The absorption of the EU funds allocated for the period between 2007-2013 is characterised by a degree of ambiguity. On the one hand, it may be seen as a success that the absorption of the totality of the available funds is guaranteed. However, these funds did not actually promote the growth of the economy, Nándor Csepreghy stressed on Wednesday at the presentation of the publication prepared for applicants and organisations inviting proposals held at the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary.
“Without the pragmatic rebuilding of cooperation between the EU and Russia built on respect for each other and international law, it would be difficult to imagine an improvement in European competitiveness”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said following a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Coinciding with the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs István Mikola attended the signing of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Turkic Council (TURKKON) agreements.
On Wednesday morning Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov in Parliament. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.
In March 2016, the volume of retail sales grew by 5.5 percent year-on-year. Since 2010, retail sales have increased by 15.1 percent in Hungary, well above the average growth of the EU (6.5 percent), and it is also one of the best figures in the region.
In an interview published in Monday’s edition of Polish national daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said that Hungary is not anti-refugee, but it does not want Brussels to decide who Hungarians should live together with. Brussels should let Hungarian citizens give their own answer to the question of whether this issue falls under the jurisdiction of the Hungarian parliament, he said. In the interview he also discussed the migration crisis.
Croatian Minister for Culture Zlatko Hasanbegović and Hungarian Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog signed a bilateral cultural agreement in Budapest on Monday. After the signing ceremony the Minister told journalists that Hungary has established good relations with the new Croatian government.
The European Union should not solely focus on the integration of refugees and migrants as its principal objective, but should consider it equally important to create the conditions which enable the individuals concerned to return to their homelands, State Secretary Szabolcs Takács pointed out.
“It was an illusion to think that the change in Austrian chancellorship would bring with it a change of culture; the statement by Christian Kern on Tuesday is deeply disappointing”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference in Budapest.
The Government aims to place the Hungarian economy on a growth path that can ensure dynamic growth without external resources, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the conference organized by business daily Világgazdaság on the future of Hungary.