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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:27:23 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Former communist-era secret service agents to have pension supplements revoked </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bence Rétvári, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, has told the television news station Hír Televízió that pension supplements will be revoked for more than one hundred former ‘III / III’ agents (who worked in the ‘internal enemy division’ of the communist-era secret services), and their heirs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Navracsics holds talks with German chancellery chief</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics and the German Chancellery chief reviewed the two countries' respective domestic political situations on Friday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics opens the Warsaw Book Fair</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Thursday Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics opened the Warsaw International Book Fair. Hungarian writers are attending the Fair, among them György Spiró, Ottó Tolna, Gábor Zsille and Márton Falusi.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The Central European Legal Forum, organized by Hungary and Russia, may be held  in Budapest in 2014</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics has held bilateral talks in St. Petersburg with Russian Minister of Justice Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The new Penal Code: an effective, modern, unified code</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Budapest on Wednesday, at the opening ceremony of a conference organised by the National Anti-counterfeiting Board, Minister of State at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Róbert Répássy said that the new Penal Code, which comes into force on 1 July, is an effective, modern and unified document, which reflects a strict, ‘proportionate’ approach to criminal justice.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Domestic violence to be punished more severely </title>
      <description><![CDATA[In his parliamentary address on Tuesday, Minister of State for Justice Róbert Répássy said that a legislative proposal is initiating the amendment of seven pieces of legislation related to criminal law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary-Serbia cooperation to focus on institutional reform, says Deputy Prime Minister</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary trusts that it will develop cooperation with Serbia focusing on the reform of their institutions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Tibor Navracsics said after talks with Suzana Grubjesic, Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European integration, in Budapest on Monday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: the Polish Constitution declares Central European identity </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tibor Navracsics has said that the Polish Constitution declares Central European identity. At a reception in Budapest on Monday marking Polish Constitution Day, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice also said that Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – the Visegrád Four (V4) – should now come together in the economic field.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Accusations against Hungary not based on the law, but on politics </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics has said that European institutions have not voiced legal criticisms of Hungary based on legal principles, but have levelled accusations against the country based on political considerations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Ministry still awaits Commissioner Reding's replies to previous letters</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice would like to reassure European Commissioner Viviane Reding that it will continue to answer all her letters by the deadline she requests. This is in keeping with its past practice.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary celebrates Croatia EU accession with series of programmes, says Deputy Prime Minister</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary and Croatia will together organise events this year to celebrate Croatia's official accession with the EU, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Friday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>No need of transferring court cases in the long run, says deputy Prime Minister</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Transferring cases at Hungary's courts to resolve backlogs can only serve as a temporary solution, the deputy prime minister told the press on Friday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>This year about 135,000 people are being assisted in the Erzsébet resorts programme</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics has said that estimates show that – as a proportion of the population – more people have access to the social recreational resort system in Hungary than anywhere else in Europe. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Hungary joins the Open Government Partnership</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary has joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international initiative launched in September 2011 with a view to increasing transparency of government activities and fighting corruption. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Péter Mihalovics speaks in Strasbourg about support for young Hungarians </title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a sitting of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg yesterday, Dr. Péter Mihalovics, ministerial commissioner at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, gave an address on the responsibility of governments and education, public education and alternative education systems in dealing with problems and challenges affecting young people.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister: Close and friendly Hungarian-Chinese relations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungarian-Chinese links have moved beyond protocol and involve close friendly relations in economic and cultural cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics stated on Wednesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Guarantee provisions for amendments to Acts relating to amendment of the Constitution</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a speech in Parliament on Tuesday, Róbert Répássy, Minister of State at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, said that the main part of the legislative package related to the Fourth Amendment of the Fundamental Law includes guarantee provisions for the functioning of the courts and the Constitutional Court.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: the forced displacement of Hungarians from Felvidék/ Southern Slovakia was both a tragedy and a failure </title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Friday, in an address in front of a plaque at Fort Monostor in Komárom/ Komárno commemorating the forced displacement of Hungarians from Felvidék/ Southern Slovakia, Tibor Navracsics called the process a tragedy for individuals and a failure for Central Europe.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister: President Barroso’s letter contains “groundless concerns”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics, the letter sent by President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regarding the fourth amendment to Hungary's  Fundamental Law resembles a threat and the expression of concern without corroborating facts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-president-barroso-s-letter-contains-groundless-concerns</link>
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      <title>Constitutional amendments – delegation from the Venice Commission holds talks with Róbert Répássy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Budapest on Friday, the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law was the subject of discussions between Minister of State for Justice Róbert Répássy and a delegation from the Venice Commission. Mr. Répássy said that a number of the panel members’ questions ‘demonstrated bias.’]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/constitutional-amendments-delegation-from-the-venice-commission-holds-talks-with-robert-repassy</link>
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      <title>On 16 April we remember the Hungarian victims of the Holocaust</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial concert in the afternoon at Budapest’s House of Terror Museum.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/on-16-april-we-remember-the-hungarian-victims-of-the-holocaust-events-in-budapest-hodmezovasarhely-and-pecs</link>
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      <title>Event in London to mark National Poetry Day</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The birthday of poet Attila József (11 April) is dedicated to the celebration of poetry in Hungary. On this special occasion the Hungarian Cultural Centre is hosting a special Gala Reading Night as the culmination of its "Inspired by Hungarian Poetry" project. The evening will feature readings from the anthology by some of the contributing poets themselves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: This Fundamental Law is different from the 1989 constitution, but it is not worse</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On the Inforádio show Arena on Monday, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that the new Fundamental Law is different from the constitution of 1989, but it is not worse. He added that in the course of introducing new constitutions in other countries it was common for there to be more amendments in the period immediately following adoption than later.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The March of the Living – Mónika Balatoni: remembrance is not only a duty, but also an opportunity</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At the March of the Living remembrance event at Auschwitz on Monday, Mónika Balatoni – Minister of State for Public Diplomacy and Relations at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice – said that ‘Remembrance is not only a duty, but also an opportunity to ensure that human life is never again allowed to become a target for groups or individuals who declare themselves to be superior.’]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-march-of-the-living-monika-balatoni-remembrance-is-not-only-a-duty-but-also-an-opportunity</link>
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      <title>Minister Navracsics’s open letter to Commissioner Reding</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics on Monday sent an open letter to Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner in charge of justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, in response to an interview published in Hungarian daily Népszava two days ago, in which she said, among other remarks, that the Hungarian legal system should comply with EU norms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Governmental fight against anti-Semitism</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two hundred Hungarian young people travel to Auschwitz today to participate in the 26th remembrance programme organized by the March of the Living. Tens of thousands of young people from 53 countries are to participate in the programme. Beside historical remembrance, the programme helps people focus on the socially embedded nature of prejudices and hate. The traditional Hungarian March of the Living will be held on 21 April and tens of thousands of participants are expected to take part.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>The European left uses Hungary as campaign tool</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Europe's left wing is using Hungary to criticize the right, more than a year before elections to the European Parliament and five months before Germans go to the polls, Public Administration and Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics said on public radio on Sunday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics meets President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At their meeting in Budapest, President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev and Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics stated that it is extremely important to work much more closely together in order to achieve the objectives of Central and South-Eastern European Member States of the EU. Mr. Navracsics said that Hungary and Bulgaria are interested in a Europe in which the Central and South-Eastern European Member States are not second-class members of the community, and this is precisely why Hungary supports Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen Area.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Government has found solution to prohibiting use of totalitarian symbols </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Viviane Reding waging private war against Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Viviane Reding’s recent statements about Hungary again raise questions about her impartiality and objectivity.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics wins lawsuit against András Jóri in court of second instance </title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a court of second instance, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics has won the private lawsuit brought against him by former Commissioner for Data Protection András Jóri. The Ministry told MTI the news on Monday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title> President of the Media Authority and members of the Media Council may not be re-elected </title>
      <description><![CDATA[In future the appointment of the President of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) will be the responsibility of the President and not the Prime Minister, who will only have the power to nominate a candidate for the post. Amendments to the Media Act adopted by Parliament on Monday also stipulate that the President of the Media Authority and members of the Media Council may not be re-appointed after the expiry of their nine-year mandates.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/president-of-the-media-authority-and-members-of-the-media-council-may-not-be-re-elected</link>
