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Hungary is among EU’s most active members in defence policy
Ministry of Justice, November 27, 2019 8:00 PM
Hungary is among the European Union’s most active members in security and defence policy, and maintains outstanding cooperation with Germany, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Wednesday in Berlin where she attended one of the area’s most prestigious international conferences.
Government to raise judges’ and prosecutors’ pay in three instalments
Ministry of Justice, November 20, 2019 2:13 PM
The government will raise judges’ and prosecutors’ pay in three instalments: From 1 January judges will receive a 32 per cent pay rise on average, while prosecutors 21 per cent, to be followed by 12 and 13 per cent pay rises in 2021 and 2022, respectively, Justice Minister Judit Varga announced at a press conference held on Wednesday in Budapest.
Rule of law is increasingly used as “political weapon”
Ministry of Justice, November 19, 2019 3:25 PM
The rule of law is increasingly used as “a political weapon” which will eventually “discredit it as a generally shared value,” Justice Minister Judit Varga highlighted in an article published on the website of the news network Euronews on Tuesday.
Government is committed to integration of Roma
Ministry of Justice, November 15, 2019 6:00 PM
The government is committed to the elimination of poverty and the integration of the Roma, the Justice Minister said on Friday in Tiszabura, at one of the venues of the Roma integration programme ‘Integrating Settlements’.
Significant reduction of cohesion funds is unacceptable for Hungary
Ministry of Justice, November 14, 2019 8:00 PM
The planned significant reduction of cohesion funds is unacceptable for Hungary as with the strengthening of the EU Member States which are currently doing less well the economy of the whole of Europe will become more successful, the Justice Minister stated on Thursday in the Hague talking to the Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone.
Paris and Budapest agree on a number of points in EU affairs
Ministry of Justice, November 13, 2019 8:00 PM
Hungary and France agree on a number of important issues regarding European affairs, Justice Minister Judit Varga told the Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone after she conducted high-level talks in Paris on Tuesday.
Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General of Russian Federation signed a cooperation agreement
Ministry of Justice, November 13, 2019 7:00 PM
On Wednesday, Justice Minister Judit Varga received Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yury Chaika and his delegation with whom she signed a cooperation agreement as part of a bilateral meeting in Budapest.
Protecting children across borders
Ministry of Justice, November 8, 2019 1:57 PM
The Ministry of Justice and the National Office of the Judiciary are holding an international conference entitled “Future best practices in the best interests of the child under the revised Brussels IIA Regulation” in Budapest, on 7- 8 November 2019.
The departing European Commission continues to insist on the resettlement of migrants in Hungary
Ministry of Justice, November 2, 2019 9:01 AM
In a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday, Pál Völner, State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, said that “The departing European Commission continues to insist on the resettlement of migrants in Hungary. In relation to this issue the position of the Hungarian government remains unchanged: Hungary will have nothing to do with any mandatory quota – either one-off or permanent”.
Public administration court rulings will be faster and more calculable; there will be no separate public administration courts
Ministry of Justice, October 31, 2019 8:00 PM
“The government has decided not to introduce an organisationally separate public administration court system, but a new bill being currently drawn up will make public administration court rulings faster and more calculable”, Minister of Justice Judit Varga said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday.