The more than twenty year old cooperation between the four Visegrád countries has proved that if they join forces, they can achieve better results and represent their interests more effectively, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende stated at the opening event of the József Antall Summer School. The week-long summer school is organised by the József Antall Knowledge Centre and supported by the Prime Minister’s Office. The organisers invited a maximum of 50 participants from all around the world and the lectures will focus on the future of the Visegrád Group.
The New Ragweed Reporting System (PBR), which has been in operation since the beginning of this month, enables more efficient defensive action, declared Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at a presentation of the IT application in Budapest on Monday.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Ministry of Rural Development Gyula Budai and his negotiating partner, State Secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Danilo Golubovic agreed at their Sunday meeting in Gornji Breg (Felsőhegy), Vojvodina, to further increase cooperation in agriculture between Hungary and Serbia.
The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.
The handover of a HUF 664 million worth investment took place in Szolnok on 12 July 2013. SPECIMPEX Trading and Service Ltd. had been granted HUF 284 million worth EU support from New Széchenyi Plan funds to finance infrastructure development and asset acquisition investments.
Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga signed an agreement on 2013 wage guidelines with representatives of employees' organisations on Monday.
In March-May 2013, the number of people in employment, aged 15-74 years, increased to 3 million 910 thousand, which was 62 thousand more than the level recorded in March-May 2012. In the age group of 15-64 years, the number of those in employment was 3 million 878 thousand, which constitutes an increase of 66 thousand compared to the corresponding period of 2012. In this category, the employment rate edged up to 57.9 percent which is 1.2 percentage points higher in comparison to the figure of one year ago.
American manufacturer Jabil Circuit Hungary Ltd. has expanded its Szombathely factory unit with a new 8600 square metre production hall. At the inauguration ceremony, State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó declared that this latest development project is also proof of the confidence that American production capital has in Hungary.
Cultural representation has always been one of Hungary's strengths by which it is well recognised abroad, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said at an event organised by the cultural affairs centre Balassi Institute in Budapest on Thursday.
The Ministry of National Economy's micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) funding tender for job creation development projects contributes not only to the creation of 6500 new jobs, but also to the retention of 13 thousand existing workplaces, Sándor Czomba said on Thursday in Pécs.