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      <title>Statement of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Irish driver ready to serve prison term, says Deputy Prime Minister]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/statement-of-the-ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/statement-of-the-ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice</guid>
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      <title>Hungarian Ministry of Justice expresses indignation over European Union Commissioner Reding’s remarks on Tobin case</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Ministry of Justice expresses its deep outrage at a remark made by European Union Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding connecting criticism of the Hungarian judiciary with the Tobin case. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungarian-ministry-of-justice-expresses-indignation-over-european-union-commissioner-reding-s-remarks-on-tobin-case</link>
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      <title>Viviane Reding is misleading the public</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We regret to see that Vice President Reding continues to operate with modified truths regarding the Tobin-case, which is increasingly embarrassing for her. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/viviane-reding-is-misleading-the-public</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/viviane-reding-is-misleading-the-public</guid>
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      <title>Hungarian literature represented at the Passa Porta International Literary Festival in Brussels</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday sees the start of the Passa Porta International Literary Festival at the Balassi Institute in Brussels; this year Hungarian literature is represented by Viktor Horváth, author of the novel Török tükör (‘Turkish Mirror’).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungarian-literature-represented-at-the-passa-porta-international-literary-festival-in-brussels</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungarian-literature-represented-at-the-passa-porta-international-literary-festival-in-brussels</guid>
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      <title>EU commissioner's remarks on Hungary’s judiciary are unacceptable, says Tibor Navracsics</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Remarks questioning the independence of the Hungarian judiciary by European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding are "outrageous and unacceptable," Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said in a letter to the commissioner published on Sunday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/eu-commissioner-s-remarks-on-hungary-s-judiciary-are-unacceptable-says-tibor-navracsics</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/eu-commissioner-s-remarks-on-hungary-s-judiciary-are-unacceptable-says-tibor-navracsics</guid>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics informed Secretary General Jagland about Government decisions</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics has sent a letter today to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe regarding Government decisions. He informed Mr Jagland that the Hungarian Government decided to exclude the possibility of re-election of the President of the National Judicial Office and of all the members of the Media Council. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-informed-secretary-general-jagland-about-government-decisions</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-informed-secretary-general-jagland-about-government-decisions</guid>
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      <title>The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice condemns the violent events in Lendvay utca </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bence Rétvári, State Secretary for Parliamentary affairs at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, has told the Hungarian new agency MTI that the Ministry of Justice condemns the violent incidents that took place on Thursday in Lendvay utca, Budapest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice-condemns-the-violent-events-in-lendvay-utca</link>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics offered compromise to Secretary General Jagland</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics called it an acceptable compromise in a letter sent to Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland last December that the President of the National and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) should invariably be appointed for nine years term but only for a single term.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-offered-compromise-to-secretary-general-jagland</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-offered-compromise-to-secretary-general-jagland</guid>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics’s letter to Secretary General Jagland</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Deputy Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland, regarding the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, on March 7 2013.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-s-letter-to-secretary-general-jagland</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-s-letter-to-secretary-general-jagland</guid>
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      <title>Ministry of public administration and justice and national public service university to launch anti-corruption project and website</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government launched the most intensive series of anti-corruption measures of the post-change of regime period following its establishment, thereby emphasising its commitment to enhancing the trust of the people in the State and to reinforcing and guaranteeing the responsible management of national assets and public funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice-and-national-public-service-university-to-launch-anti-corruption-project-and-website</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice-and-national-public-service-university-to-launch-anti-corruption-project-and-website</guid>
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      <title>The European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) could become a driving force for regional cooperation (+ video)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is well-placed to become the driving force of inter-regional cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics stated, adding that the Central European Initiative (CEI), in turn, may make a valuable contribution towards rejuvenating natural areas of cooperation which once permeated the region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-european-grouping-for-territorial-cooperation-egtc-could-become-a-driving-force-for-regional-cooperation-x-video</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-european-grouping-for-territorial-cooperation-egtc-could-become-a-driving-force-for-regional-cooperation-x-video</guid>
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      <title>‘There are more things that unite us than divide us’</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a speech in Budapest on Tuesday, Slovakian President Ivan Gašparovič said that Slovak-Hungarian co-operation is increasingly becoming an everyday reality, and that politicians from the two countries must strive to build good neighbourly relations. Following this, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said in a short address that Hungary seeks to deepen co-operation in every area with its neighbouring countries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/there-are-more-things-that-unite-us-than-divide-us</link>
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      <title>Never again shall we tolerate subjection to the like of this – we remember the victims of communism</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday 25 February there will be commemoration events around the country for the victims of communism. On this day in 1947 Béla Kovács, General Secretary of the Independent Smallholders’ Party, was unlawfully arrested and later deported to the Soviet Union. In 2000 a resolution adopted by the first Orbán government stipulated that on this day commemorations should take place in every secondary school in the country. This year the Hungarian government’s official commemoration event will take place at 7 p.m. on Monday, at the Buda end of the Chain Bridge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/never-again-shall-we-tolerate-subjection-to-the-like-of-this-we-remember-the-victims-of-communism</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/never-again-shall-we-tolerate-subjection-to-the-like-of-this-we-remember-the-victims-of-communism</guid>
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      <title>The agreement on creation of the Unified Patent Court has been signed</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Brussels on Tuesday the agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) was signed; thus a process on creation of a unified European patent system which has spanned five decades has come to fruition – at present with the participation of twenty-five EU Member States.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-agreement-on-creation-of-the-unified-patent-court-has-been-signed</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-agreement-on-creation-of-the-unified-patent-court-has-been-signed</guid>
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      <title>Proposed amendments to media laws before Parliament </title>
      <description><![CDATA[As a result of the dialogue conducted with the EU and the Council of Europe, the rules relating to the conditions of the appointment and election of the President of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Authority) and the Media Council, respectively, the nomination procedure, the person making the appointment and repeated appointment will change.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/proposed-amendments-to-media-laws-before-parliament</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/proposed-amendments-to-media-laws-before-parliament</guid>
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      <title>The Government decides on new anti-corruption measures</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the Government entered office, the most intensive anti-corruption series of measures over the last 20 years has been introduced in Hungary. As the latest step in this process, the Government has included within an action plan its commitments to acts within the international framework of the Open Government Partnership. It has also laid down regulations on the system to prevent corruption in the public sphere and for a reception enforcing interests. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-government-decides-on-new-anti-corruption-measures</link>
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      <title>Task Force for nationality affairs set up</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A task force for nationality affairs was set up on Thursday in Budapest at the Government’s initiative with the involvement of civil organisatios. The task force will assist the Government in the future with legislative proposals and policy advice and will also help the Government to draft its national minority policy concept. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/task-force-for-nationality-affairs-set-up</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/task-force-for-nationality-affairs-set-up</guid>
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      <title>Répássy: Adoption of the new Civil Code is of historic significance</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The adoption by Parliament on Monday of the new Civil Code is seen by the Minister of State for Justice to be of historic significance. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/repassy-adoption-of-the-new-civil-code-is-of-historic-significance</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/repassy-adoption-of-the-new-civil-code-is-of-historic-significance</guid>
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      <title>Re-Button It! fashion design competition turns international </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The initiative Re-Button It! is turning international; the clothing design competition organised for the third time invites designers from the countries of the Visegrád Four (V4) to participate. Competitors may find inspiration for their designs in Central-Europe’s cultural values and traditions. Results of the Re-Button It! Central-Europe competition will be announced on 8 June in Budapest as part of the Central European Fashion Days.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/re-button-it-fashion-design-competition-turns-international</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/re-button-it-fashion-design-competition-turns-international</guid>
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      <title>Hungary wins lawsuit regarding private pension funds </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Court of Human Rights set a legal precedent in its decision reached in the case related to private pension funds. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights has recently released its decision in which it declared a Hungarian individual’s petition filed in relation to the reform of the Hungarian private pension system inadmissible. The European Court of Human Rights will in the future reject all petitions on the same subject-matter without further investigation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungary-wins-lawsuit-regarding-private-pension-funds</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungary-wins-lawsuit-regarding-private-pension-funds</guid>
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      <title>No one may sustain disadvantage on account of origin in Hungary </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Government is committed to ensuring that no one in Hungary should sustain any disadvantage on account of their origin, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics reiterated in Washington to Senator Ben Cardin, Co-Chairman of the US Helsinki Commission. The Minister gave an account of the meetings he held during his three-day visit to Washington on Wednesday. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/no-one-may-sustain-disadvantage-on-account-of-origin-in-hungary</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/no-one-may-sustain-disadvantage-on-account-of-origin-in-hungary</guid>
