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February 1, 2013 9:41 AM

Deputy Prime Minister Concludes First Official Bilateral Visit to the U.S.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics held talks with the administration, had meetings on the Hill, and visited various think-tanks around Washington on his first bilateral visit to the U.S.

January 31, 2013 12:36 PM

Death of Ambassador Mark Palmer

Ambassador Mark Palmer, a forceful advocate for support of democracy and human rights as a fundamental principle of American foreign policy, and President of Capital Development Company LLC (CDC), died peacefully at his home in Washington, DC on January 28, 2013. He was 71.

January 30, 2013 12:13 PM

Speech of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Bruegel Economic Research Institute

Brussels, 30/1/2013 10:30AM

January 29, 2013 11:12 AM

Council of Europe Secretary General Welcomed Progress in Hungary’s Media Law and Judiciary

Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe presented the organization’s assessment on Hungary’s media laws and judicial reform.

January 28, 2013 5:08 PM

Inauguration of the Raoul Wallenberg Room in the European Parliament

The room of the European Parliament named after Raoul Wallenberg – the extraordinary Swedish diplomat, who saved thousands of Jewish lives in Hungary in 1944-45 – was inaugurated on January 22 2013 by Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, by Mrs. Nane Maria Annan, niece of Raoul Wallenberg, and wife of Kofi Annan and by Mr. László Surján, Hungarian Vice-President of the European Parliament.

January 28, 2013 4:32 PM

Two Hungarian companies will be taken to the Silicon Valley

Mcule.com and SooMeta were among the top performers during the Startup Sauna Accelerator Program therefore they were offered a place not just presenting during the Slush, but travelling to the Valley in order to meet investors, media representatives and get insight to the best startup ecosystem of the world.

January 28, 2013 3:29 PM

Viktor Orbán's Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

68 years ago today, the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau were liberated. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hungarian Government pays its respects to the victims. The painful anniversary compels every good-hearted Hungarian to pay their tributes

January 28, 2013 2:31 PM

Leonar3Do, an Award-winning Hungarian Pioneer of Virtual Reality Offerings Introduces Vimensio

Leonar3Do, an award-winning provider of virtual reality (VR) offerings, previewed a new line of software products aimed at the educational market at the Consumer Electronics Show International 2013

January 28, 2013 1:44 PM

Commemorations in Hungary to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Several commemorative events were held throughout Hungary and the foundation stone of the first synagogue to be built in Budapest after eight decades was laid in Csepel on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

January 28, 2013 1:33 PM

First Mercedes CLA Exits Hungarian Production Line

The Mercedes factory in Kecskemét has combined two success stories: a traditional one that Mercedes itself represents, and a new one, the European success story which is the renewal of the Hungarian economy, PM Viktor Orbán said at the official launch of the new model of the Hungarian Mercedes plant.