Hungary's foreign minister discussed the Gaza conflict, Hungarian plans to restructure its foreign missions and the situation in Ukraine, in an radio interview on Thursday.
“Matters of principle must come before personnel decisions,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Brussels, prior to attending an EU summit.
Justice Minister László Trócsányi and Péter Darák, President of the Supreme Court (Curia), highlighted the importance of dialogue between the various branches of power, the independence of judges and the rule of law in their addresses at a ceremony marking National Courts Day in Budapest on 15 July 2014.
Commercial manufacturing of small petrol engines has got underway in Opel’s factory in Szentgotthárd. This will be the main product of the new Flex engine factory, completing the product range of a plant that cost EUR 700 million to put in place and that started production in early 2013.
The Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Programme – a government initiative launched three years ago and originally introduced to help the vacationing of underprivileged children – is both a symbol of the renewal of Hungary and proof of the Government’s commitment to social solidarity, Minister of State for Family Affairs and Social Inclusion Károly Czibere said at a vacation camp in Fonyódliget, near Lake Balaton.
A dentistry centre for the disabled was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Semmelweis University Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry Clinic in Budapest.
Although it seems that the proposed ceasefire agreement in the Gaza conflict will be unsuccessful, the countries of the Visegrád Group continue to push for a negotiated solution, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Political Director Szabolcs Takács stated on Tuesday.
The "Chance Camp" at the HDF NCO Academy, Szentendre has started for the second time. The four-day training for Romani or disadvantaged young people was opened by Maj.-Gen. István Kun Szabó, Deputy State Secretary for Public Relations, Ministry of Defence.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will leave for Brussels on Wednesday morning to attend a summit meeting of the European People's Party (EPP) and a working session of the European Council.
On Monday the Hungarian ministry of foreign affairs and trade said that Poland and Hungary agree that it is in their interest to see an independent, democratic Ukraine which can keep its territorial integrity intact.