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Expanded cooperation with the United Arab Emirates

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 9, 2020 8:35 AM

“Hungary and the United Arab Emirates have been able to successfully increase their cooperation despite the fact that objective circumstances have been continuously hindering this in the recent period”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday. The Minister was on an official visit to Abu Dhabi, where he held talks with the UAE’s Foreign Minister, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Minister of State for Food and Water Security, and Minister of State for Foreign Trade.

Outgoing British Ambassador receives Ministry of Defence award

Ministry of Defence, September 8, 2020 3:46 PM

Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő presented Ambassador Iain Lindsay with the “For Defence” honorary title on Monday 7 September. The Defence Minister thanked the British diplomat for his many years of work at the residence of the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Hungary, in Budapest.

Hungary would like to benefit from the opportunities afforded by artificial intelligence

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, September 8, 2020 3:10 PM

“Hungary would like to benefit from the opportunities afforded by artificial intelligence, and would like to be one of the winners of these technological changes”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics declared on Tuesday at the University of Debrecen, where he presented the country’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy.

Ban on leaving and visiting social institutions

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 8, 2020 2:19 PM

Beginning on 7 September, Hungary has ordered a ban on leaving and visiting all social institutions that provide specialised care, based on a decree issued by the National Chief Medical Officer.

The extraordinary measures are also protecting the economy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 8, 2020 1:15 PM

“In addition to protecting human health, the government’s extraordinary measures are also protecting the economy from the coronavirus”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Monday in Kiskunfélegyháza, where he presented a competitiveness-increasing program funding certificate.

All enterprises that realise development projects are allies of the Hungarian government

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 7, 2020 4:05 PM

“The government of Hungary regards all enterprises that are realising development and investment projects now, in the interests of preserving their workplaces and creating new ones, as allies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Pannon Vegetable Oil Production Limited’s new vegetable oil refinery plant in the Bács-Kiskun County town of Foktő on Monday. The new plant is being realised with an investment of over 22 billion forints (EUR 61 million) and 1.8 billion forints (EUR 5 million) in state funding.

Educational, health care and social projects financed in Kenya from Hungarian grants

The Prime Minister, September 7, 2020 3:58 PM

Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri Anthony Muheria, Chancellor of the Tangaza University of Eastern Africa Gary Mueller and Chief Executive Officer of the development group Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a message for Hungary’s financial assistance. At the same time, they informed the Prime Minister about the projects to be implemented from the Hungarian grants, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.

Cooperation between Hajdú Bihar and Bihar counties and the participation of Hungarians at Romanian local government elections is important

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 7, 2020 2:23 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó emphasised the importance of cooperation between Hungary’s Hajdú Bihar County and Bihar County in Romania, as well as of the participation of Hungarians at Romanian local government elections in Nagyvárad (Oradea) on Friday.

Zugló synagogue rebuilt from funding provided by the government inaugurated on Wednesday in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, September 7, 2020 12:55 PM

The reconstruction of the building became necessary due to the fact that in October 2016 it was gutted by fire.

Second motorway border crossing point between Hungary and Romania officially inaugurated

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 7, 2020 12:45 PM

The second motorway border crossing point between Hungary and Romania was officially inaugurated on Friday in the presence of the Hungarian and Romanian Foreign Ministers and the Romanian Minister of Transport.