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Minister of Human Resources introduces new Ministers of State

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 12, 2014 5:05 PM

Minister of Human Resources, Zoltán Balog, introduced his Ministry’s new Ministers of State on 10 June.

Culture is the driving force of Central European cooperation

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 12, 2014 4:22 PM

Culture is the lifeblood of Central European cooperation and in the absence of culture politics and economies cannot succeed – Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog said on Wednesday in Fertőd, western Hungary.

Government to clear up life sentence without parole issue

Ministry of Justice, June 12, 2014 4:21 PM

The issue of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole will be cleared up by the Government „in some form” by the end of this year, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on public television on 8 June 2014.

Relations with neighbours of primary importance

Ministry of Justice, June 12, 2014 4:20 PM

Hungary’s relations with her neighbours are a top priority for the country’s justice administration, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said in an interview published in the Hungarian-language Vojvodina daily Magyar Szó on 11 June 2014.

Minister of Justice hopes CC’s power to rule on budget issues can be restored

Ministry of Justice, June 12, 2014 4:18 PM

Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said he would look into possibility of amending the law to restore the Constitutional Court’s power to rule on budget and tax-related issues.

Hungarian Air Navigation Services provide air navigation services in the upper airspace over Kosovo

Ministry of National Development, June 12, 2014 4:00 PM

Air traffic in the re-opened airspace over Kosovo after 15 years has significantly changed the traffic flow in the European airspace. Supported by HungaroControl’s multiple cross border, remote operations on NATO mandate, the airspace has reached its full capacity. Hungarian and international participants of the re-opening project celebrated the success of the project with a gala event at the Budapest headquarters of the Hungarian air navigation services provider, technical implementer of the project and inaugurated the Kosovo Park.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade will be more effective and more open

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 12, 2014 4:00 PM

At a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Tibor Navracsics said that the Ministry will be even more open than previously, and that it will be better able to represent national interests, being based on the pillars of classic diplomacy, foreign trade and cultural diplomacy.

Breakthrough Imminent in the Fight against GMOs

Ministry of Agriculture, June 12, 2014 3:04 PM

Hungarian diplomacy could achieve a significant result in view of the fact that the Council of EU Environment Ministers is expected to adopt new regulations allowing member states to decide independently on the authorisation or banning of genetically modified plants at its meeting today. Accordingly, it would become easier for member states to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, because following the decision each country will be able to decide individually whether to authorise or prohibit the use of such agricultural seeds for cultivation. In future, such bans, which are a fundamental requirement to ensure the continued preservation of Hungary’s GMO-free status, may not only be issued for environmental and health reasons, but also on the basis of other criteria, such as for economic or social reasons.

GMO-Ban – Sándor Fazekas: The Agreement is a Success by Hungarian Agrarian Diplomacy

Ministry of Agriculture, June 12, 2014 1:55 PM

The agreement realised on Thursday by the Ministers of Environment of the member states with regard to prohibiting GMOs is a success achieved by Hungarian agrarian diplomacy, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI.

Foreign Ministry condemns Karachi airport attack

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 12, 2014 12:07 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary was shocked to learn about the attack of 8th June, by ten heavily armed gunmen at the Karachi Jinnah International Airport, for which the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility and which claimed the lives of numerous innocent victims.