The Hungarian Defence Forces continue their engagement in Afghanistan in the framework of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM), which started on 1 January 2015. The new mission focuses on training and mentoring the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and on giving advice to government organs.
Foreign investors continue to regard Hungary as an attractive business destination, Deputy State Secretary for External Economic Relations from the Ministry for National Economy told Hungarian news agency MTI.
It is in Hungary again where female employment has increased the most rapidly.
The ongoing transformation of Hungary's foreign policy aimed at enforcing the country's economic interests more effectively has reached the halfway point, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated in an interview to Hungarian news agency MTI.
According to most recent information two Hungarian nationals were aboard the Norman Atlantic ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece on Sunday. One Hungarian national is in safety, information regarding the other passenger is still to follow - reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Hungarian news agency MTI, on Monday afternoon.
The Government will spend a total of HUF 44 billion (EUR 139m) on the introduction of career models for the armed forces and law-enforcement staff in 2015, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced.
The Prime Minister’s Office suggested at the November conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held in Budapest to initiate a dialogue between the Government and the civil society sector, in order to ensure transparent utilization of public funds.
At its last session, the Hungarian Government decided to completely do away with health hazards related to asbestos: waste disposal must start immediately.
We must leave behind outdated conflicts and discriminations aimed to keep temperature rise under 2°C; we all share the responsibility, Minister of State János Fónagy said at the 20th annual Conference (COP 20) of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 10th annual Conference (CMP10) of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The meeting held in Lima on 1-12 December, 2014 focused on shaping a new agreement on global climate protection.
Regional consultations deserve special attention in European Union work, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said on 19 December 2014 after meeting counterparts from the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia and Austria, as well as President of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer.