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No Hungarian family should live in poverty

No Hungarian family should live in povertyOctober 20, 2014

Those in need should be given all possible assistance and every opportunity to escape poverty, Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere said at a press conference held on Friday to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in one of the country’s poorest areas, the György housing estate of the southwest Hungarian city of Pécs.
SAPS payments to farmers begin

SAPS payments to farmers begin October 16, 2014

Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas launched the special electronic money transfer system for the distribution of SAPS payments and special milk funding on Thursday, at a press conference held at Solum Zrt. in Komárom. A total of HUF 341.1bn (EUR 1.11bn) in SAPS payments may be distributed with reference to 2014 applications. During the first stage of payments, more than HUF 47bn will be disbursed to some 102,000 applicants.
First vehicles of new multiple unit fleet to be put into service

First vehicles of new multiple unit fleet to be put into service October 16, 2014

The development of passenger rail services in Hungary has reached a new milestone: the first FLIRT multiple units procured jointly by MÁV-START and GYSEV Ltd’s were put into use in Budapest on 15 October, 2014. The four vehicles of MÁV-START are to carry passengers from 16 October and the three multiple units of GYSEV will be put into traffic in the coming three weeks. The fleet is to gradually grow in the months to come and will be complete by the end of 2015.
M3 Motorway now extended up to Vásárosnamény

M3 Motorway now extended up to VásárosnaményOctober 11, 2014

Thanks to an efficient cooperation between the government, the authority and the contractor, the 11.9 km section of M3 Motorway between Trunk Road 49 and Vásárosnamény has been opened for public use one month before the deadline.
 28 new hybrid buses to be launched in Budapest

28 new hybrid buses to be launched in Budapest October 6, 2014

‘The first new hybrid articulated bus will be put into operation in Budapest at the beginning of November, as part of the largest hybrid bus fleet to be operated in the central European capitals’, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták announced at a Budapest press conference on Sunday.
National Gallop for the 7th time on Heroes’ Square

National Gallop for the 7th time on Heroes’ SquareSeptember 26, 2014

The program of races and events, which has now grown to be an annual tradition, drew large crowds at Budapest’s Heroes’ Square. The winners were presented with their awards by Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas.
The Hungarian economy is on the right track

The Hungarian economy is on the right trackSeptember 19, 2014

At the handover ceremony of the Univer Plc's food industry investment in Kecskemét worth HUF 3.5 billion (EUR 11 million), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pointed out that "we can talk about growth in the case of the Hungarian economy, which indicates that the economy is on the right track".
Minister Trócsányi on the role of culture in the Hungarian Constitution

Minister Trócsányi on the role of culture in the Hungarian ConstitutionSeptember 16, 2014

The Minister of Justice inaugurated the new building of the Brunszvik-Beethoven Event Centre and Library in Martonvásár.
EC President hands over Partnership Agreement documents to Prime Minister Orbán

EC President hands over Partnership Agreement documents to Prime Minister OrbánSeptember 11, 2014

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso handed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the documents of the partnership agreement between Hungary and the Commission on Thursday in the Hungarian Parliament Building.