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Becton Dickinson expands operations in Tatabanya with a 34 billion Forint investment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 23, 2016 4:29 PM
“American medical technology company Becton Dickinson is expanding its factory in Tatabanya with an investment of 34 billion forints, to which the Government is providing 2.7 billion forints in non-refundable subsidies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference in Budapest.
It is in the interests of both Hungary and Croatia to cooperate as allies again
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 23, 2016 11:14 AM
“It is in the interests of both Hungary and Croatia to again cooperate as allies, otherwise the two countries will lose many opportunities”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday in Budapest following talks with his Croatian counterpart.
Siemens to spend ten billion forints on development in Budapest
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 22, 2016 6:33 PM
Siemens Zrt. will implement developments worth ten billion forints in its operations in Budapest over a period of three years, and will at the same time hire 150 highly qualified technical experts at its site, Dale A. Martin, Chairman-Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Zrt. announced on Tuesday at a press conference held in Budapest.
Government and LEGO to increase cooperation within the field of education
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 22, 2016 5:06 PM
The Hungarian Government and Danish company LEGO concluded a cooperation agreement on joint efforts within the field of education on Tuesday in Budapest.
There can be no European security without a stable Iraq
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 22, 2016 4:23 PM
“The stability of Iraq is one of the most important issues with regard to the security of Europe. Iraq is fighting a crucial battle against the Islamic State terrorist organisation, without whose eradication we cannot talk about peace in any corner of the world and there will be no solution to the immigration crisis either”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference held jointly with his Iraqi counterpart on Tuesday in Budapest.
Serbia is Hungary’s number one partner in the Western Balkans
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 21, 2016 11:00 AM
“Serbia is Hungary’s number one partner in the Western Balkans”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told public media reporters in Niš on Sunday prior to the Hungarian-Serbian joint cabinet meeting.
EU accession negotiations with Albania must commence as soon as possible
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 18, 2016 4:04 PM
“Albania is a determinative NATO member state with relation to the security of the Western Balkans and in fact the whole of the Southeast European region, in addition to which it is one of the main arteries of European energy supply and the gas pipeline from Azerbaijan will pass through the territory of Albania, and accordingly Hungary strongly supports Albania’s EU accession efforts”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone following talks in Tirana.
The quota-based system for distributing immigrants does not work
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 18, 2016 10:14 AM
“Time has proven that the quota-based system determined by the EU for the distribution of 160 thousand immigrants who are awaiting resettlement does not work, the system has failed”, declared Deputy State Secretary for European and American Relations Kristóf Altusz, who informed Hungarian news agency MTI about his negotiations in Holland in a telephone statement.
European leg of alliance to be reinforced
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 17, 2016 6:08 PM
The European leg of the North-Atlantic alliance must be reinforced as it will lead nowhere if we always rely on the assumption that the United States will protect us if we are in trouble. We, too, must have adequate capacity, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday at the international parliamentary NATO conference held in the Parliament Building.
Péter Szijjártó discusses preparations for upcoming Hungarian-Serbian intergovernmental cabinet meeting in Belgrade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 17, 2016 5:12 PM
Within the framework of the meeting of the Hungarian-Serbian Joint Economic Committee on Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knežević discussed preparations for the Hungarian-Serbian inter-governmental cabinet meeting due to begin in the south Serbian city of Niš on Sunday.