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      <title>Navracsics in Washington: Fidesz poses no threat to democracy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fidesz poses no threat to democracy, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice said in response to foreign criticisms levelled against the Hungarian Government at a meeting with Hungarians living in the vicinity of Washington held at the Hungarian Embassy in the US capital Wednesday evening, local time. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/navracsics-in-washington-fidesz-poses-no-threat-to-democracy</link>
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      <title>Fundamental values and solutions of Hungarian media legislation found to be in harmony with European values</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Council of Europe has approved the Government’s proposal for the settlement of the outstanding issues related to the media authority and the media council. As a result, drafting of the proposed amendment of the Media Law may now begin.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/fundamental-values-and-solutions-of-hungarian-media-legislation-found-to-be-in-harmony-with-european-values</link>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics on official visit to the United States</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics began an official visit to Washington, D.C., on Monday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-on-official-visit-to-the-united-states</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-on-official-visit-to-the-united-states</guid>
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      <title>Action plan in the making regarding undertakings of accession to Open Government Partnership</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the government-level anti-corruption programme, the Government decided in 2012 that Hungary will join the Open Government Partnership and will thereby make a number of further undertakings in the fight against corruption and for the implementation of a more transparent system of public administration. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/action-plan-in-the-making-regarding-undertakings-of-accession-to-open-government-partnership</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/action-plan-in-the-making-regarding-undertakings-of-accession-to-open-government-partnership</guid>
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      <title>Social consultation to begin on ethical guidelines in the public sector</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice prepared a Green Book laying down ethical guidelines for state agencies. The document serves as an occupational code of ethics under the auspices of the Government’s fight against corruption.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/social-consultation-to-begin-on-ethical-guidelines-in-the-public-sector</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/social-consultation-to-begin-on-ethical-guidelines-in-the-public-sector</guid>
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      <title>EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers discussed insolvency and data protection legislation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Justice and Home Affairs Ministers of EU Member States discussed the insolvency and data protection legislation at an informal meeting held on Friday in Dublin. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/eu-justice-and-home-affairs-ministers-discussed-insolvency-and-data-protection-legislation</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/eu-justice-and-home-affairs-ministers-discussed-insolvency-and-data-protection-legislation</guid>
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      <title>Anti-Corruption Task Force held another meeting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The anti-corruption task force held another meeting on Friday at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice. At this round of consultations conducted with the participation of civil organisations, including representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce, the Budapest Corvinus University, the Budapest Institute, the Forum of Civic Cooperation, the Council of Geopolitics Foundation, the Magyar Conquest 2000 Society, the Joint Venture Alliance, the K-Monitor Public Association, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Transparency International Hungary and átlásztó.hu, attendees discussed issues concerning the protection of whistleblowers. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/anti-corruption-task-force-held-another-meeting</link>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics: “Positive developments are under way”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary maintains good relations with the European Union and there are continuous coordination talks despite some disputes over regulations affecting the retirement of judges, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics told Hungarian News Agency MTI in an interview.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-positive-developments-are-under-way</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-positive-developments-are-under-way</guid>
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      <title>Memorial Day for Deportation of Germans in Hungary to be held on Saturday</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/memorial-day-for-deportation-of-germans-in-hungary-to-be-held-on-saturday</link>
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      <title>Campus Hungary Programme launched to enhance international competitiveness of Hungarian higher education</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Campus Hungary Programme designed to enhance the international competitiveness of higher education was launched on 15 January 2013 in Budapest. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said at the conference held on this occasion that, with the launch of this programme, Hungary has returned to the centre of Europe’s intellectual domain also on the level of day-to-day life.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/campus-hungary-programme-launched-to-enhance-international-competitiveness-of-hungarian-higher-education</link>
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      <title>Task force for child-friendly justice administration to continue its efforts</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The task force set up by Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics, Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér and Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog in December 2011 will continue its efforts in the interest of creating child-friendly justice administration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/task-force-to-be-set-up-to-implement-child-friendly-justice-administration</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/task-force-to-be-set-up-to-implement-child-friendly-justice-administration</guid>
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      <title>Minister Navracsics spoke on ATV television about the district system and the recent comments made by Zsolt Bayer</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Minister for Public Administration and Justice explained the launching of the district system on ATV television's Egyenes beszéd ("Straight Talk") programme on Monday. With relation to Zsolt Bayer's article on the Roma, published on Saturday, the Deputy Prime Minister stated that in his opinion the article makes fun of every democratic community principle that we believe in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/minister-navracsics-spoke-on-atv-television-about-the-district-system-and-the-recent-comments-made-by-zsolt-bayer</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/minister-navracsics-spoke-on-atv-television-about-the-district-system-and-the-recent-comments-made-by-zsolt-bayer</guid>
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      <title>Erzsébet Programme to continue also in 2013 </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Erzsébet Programme will also continue in 2013; this year, too, tens of thousands of socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities may go on holiday to a number of destinations around the country under highly preferential terms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/erzsebet-programme-to-continue-also-in-2013</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/erzsebet-programme-to-continue-also-in-2013</guid>
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      <title>Administrative district offices formed </title>
      <description><![CDATA[District offices were reintroduced on 1 January (thirty years after the abolition of the system of administrative districts), within a new organisational structure and with new goals. There are 175 district offices outside Budapest, and twenty-three in the capital. These will carry out administrative tasks below county level. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/administrative-district-offices-formed</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/administrative-district-offices-formed</guid>
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      <title>Public administration reform will also create budget stability for local governments</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Public administration reform in Hungary has reached a new phase. From January 2013 there will once again be administrative districts: these are the smallest geographical units of public administration, which used to be a traditional part of Hungarian public administration. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/public-administration-reform-will-also-create-budget-stability-for-local-governments</link>
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      <title>New heads of administrative units appointed</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The heads of Hungary's new district offices must be the embodiment of the state for citizens, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/new-heads-of-administrative-units-appointed</link>
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      <title>Civil society organisations are also participating in the anti-corruption working group</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Saturday civil society organisations took part in talks of the working group created by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice as part of the public administration anti-corruption programme. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/civil-society-organisations-are-also-participating-in-the-anti-corruption-working-group</link>
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      <title>Now ninety-two civil society and professional organisations are participating in the creation of legislation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has signed another strategic partnership agreement with three civil society organisations, bringing the number of strategic partnerships to ninety-two.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/now-ninety-two-civil-society-and-professional-organisations-are-participating-in-the-creation-of-legislation</link>
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      <title>The Government creates the Human Rights Roundtable together with civil society organisations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The inaugural sitting has taken place of the Human Rights Roundtable, which will have a major role in the preparation of Hungary’s Human Rights Report. The Roundtable has been set up the Human Rights Working Group, which operates as an advisory body to the Government. Forty-five civil society organisations active in the field of human rights –  several of them recognised internationally –  are taking part in the Roundtable’s work. Next year thematic meetings will focus on twelve major areas. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-government-creates-the-human-rights-roundtable-together-with-civil-society-organisations</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-government-creates-the-human-rights-roundtable-together-with-civil-society-organisations</guid>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: ‘We must redefine Central Europe’</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a conference in Veszprém on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said we that we must rediscover and redefine Central Europe.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-we-must-redefine-central-europe</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-we-must-redefine-central-europe</guid>
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      <title>Next spring Hungary will be able to become a candidate member of the European Youth Forum</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It is expected that next spring the recently formed National Youth Council (NIT) will be able to take up membership candidate status within the European Youth Forum (YFJ). The NIT is the umbrella organisation for youth associations in Hungary. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/next-spring-hungary-will-be-able-to-become-a-candidate-member-of-the-european-youth-forum</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/next-spring-hungary-will-be-able-to-become-a-candidate-member-of-the-european-youth-forum</guid>
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      <title>Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway in Hungary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. Transparency International has also acknowledged an improvement of the situation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/intensive-anti-corruption-campaign-underway-in-hungary</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/intensive-anti-corruption-campaign-underway-in-hungary</guid>
