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Number of births in Hungary rises for the 20th consecutive month

Ministry of Human Capacities, May 4, 2015 3:03 PM

On Sunday at a press conference in the maternity ward of the St. Imre Hospital in Budapest, Deputy State Minister for Family and Youth Affairs Tünde Fűrész said that the number of births in Hungary has risen continuously for the past twenty months, and the Government is committed to encouraging the continuation of this trend.

Hungarian unemployment rate below EU average for two years

Ministry of Finance, May 4, 2015 11:09 AM

According to the latest, seasonally adjusted data compiled by Eurostat, in March 2015, the unemployment rate averaged 11,3 percent within the eurozone (19 member states), 9.8 percent within the EU (28 member states), while it was only 7.4 percent in Hungary.

Hungary’s 2015 National Reform Programme submitted to Brussels

Ministry of Finance, May 4, 2015 10:33 AM

Along with the Convergence Programme, the Government also sent the 2015 National Reform Programme to the European Commission. This document outlines major Government measures that have been implemented in order to meet the growth and employment objectives of the Europe2020 strategy and comply with the country-specific recommendations of the previous year.

We can and must talk about the topics which arouse people’s attention

Prime Minister’s Office, May 1, 2015 3:48 PM

It is the duty of politicians to talk about the topics which arouse the people’s attention because if they do not listen to them, they will lose touch with reality, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told the television channel M1 on Friday morning.

János Lázár ordered immediate inspection at chemical site on Illatos út

Prime Minister’s Office, May 1, 2015 12:13 PM

An immediate on-site inspection has been ordered at a chemical site located on Illatos út in the 9th district where some 2,800 tonnes of waste were deposited illegally, János Lázár announced at today’s Government Info session. The Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office also spoke about the local and international public hearings related to the development of the Paks Atomic Power Station, the covering up of the shop windows of tobacco shops, the new procurement law and the social debate concerning the death penalty.

The Government has submitted Hungary’s Convergence Programme

Ministry of Finance, May 1, 2015 12:09 PM

Hungary’s Convergence Programme for the period between 2015-2018 is based on the targets of keeping the deficit of the budget low, reducing the sovereign debt, and making inflation predictable.

The Government has raised this year’s GDP projection to 3.1 per cent

Ministry of Finance, May 1, 2015 12:06 PM

The Government has raised this year’s economic growth projection from 2.5 per cent to date to 3.1 per cent, Péter Benő Banai, State Secretary for Budgetary Affairs of the Ministry for National Economy announced in a Thursday afternoon programme of the television channel M1.

Strong and successful family businesses are needed

The Prime Minister, April 30, 2015 4:48 PM

A successful Hungary needs strong and successful family businesses, said Viktor Orbán in Lajosmizse on Thursday.

Hungarian government committed to integrated Roma education

Ministry of Human Capacities, April 30, 2015 1:35 PM

Results so far confirm that integrated Roma education is successful and the government is committed to pursuing this path, Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere said on Wednesday at an international educational conference in Budapest.

Szabolcs Takács holds talks with the leader of the EPP Party in the European Parliament and other MEPs

Prime Minister’s Office, April 30, 2015 1:21 PM

In Strasbourg on 28 April 2015, Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács held talks on cooperation and dialogue in EU affairs with the leader of the parliamentary group of the European People’s Party (EPP) Manfred Weber.