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Jewish community in Hungary is alive and strong
Prime Minister’s Office, March 1, 2016 5:09 PM
The Jewish community in Hungary is alive and strong; however, as regards the processing of the Holocaust, Hungary is only at the stage where the former West-Germany was in the seventies, Csaba Latorcai, Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday at the event of the Hungarian Embassy in Berlin held to present the portrait film I’m Not Gone – The Story of Gedeon Richter.
Reinforcing young entrepreneurs in Carpathian Basin is a national interest
Prime Minister’s Office, February 26, 2016 5:03 PM
Árpád János Potápi, State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office for National Policy described the reinforcement of young entrepreneurs in the Carpathian Basin as a national interest at a conference held in Bucharest.
Prime Minister requested amendment of referendum laws
Prime Minister’s Office, February 26, 2016 5:00 PM
Nándor Csepreghy believes that, with the amendment of the laws on referenda, it will be possible to prevent the recurrence of undignified incidents such as the one that occurred in the building of the National Election Office in Alkotmány utca on Tuesday.
Voice of Visegrád reaches Brussels
Prime Minister’s Office, February 25, 2016 10:03 AM
The V4 engaged in ongoing consultations during the course of last week’s EU summit. There were no background agreements or compromises that broke the unity of the country group, Szabolcs Takács pointed out. The State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for European affairs said on the programme Arena of the radio station InfoRádió: the V4 has become an important power centre in the EU.
Balkan countries must be assisted, V4 say
Prime Minister’s Office, February 19, 2016 8:18 AM
The Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office takes the view that the proposal of the Visegrád Four (V4) regarding illegal migration is about the need for providing assistance for the Balkan countries which cannot be left to their own devices as this will lead to chaos.
The goal is to slow and stop migration
Prime Minister’s Office, February 17, 2016 1:51 PM
“All of the solution strategies included in the text awaiting adoption at the EU summit on Thursday-Friday must state as their final target that the primary goal of all measures is to slow and eventually stop the process of migration”, Szabolcs Takács told reporters following a meeting of EU Affairs Ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.
Migration pressure on Hungary is increasing
Prime Minister’s Office, February 11, 2016 8:12 PM
“The migration pressure on Hungary with relation to illegal immigration will increase this year”, Minster of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár indicated at a press conference entitled “Government Info 39 – Government actions explained”, which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Action by Austria not at all surprising
Prime Minister’s Office, February 11, 2016 9:35 AM
Austria, which is well known for having represented an anti-nuclear stance for several decades now, has submitted its official standpoint to the European Commission within the framework of the formal competition law investigation concerning the Paks II project, just as several other member states are expected to do in favour of the Paks II project by the 12 February 2016 deadline.
The important thing is that the state distributes EU funding well
Prime Minister’s Office, February 9, 2016 2:48 PM
“In the current funding period the important thing isn’t that the state succeeds in distributing EU funding, but that it distributes it well”, Head of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said prior to a meeting in Budapest on Monday.
Free screenings of Son of Saul for secondary school students at the Uránia National Film Theatre
Prime Minister’s Office, February 5, 2016 11:42 AM
The Government is funding free screening of Hungarian Oscar nominee Son of Saul with over 10 million forints, announced Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs Csaba Latorcai from the Prime Minister’s Office.