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Hungary’s Foreign Minister: EU Policies ‘Ritual Suicide’
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It has become clear over the past year that Europe is incapable of giving the right responses to its challenges, since its policies have been “the policies of ritual suicide”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in his annual hearing before parliament’s foreign affairs committee. Europe’s policies over the course of the year have been “eye-catching but harmful”, endangering the security and ...
Szijjártó: Hungary Opened Up To South At Right Time
- 2 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
With its strategy of opening up its trade to the southern hemisphere, Hungary has entered the global competition for pole position in economic ties with Africa, the minister of foreign affairs and trade told a conference. Addressing the 2nd Budapest Africa Forum, the minister said that Hungary had opted for a new direction in foreign policymaking, and while this has whipped up a storm of debates, ...
Hungarian Economy Minister: CEE Potential Growth Engine In EU
- 2 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Central Europe could be the growth engine of the European Union in its connection with Germany, Hungary’s economy minister told a conference. Addressing the Osteuropaverein der deutschen Wirtschaft, the German foreign trade association, Mihály Varga noted that Hungary had reached the end of a period of economic consolidation and its performance at the start of 2015 was now at the same level as ...
Hungary’s PM On Protecting European Values In Interview To German Weekly
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The German news magazine Focus published an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán under the title “We are protecting Europe’s values” in its issue to be released on Saturday which was published in digital format on Friday evening.
Hungary’s Economy Minister Varga Wins Euromoney Award
- 12 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga has been named Finance Minister of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by the Emerging Markets website of British monthly Euromoney. The timing of the conversion of foreign-currency mortgages to local currency was perfect, Emerging Markets observed. Furthermore, Hungary has paid back its loan to the IMF early, the site underlines.
Hungary May Become Central-Europe’s Growth Hub
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- business
Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary. Let us believe the Chinese (...), if they chose Budapest as their regional centre, there must plenty of steam, potential and future in this country (...). We are able to increase even our current economic performance, with ...
Péter Szijjártó Reopens Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó reopened the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, which was closed in 2009. The Minister said that the Consulate General plays a key role with regard to both the economy and national policy because a Hungarian community of 35-40 thousand people lives in the American Midwest, in and around Chicago. Moreover, there are many ...
EU Funding Helped Refurbish Historic City Centre Of Eger
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbishment of the Dobó Square in Eger, completed through EU funding of some HUF 4bn, is a good example of the Government’s productive efforts and a major milestone in the everyday life and history of the city, the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger, Minister of State for the Utilization of EU Funding Balázs Rákossy said at the opening ceremony of the renewed ...
Hungary’s PM & Hong Kong Financial Secretary Discuss Economic Cooperation
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary John Tsang met in Hungary’s Parliament building to discuss economic cooperation with Asia, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi told kormany.hu. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga were also present at the meeting.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: EU Policies ‘Ritual Suicide’
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It has become clear over the past year that Europe is incapable of giving the right responses to its challenges, since its policies have been “the policies of ritual suicide”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in his annual hearing before parliament’s foreign affairs committee. Europe’s policies over the course of the year have been “eye-catching but harmful”, endangering the security and ...
Szijjártó: Hungary Opened Up To South At Right Time
- 2 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
With its strategy of opening up its trade to the southern hemisphere, Hungary has entered the global competition for pole position in economic ties with Africa, the minister of foreign affairs and trade told a conference. Addressing the 2nd Budapest Africa Forum, the minister said that Hungary had opted for a new direction in foreign policymaking, and while this has whipped up a storm of debates, ...
Hungarian Economy Minister: CEE Potential Growth Engine In EU
- 2 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Central Europe could be the growth engine of the European Union in its connection with Germany, Hungary’s economy minister told a conference. Addressing the Osteuropaverein der deutschen Wirtschaft, the German foreign trade association, Mihály Varga noted that Hungary had reached the end of a period of economic consolidation and its performance at the start of 2015 was now at the same level as ...
Hungary’s PM On Protecting European Values In Interview To German Weekly
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The German news magazine Focus published an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán under the title “We are protecting Europe’s values” in its issue to be released on Saturday which was published in digital format on Friday evening.
Hungary’s Economy Minister Varga Wins Euromoney Award
- 12 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga has been named Finance Minister of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by the Emerging Markets website of British monthly Euromoney. The timing of the conversion of foreign-currency mortgages to local currency was perfect, Emerging Markets observed. Furthermore, Hungary has paid back its loan to the IMF early, the site underlines.
Hungary May Become Central-Europe’s Growth Hub
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- business
Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary. Let us believe the Chinese (...), if they chose Budapest as their regional centre, there must plenty of steam, potential and future in this country (...). We are able to increase even our current economic performance, with ...
Péter Szijjártó Reopens Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó reopened the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, which was closed in 2009. The Minister said that the Consulate General plays a key role with regard to both the economy and national policy because a Hungarian community of 35-40 thousand people lives in the American Midwest, in and around Chicago. Moreover, there are many ...
EU Funding Helped Refurbish Historic City Centre Of Eger
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbishment of the Dobó Square in Eger, completed through EU funding of some HUF 4bn, is a good example of the Government’s productive efforts and a major milestone in the everyday life and history of the city, the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger, Minister of State for the Utilization of EU Funding Balázs Rákossy said at the opening ceremony of the renewed ...
Hungary’s PM & Hong Kong Financial Secretary Discuss Economic Cooperation
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary John Tsang met in Hungary’s Parliament building to discuss economic cooperation with Asia, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi told kormany.hu. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga were also present at the meeting.