The Ministry of National Development takes note of Uber’s decision to withdraw from Hungary rather than engage in legal operations and fair market competition with tax-paying Hungarian taxi drivers and to pay taxes itself.
The Government assigns a major role for the pharmaceuticals industry, which may be one of the breakout points of Hungary’s economy, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the inauguration ceremony Pilisborosjenő-based Meditop Ltd.
In May 2016, the volume of industrial output was up by 9.2 percent in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year, and in the initial five months of the year output increased by 3 percent.
The Hungarian government wishes to express its deep shock and offer its condolences in relation to the rail accident near Bari in Italy on 12 July.
At a press conference in Budapest, held jointly with Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said that “The Government is preparing a new Act on freedom of assembly to correct the constitutional deficiencies determined on Tuesday by the Constitutional Court”.
The Brexit is an important signal, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at today’s ECOFIN session in Brussels. In the opinion of the Minister, the first ECOFIN meeting that took place after Brexit has made it clear that only strong and sovereign national economies can turn Europe competitive again.
“The growth of the Hungarian economy must be moved forward into a new phase based on research & development and innovation; we must build on creativity and intellectual capital. These are excellent foundations for the establishment of the next phase of development of the economy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
“Poland will be sending another contingent to support Hungary’s border protection system”, Polish Minister of Interior Mariusz Błaszczak announced following a meeting of Visegrád Group (V4) Interior Ministers in Warsaw.
In an article published in Monday’s edition of conservative German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blamed the European Commission for the crisis which is affecting the European Union. Mr. Orbán calls on Member States to reclaim their spheres of competence from Brussels.
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held bilateral talks at the Warsaw NATO summit.