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Tristan Azbej paid a visit to Burkina Faso to consult in person with representatives of local Christian communities living under threat of terrorism

Prime Minister’s Office, December 9, 2019 1:22 PM

The Minister of State for Helping Persecuted Christians and the Implementation of the Hungary Helps Programme at the Prime Minister’s Office paid a visit to the West African country a few days after – on the First Sunday of Advent – armed Islamist terrorists attacked a Christian church and killed 14 innocent believers.

Hungary Helps Agency and Hungarian Kolping Association concluded a framework agreement to support Christian communities in Syria

Prime Minister’s Office, December 9, 2019 1:18 PM

The Hungary Helps Agency and the Hungarian Kolping Association signed a cooperation framework agreement in the presence of His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.

Activity of illegal migrants is intensifying on multiple border sections

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, December 7, 2019 8:00 PM

This year 13,000 people have tried to enter Hungary illegally, while last year during the whole year only 6,000 attempted to do so.

Venice Commission also finds Ukrainian Language Act to be contradictory to international law

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 7, 2019 8:00 PM

“The latest expert opinion issued by the Venice Commission has once again made it clear that the Language Act adopted during the period in office of the previous Ukrainian President strips national communities of their existing, previously acquired rights with relation to the use of their native languages”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.

We continue to reject mandatory quotas

Government spokesperson, December 7, 2019 10:42 AM

We will do everything we can to protect the Hungarian border fence and the security of the Hungarian people.

Hungary will be introducing further economy protection measures at the beginning of next year

Ministry of Finance, December 6, 2019 8:00 PM

“Although we cannot talk about a recession, the rate of growth of the global economy is experiencing a slowdown. The industrial performance of our most important partner, Germany, has fallen, and accordingly the government will be introducing further economy protection measures from the beginning of next year”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said on Friday in Budapest at a Christmas event organised by Gránit Bank.

Hungary and Japan have a vested interest in each other’s success

The Prime Minister, December 6, 2019 2:26 PM

Hungary and Japan have a vested interest in each other’s success, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Friday in Tokyo.

Cultural cooperation is an outstanding hinterland for the development of relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 6, 2019 10:57 AM

At the opening of the new Hungarian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said: “Cultural cooperation represents an outstanding hinterland for the development of political and economic relations”.

Central Europe has become the engine of European economic growth

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 6, 2019 10:21 AM

“The significance of Central Europe has increased continuously in recent years, and it has become the engine of European economic growth”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in Tokyo.

Hungary is calling for effective EU action against money laundering and terrorism

Ministry of Finance, December 5, 2019 6:00 PM

“Unified and effective action against money laundering and terrorism is in the common interests of every member state of the European Union, but Hungary remains against the unwarranted removal of spheres of competence from national authorities”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga emphasised at today’s meeting of the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN).