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Hungary will only support a resolution that reduces migration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 23, 2016 3:26 PM
“Hungary can only support a European Union resolution that is aimed at reducing migration, but the EU’s proposal with relation to migration is more of a motivator for migration instead of being concerned about how to reduce the level of migration into Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said prior to Monday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers.
There has never been a greater need for cooperation between the European Union and NATO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 20, 2016 3:08 PM
“There has never been a greater need for cooperation between the European Union and NATO in view of the fact that European security is being severely impaired by the immigration crisis”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said following Friday’s meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
It is primarily IT companies that are in favour of the TTIP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 20, 2016 8:28 AM
“It is primarily IT companies that are in favour of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the EU and the United States; environmental protection groups and human rights activists are against the treaty”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation István Mikola said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday.
Montenegro’s NATO accession contributes to the stability of the Western Balkan region
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 19, 2016 5:03 PM
“At Thursday’s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels, Montenegro will be signing an agreement on joining the military organisation, which significantly contributes to the stability of the Western Balkan region”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said prior to the meeting.
István Mikola’s speech at the opening session of the European Economic Congress in Katowice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 19, 2016 4:04 PM
Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation István Mikola attended the opening session of the 8th European Economic Congress on 18 May 2016 in Katowice, Poland, during which he gave a speech at the panel discussion entitled “Geopolitics, Security, Economy. A Global Crisis?”.
American criticisms of Hungary all stem from the same source
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 18, 2016 4:28 PM
“Recent American criticism all stems from the same source; George Soros’s dissatisfaction with the Hungarian government is what appears in the Clinton family’s communication”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Péter Szijjártó holds talks on Schengen 2.0 plan with Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 18, 2016 4:26 PM
In Sofia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks with Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov, during the course of which the two ministers also discussed the Government of Hungary’s Schengen 2.0 action plan.
Péter Szijjártó holds talks with his counterparts from Lichtenstein and Monaco in Sofia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 18, 2016 3:52 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with Lichtenstein’s Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick and Monaco’s Foreign Minister Gilles Tonelli in Sofia on Wednesday.
The mindless state of affairs that has been in existence for months must come to an end
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 18, 2016 3:48 PM
“More and more people in Europe want to talk openly and directly about the migration problem and increasing numbers of people feel that the mindless state of affairs that has been in existence for months must come to an end”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday, in which he spoke about statements made during the meeting of Council of Europe Foreign Ministers in Sofia.
It will be practically impossible for the EU-US free trade agreement to be concluded this year
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 17, 2016 6:07 PM
Following a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Friday, István Mikola declared that “It is practically inconceivable that the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States could come into being before the end of this year; if such a treaty does come about at all, it will take years”.