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Angela Merkel in Budapest – there was no tension during the negotiations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 3, 2015 5:45 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a negotiation with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in Budapest on Monday which took place in a friendly atmosphere, and there was no tension whatsoever between the two parties during the discussion, said Péter Szijjártó on Monday in the TV programme ‘Public Speaking’ (“Közbeszéd”) of the Hungarian public television channel Duna TV.
Successful Hungarian-U.S. economic cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 3, 2015 4:40 PM
The economic cooperation between Hungary and the United States plays an extremely important role in the continuous growth of Hungary’s economic performance, Péter Szijjártó emphasised at the opening ceremony of the new wheel manufacturing plant of Alcoa Hungary in Székesfehérvár.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spent HUF 165 million on the development of the consular customer service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 2, 2015 4:59 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spent HUF 165 million of EU funds on the development of the consular customer service in order to improve the efficiency of administration and to expand the range of services available for clients.
The chancellor’s visit is the recognition of the Hungarian-German cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 30, 2015 5:45 PM
Angela Merkel’s next week visit in Budapest clearly shows that Germany recognises the importance of the cooperation between the two countries, said Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign trade and foreign affairs.
The EU to extend and expand the existing set of sanctions
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 30, 2015 3:15 PM
The EU extends the existing restrictive measures - imposed on Russian and Ukrainian persons and entities because of the Ukraine crisis - which were due to expire in March and the blacklist will also be expanded. The EU Foreign Ministers will decide on the newly drafted blacklist on 9 February, Péter Szijjártó told journalists after the extraordinary meeting of the EU member states’ heads of diplomacy on Thursday in Brussels.
Hungary firmly condemns all forms of terrorism
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 30, 2015 1:35 PM
Hungary condemns by the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in the Northern part of the Sinai Peninsula on 29 January, causing the death of 27 and injuring dozens.
Hungary as a potential leader of the global water industry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 28, 2015 5:11 PM
Increasing the research and development capacity of Hungary’s water industry significantly contributes to the growth of the export capacity of the Hungarian national economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Tuesday in Nagykanizsa at the opening ceremony of a water technology research centre.
Hungary to chair the International Visegrád Fund
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 28, 2015 4:19 PM
In 2015 Hungary shall take over the rotating presidency of the International Visegrád Fund.
Turkey to play a strategic role in Europe’s energy supply
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 28, 2015 3:25 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held negotiations with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara about possible cooperation in the energy and economic sector and about joint efforts to manage geopolitical and global challenges.
Saudi investment in Gödöllő exceeds HUF 150 million
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 27, 2015 2:54 PM
Saudi industrial and commercial service provider Sherbiny Holdings will establish an engineering service centre in Gödöllő; the value of the investment exceeds HUF 150 million (EUR 481 000).