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      <title>Hungary the guest of honour at the 31st Sofia International Book Fair</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 31st Sofia International Book Fair has opened, with Hungary as the guest of honour. Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice, opened Bulgaria’s most prestigious review of the publishing and bookselling industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungary-the-guest-of-honour-at-the-31st-sofia-international-book-fair</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/hungary-the-guest-of-honour-at-the-31st-sofia-international-book-fair</guid>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: we have a historic duty to support Croatia</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics has said that Hungary has a historic duty to support Croatia, as for eight hundred years the two nations have been through good times and bad times together.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-we-have-a-historic-duty-to-support-croatia</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-we-have-a-historic-duty-to-support-croatia</guid>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: by the beginning of 2014 the country will be more competitive</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a public forum on Friday in the Hungarian town of Szolnok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that the Government hopes that by the beginning of 2014 the country will be stronger, cleaner and tidier. In this way it will be better able to withstand the ‘global storms’ and address challenges more competitively when economic growth resumes in Europe. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-by-the-beginning-of-2014-the-country-will-be-more-competitive</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-by-the-beginning-of-2014-the-country-will-be-more-competitive</guid>
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      <title>Legislative harmonisation and preparation for the new Criminal Code</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After more than thirty years and more than one hundred amendments, a new Criminal Code will come into force in Hungary in July 2013. Parliament adopted the Code last July and this week Parliament begins debate on related transitional provisions and further necessary amendments. In addition to a number of technical amendments, the proposal contains elements taken from international practice – for example those related to crimes against children and the more effective prevention of terrorist acts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/legislative-harmonisation-and-preparation-for-the-new-criminal-code</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/legislative-harmonisation-and-preparation-for-the-new-criminal-code</guid>
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      <title>Public administration reform is also taking place in the electronic sphere</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice (KIM) and the local council of Budapest’s District XI signed a cooperation agreement, according to which several hundred of the local council’s employees will receive training related to open-source software. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/public-administration-reform-is-also-taking-place-in-the-electronic-sphere</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/public-administration-reform-is-also-taking-place-in-the-electronic-sphere</guid>
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      <title>International conference in Budapest on soft power</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Speaking at an international conference in Budapest on the subject of soft power, Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, said that the changes made over the past two years since the current government came to office have contributed towards strengthening civil society, and have enabled the emergence of conditions which make the use of soft power possible.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/international-conference-in-budapest-on-soft-power</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/international-conference-in-budapest-on-soft-power</guid>
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      <title>The justice system and public administration will be more child-centred</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This year, in the spirit of the Year of Child-friendly Justice, a number of legislative changes concerning judicial procedures have been enacted to protect children. As a result of amendments to the Criminal Code children will receive greater protection, with the new Code containing heavy penalties for offences against children.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-justice-system-and-public-administration-will-be-more-child-centred</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-justice-system-and-public-administration-will-be-more-child-centred</guid>
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      <title>The Hungarian-Slovakian Intergovernmental Joint Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation meets in Visegrád</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Hungarian-Slovakian Intergovernmental Joint Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation met in Visegrád to discuss questions related to cross-border infrastructure and public transport.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-hungarian-slovakian-intergovernmental-joint-committee-for-cross-border-cooperation-meets-in-visegrad</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/the-hungarian-slovakian-intergovernmental-joint-committee-for-cross-border-cooperation-meets-in-visegrad</guid>
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      <title>Sixteenth session of the Hungarian-Slovakian Intergovernmental Joint Committee</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Co-Chairmen of the 16th session of the Hungarian-Slovakian Intergovernmental Joint Committee in Visegrád, Slovakian State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior Jozef Buzek, Hungarian Minister of State at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Erika Szabó and Hungarian Minister of State for National Development János Fónagy. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/sixteenth-session-of-the-hungarian-slovakian-intergovernmental-joint-committee</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/sixteenth-session-of-the-hungarian-slovakian-intergovernmental-joint-committee</guid>
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      <title>Legislation is being harmonised with electronic public services</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new public administration development project is being launched within the New Széchenyi Plan. In the coming months, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice is carrying out a review of the legislative environment necessary for the widest possible implementation of public e-services. Thus public administration is being brought in line with ever more customer-friendly approaches, not only in terms of the government windows which are opening across the country, but also in the area of public e-services.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/legislation-is-being-harmonised-with-electronic-public-services</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/legislation-is-being-harmonised-with-electronic-public-services</guid>
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      <title>Anti-corruption cooperation between Hungary and China </title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the interests of promoting anti-corruption cooperation between Hungary and China, a declaration of cooperation and agreement has been signed by Marcell Biró, Minister of State for Public Administration at the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, and Cui Hairong, Deputy Director of China’s National Bureau of Corruption Prevention. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/anti-corruption-cooperation-between-hungary-and-china</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/anti-corruption-cooperation-between-hungary-and-china</guid>
