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The brokerage scandal cannot endanger EU developments
Prime Minister’s Office, March 16, 2015 1:47 PM
Applicants who due to limitations imposed on financial institutions involved in the brokerage scandal are not able to meet the deadlines set in the grant contract, are not able to settle bills of their contractual partners or - in the case of supplier financing - cannot pay the own contribution shall immediately inform the managing authority concerned – the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday.
We Hungarians can only count on ourselves
Prime Minister’s Office, March 16, 2015 12:54 PM
“Those who expect the advancement of the Hungarian nation from others are unwittingly damaging their own homeland, because we Hungarians are alone; we can only count on ourselves”, János Lázár said at an event held at the Castle Garden Bazaar, where he presented state awards on the occasion of the 15 March national holiday.
WWI military graves and memorials to be renovated
Prime Minister’s Office, March 16, 2015 11:48 AM
“Every Hungarian First World War military grave and war memorial in the Carpathian Basin will be renovated by 2018”, Minister in Charge of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár announced on Saturday in Hódmezővásárhely during a tour of the Southern Great Plains region to mark Hungary’s 15 March national holiday.
The nation can only succeed if it is the most outstanding
Prime Minister’s Office, March 16, 2015 11:45 AM
“Every Hungarian must understand that in the 21st century the nation can only succeed if it becomes the best or the most outstanding”, Minister in Charge of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said on Sunday in Hódmezővásárhely at the commemorative assembly held to mark the anniversary of the 1848 War of Independence, “We must understand that the Hungarians are only important to the Hungarian people, and the nation can only count on itself”, he declared.
We must always choose the more courageous path
Prime Minister’s Office, March 16, 2015 11:43 AM
“The eternal lesson of 1848 is that instead of defeatism we must always choose the more courageous path”, Minister in Charge of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár emphasised in Makó, South Hungary.
It is not true that the EU has blocked the construction of Paks II
Prime Minister’s Office, March 13, 2015 12:04 PM
Minister of State for Government Communication András Giró-Szász has definitively refuted the information published by the Financial Times.
Paks expansion – Negotiations ongoing; satisfactory solution for fuel supply in process
Prime Minister’s Office, March 13, 2015 9:47 AM
Negotiations are ongoing between the EU and the Government of Hungary concerning the dispute surrounding the supplying of fuel to the proposed Paks 2 nuclear power plant expansion, and we are preparing a satisfactory solution that will guarantee Hungary’s secure fuel supply and enable „the Russians to also supply fuel”.
Yesterday’s announcement by the Financial Times is false and completely misleading
Prime Minister’s Office, March 13, 2015 9:22 AM
Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on the announcement of Financial Times stating that the EU blocks Paks nuclear power plant expansion. Press release.
Government to spend HUF 7.9bn on Buda Castle District renovation
Prime Minister’s Office, March 12, 2015 4:50 PM
The Government is planning to spend HUF 7.9bn (EUR 25.8mn) on the reconstruction of the Buda Castle District by the end of the year, Parliamentary State Secretary László L. Simon from the Prime Minister’s Office said at a press conference held on Thursday before the second session of the Social Board of the National Hauszmann Plan aimed at refurbishing the Buda Castle.
The Government seeks dialogue, but will continue to stand up for Hungary’s interests
Prime Minister’s Office, March 12, 2015 4:10 PM
Regarding the statement of the European Commissioner for Competition on the Hungarian advertising tax, the Government considers it important to underline that while it strives for dialogue, it will continue to stand up for the interests of Hungary.