largest positive revisions to the estimates of economic indicators. Thus, the OECD has joined international organizations that are increasingly appreciative of the favourable performance of the Hungarian economy and the growth outlook. The Government, the European Commission, the IMF, the OECD, major international economic think-tanks and market analysts have come to share the same opinion on the country’s economic achievements.

EU Agriculture Ministers discuss future of European organic farming in Riga

Ministry of Agriculture, June 3, 2015 7:49 AM

The European Union’s Agriculture Ministers held talks in Riga between 31 May and 2 June at a meeting organised by the Latvian Presidency of the EU. The Hungarian delegation was led by Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas.

A multicultural Europe would bring irreversible change

The Prime Minister, June 2, 2015 5:29 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that modern-day migration is currently taking place almost everywhere in the world, and this may change the civilisational profile of the European continent; if this takes place it will be “irreversible”.