Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced that up to 2020 the Government is planning to allocate some HUF 1,200 billion to research, development and innovation. As a result, Hungary’s research spending as a proportion of GDP will approximate to the EU average.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, founder of the Puskás Akadémia said that an honest, fair, manly fight would take place among the three teams which were candidates for relegation from Division I of the national football league.
The distribution of EU funds worth some HUF 9,223 billion which came to Hungary during the period between 2007 and 2013 did not serve the right social policy goals and was not based on the country’s best interests, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office pointed out at the parliamentary debate on the issue.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Gianni Infantino, President of the international governing body of football, FIFA, in his study in the Parliament Building on Monday evening, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed kormany.hu.
Isa Mustafa, the Prime Minister of Kosovo had talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday in Budapest. Mr Orbán stressed: stability in the Western Balkans is a prime strategic interest of Hungary, and bearing this in mind, the Hungarian Government maintains close cooperation with Kosovo.
There are no political obstacles to the reinforcement of Palestinian-Hungarian economic relations, Péter Szijjártó announced at the Hungarian-Palestinian business forum.
In an interview with the Portuguese weekly Expresso, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary cannot be forced to accept migrants. He defended the Fundamental Law of Hungary and his government’s rejection of the plan for mandatory resettlement quotas, as well as construction of the fence on his country’s southern borders.
Mercedes-Benz announced a 185 billion forint (EUR 590M) investment project in Kecskemét on Friday; Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Limited is expanding its activities with the production of next generation compact cars.
Increasing Chinese market demand for excellent quality, GMO-free Hungarian products was the main topic of today’s meeting between Chinese Ambassador Duan Jielong and Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas.
“For Europe and the Middle East to establish a balanced and well-functioning cooperation, there exists only one path: violence must be stopped, direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine must begin and the two-state solution must be realised”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said following talks with his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Malki.