By expanding its seatbelt manufacturing plant, Swedish automotive company Autoliv will create 700 new jobs in Sopronkövesd. By means of this development that was announced at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Monday in Budapest, the seatbelt manufacturing plant of Sopronkövesd will be the largest in Europe.
Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog presided the inaugural meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee, set up on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of deportations and forced labour in the Soviet Union.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday that Hungary should increase its contribution to the international coalition fighting terrorism and the terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS) in particular.
Between 22 February and 3 March, altogether more than 750 Hungarian and American troops are participating in a joint tactical-level exercise, which is combined with airdrop operations and live firing.
Hungarian Minister of State for Family and Social Affairs Katalin Novák held talks on Thursday with United Nations and UNICEF officials in Geneva. UNICEF Director of Private Funding and Partnerships Gérard Bocquenet praised Hungary’s efforts to support children.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade welcomes the fact that the release of a Hungarian citizen, Előd Tóásó, who had been held captive illegally for years, is approaching.
It was said at the discussion held at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade on Thursday about the political and economic consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that the most significant consequence of the Ukraine conflict is that the relation between the West and Russia is changing in the long run.
István Mikola said in Budapest that while some non-governmental and professional organisations are worried, others are confident and are hoping that they will benefit from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement to be concluded between the European Union and the United States.
Minister of State Zoltán Nemessányi delivered the following opening remark at the Conference on International Sales Contract in the 21st Century in Győr on 19 February 2015. The script of the remarks as prepared for delivery.
The relationship of the EU and Russia can be fixed on the basis of the Minsk agreement signed last week on the resolution of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, Viktor Orbán said in an interview with a Russian daily newspaper Kommersant. Parts of the interview were published in the online version of the paper already on Wednesday.