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EU funds must be used to improve Hungary’s competitiveness
Prime Minister’s Office, March 12, 2015 3:54 PM
EU funding available within the 2014-2020 programming period must be put towards improving Hungary’s competitiveness, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said in Budapest on Thursday.
Hungary can finally rid itself of decades of financial corruption
Prime Minister’s Office, March 11, 2015 5:25 PM
Briefing news agency MTI on the Government’s latest cabinet meeting, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said that the Government has reviewed the Buda-Cash and Quaestor brokerage firm cases, and has concluded that the steps taken since 2010 regarding the financial and banking system have created the conditions enabling the country to finally rid itself of the consequences of financial corruption which has existed for decades.
Almost HUF 1250 billion for agricultural and rural development
Prime Minister’s Office, March 11, 2015 11:31 AM
The amount of resources allocated for agricultural and rural development is approximately HUF 1250 billion together with domestic co-funding and by decreasing subsidies for lands over 1200 hectares.
Hungary assumed the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
Prime Minister’s Office, March 10, 2015 6:36 PM
Hungary officially assumed the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on Monday. The handover ceremony was held in Berlin, the seat of the Permanent Office of the international organisation.
The State Secretariat for Hungarian Communities Abroad of the Prime Minister’s Office supports parades on the occasion of the Szekler Day of Freedom
Prime Minister’s Office, March 10, 2015 3:45 PM
The State Secretariat for Hungarian Communities Abroad of the Prime Minister’s Office supports the parades organised on the occasion of the Szekler Day of Freedom aiming at drawing attention to the issue of Szekler Land’s autonomy.
Renzi walks the road of Orbán, which also shows the turn in Europe’s Russia-policy
Prime Minister’s Office, March 6, 2015 12:10 PM
“Matteo Renzi walks the road of Orbán; this too, shows the turn in Europe’s Russia-policy” – Minister of State for Government Communications András Giró-Szász told MTI on Friday.
The Hungarian Jewish Cultural Association proposes the establishment of a Holocaust memorial in Budapest
Prime Minister’s Office, March 5, 2015 4:02 PM
In his opening speech, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the meeting of the Jewish Community Roundtable held on Thursday that the Hungarian Jewish Cultural Association proposed the establishment of a central Holocaust memorial in Budapest on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust.
An extra HUF 40 billion available for extending the public work scheme
Prime Minister’s Office, March 5, 2015 2:39 PM
As opposed to media reports, the government expects to have 15-20 thousand more public workers this year than last year, due to the fact that in 2015, an extra HUF 40 billion will be available for this purpose in addition to last year’s increased HUF 230 billion – Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said.
House of Fates cannot be built without the support of the Hungarian Jewry
Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2015 3:41 PM
In Hungary, no Holocaust memorial site can be established without the support of the Hungarian Jewry, “there will either be a museum with them or no museum at all” – Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said in an interview on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister’s Office won the case against Ökotárs
Prime Minister’s Office, March 3, 2015 1:41 PM
Ökotárs Foundation has lost the case at first instance in which it sued the Prime Minister’s Office and Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication Nándor Csepreghy on the grounds of defamation.