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Progress in the Middle East peace process is extremely difficult

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 14, 2019 2:32 PM

“It has transpired that progress in the Middle East peace process is extremely difficult”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Warsaw, where he is attending an international conference on the situation in the Middle East.

Hungarian economy grew at a higher-than-expected rate of 4.8 percent in Q4 2018

Ministry of Finance, February 14, 2019 1:52 PM

The Hungarian economy’s performance has been improving: the rate of economic growth hit 4.8 percent last year, the highest figure in the past fifteen years, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said. As growth has been decelerating globally and in the entire European Union, the Government is working to maintain the current growth momentum.

We are spending the money on families, not migrants

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 14, 2019 12:39 PM

“Hungary is spending the money on families, not migrants”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday.

European Commission attacks Hungarian and Italian governments on same score

Prime Minister’s Office, February 14, 2019 10:36 AM

On Wednesday in Rome Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office had consultations with officials of the Italian government responsible for affairs concerning the European Union about the attacks levelled at Budapest and Rome from Brussels, the European Commission’s proposals regarding the budget, immigration and the upcoming European parliamentary elections.

Game damage assessment protocol may lead to balanced wildlife management

Ministry of Agriculture, February 13, 2019 4:42 PM

“The introduction of the game damage assessment protocol may lead to balanced wildlife management and place the relationship of farmers and game managers within a legislative framework”, Minister of State for Land Affairs Márton Bitay from the Ministry of Agriculture said at a professional conference during the 26th FeHoVa International Exhibition for Fishing, Hunting and Arms.

Croat-Hungarian forest management in accord

Ministry of Agriculture, February 13, 2019 4:41 PM

Minister of State for Land Affairs Márton Bitay invited Croatian Deputy Minister for Forestry, Hunting and Logging Renata Ojurović to an informal discussion on the opening day of FeHoVa, the International Exhibition for Fishing, Hunting and Arms.

Hungarian and Turkish political leaders talk to each other frankly

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 13, 2019 2:58 PM

Hungarian and Turkish political leaders are able to talk to each other frankly, without hypocrisy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday at the business forum titled Go Africa held in Istanbul after he had talks with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Cavusoglu and Turkish Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan.

We have lost one of Central Europe’s foremost freedom fighters

The Prime Minister, February 13, 2019 2:01 PM

Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister, informed Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has offered his condolences to Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, following the death of former Polish prime minister Jan Olszewski.

Moldova is also important due to Hungary’s Eastern borders

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 13, 2019 12:37 PM

Hungary which lies at the Eastern border of the European Union has a vested interest in being bordered by countries from the East which are prepared to cooperate with the EU both economically and in our security endeavours, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone during a break in his negotiations in Moldova on Tuesday.

Situation in Balkans poses major security threat

Government, February 13, 2019 12:33 PM

Due to the pressure of migration, the situation in the Balkans poses a major security threat, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the public service television news channel M1.