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      <title>Tibor Navracsics: the goal is for a Hungarian institute in every Central European country</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday at the opening of a meeting for the directors of the Balassi Institute – which coordinates Hungarian cultural institutes abroad – the Minister of Public Administration and Justice said that it is a national strategy goal for there to be one Hungarian institute in each Central European country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/tibor-navracsics-the-goal-is-for-a-hungarian-institute-in-every-central-european-country</link>
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      <title>Regional issues discussed at the Hungarian-Austrian Regional Coordination Forum </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Changes in Hungarian public administration and infrastructure development in the border region were discussed at the Hungarian-Austrian Regional Coordination Forum’s latest meeting on Wednesday in the town of Körmend, Hungary. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/regional-issues-discussed-at-the-hungarian-austrian-regional-coordination-forum</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/regional-issues-discussed-at-the-hungarian-austrian-regional-coordination-forum</guid>
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      <title>One hundred thousand will be able to obtain language and IT training grants </title>
      <description><![CDATA[One hundred thousand Hungarian adults will be able to obtain training grants in IT and foreign languages. The adult education programme is targeting the unemployed, new mothers, the Roma, those living in the poorest areas and the over-45s. There has never been such a project in Hungary on this scale and with these aims. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/one-hundred-thousand-will-be-able-to-obtain-language-and-it-training-grants</link>
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      <title>EU court rules Hungary retirement law for judges discriminatory</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hungary's law on the early retirement of judges is discriminatory, the Luxembourg Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/eu-court-rules-hungary-retirement-law-for-judges-discriminatory</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/eu-court-rules-hungary-retirement-law-for-judges-discriminatory</guid>
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      <title>This Sunday we commemorate the crushing of the Revolution</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, 4 November, Hungary commemorates the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight. On the Day of Remembrance, we pay tribute to those heroes who stood by the ideal of freedom – even at the cost of their lives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/this-sunday-we-commemorate-the-crushing-of-the-revolution</link>
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      <title>Protection for whistle-blowers in the fight against corruption</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Implementation is continuing on the Public Administration Anti-Corruption Programme, which was adopted by the Government in March, and for which the next stage is strengthening of protection for whistle-blowers. On Wednesday an expert forum is taking place in the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice entitled ’How Can We Break Down the Walls of Silence in Cases of Corruption?’ Representatives from Hungarian public administration and experts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are taking part and sharing their experience from Hungarian and international contexts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/protection-for-whistle-blowers-in-the-fight-against-corruption</link>
      <guid>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/protection-for-whistle-blowers-in-the-fight-against-corruption</guid>
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      <title>Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics: a generational renewal process is taking place in public administration</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice is today staging the third annual ‘ReGeneration – Governmental Career Expo’ in Budapest. The aim of the event is to present job and career opportunities for young people in public service, government and public administration. At today's opening ceremony the event’s founder, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics, said that the renewal taking place in public administration is not only institutional, legal and professional, but also generational.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-public-administration-and-justice/news/deputy-prime-minister-navracsics-a-generational-renewal-process-is-taking-place-in-public-administration</link>
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      <title>Lively Hungarian cultural life in South American states</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deputy State Secretary for Hungarian Communities Abroad Zsuzsanna Répás found Hungarian cultural life to be lively on her tour of several South American countries, during which she made contact with Hungarian communities living there. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cultural programmes linked to Hungary have begun in Japan. State Secretary for Public Diplomacy Zoltán Kovács is attending the events, and on Saturday his itinerary includes opening the cultural festival in Tokyo in which young Hungarian performers from Transylvania will take the stage.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The reform of Hungarian public administration was presented in London at a prominent international forum: a conference of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Navracsics: Hungarian-Serbian relations are now at their best in recent times</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics considers Hungarian-Serbian relations to be better now than at any time in the recent past, and that the Alliance of Hungarians in Vajdaság/ Vojvodina (VMSZ) is able to effectively represent the interests of Hungarians living in that region. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Zsuzsanna Répás meets Hungarians in Latin America</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of her ten-day tour in South America, Deputy Minister of State for Hungarian Communities Abroad Zsuzsanna Répás has met members of the Hungarian community in Latin America and has attended Hungarians’ events in commemoration of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Central-European justice ministers continue to work towards the establishment of the regional division of the Unified Patent Court, the Minister of Public Administration and Justice announced on Friday, in Veszprém, after the meeting of justice ministers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ministers from Central Europe are holding a two-day summit in Veszprém, Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics said that Budapest would be well-placed to compete for the role of a regional centre for the European Patent Court, if partner countries also agree.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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