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Global investment management corporation BlackRock officially opens its innovation centre in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 11, 2018 2:00 PM

At the event, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó welcomed the fact that the world’s largest fund management company is developing its financial and business technology, marketing strategy and client data management system using Hungarian professionals. “The investment has contributed to enabling innovation, service and excellence centres to develop to become the second most important sector in Hungary after the automotive industry”, he said.

Ukrainian politics has sunk to appalling depths

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 11, 2018 1:10 PM

Ukrainian politics has sunk to appalling depths according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, who on Thursday discussed the issue with the NATO Deputy Secretary General and informed the U.S. State Department of the situation by telephone.

It is a lie that the Ukrainian state has nothing to do with the website that is listing dual nationals

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 11, 2018 10:05 AM

“It is a lie that the Ukrainian state has nothing to do with the website that is listing suspected dual Ukrainian-Hungarian nationals”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Kossuth Radio’s “Good Morning, Hungary!” show on Thursday morning.

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade concerning the natural disaster that has developed on Mallorca

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 11, 2018 9:45 AM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was shocked to hear about the flooding that has occurred in Mallorca, Spain, in which according to the information currently available at least eighty people have lost their lives, many have disappeared, and many have had to be rescued from the flood-wave.

Without border protection, Hungary would be a halfway house and an assembly-point for migrants

Ministry of Interior, October 11, 2018 9:38 AM

“Without border protection, Hungary would be a halfway house and an assembly-point for migrants, and Europe would be defenceless, and accordingly the Government in no way supports Brussels’ latest efforts aimed at taking border protection away from member states”, the Ministry of Interior’s Parliamentary State Secretary said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI following his hearings before various parliamentary committees on Wednesday.

Foreign Ministry summons Ukrainian Ambassador

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 10, 2018 4:08 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador in view of the fact that “Ukrainian anti-Hungarian politics has moved up to a qualitatively new level”, the Ministry’s Parliamentary State Secretary told reporters in Budapest on Wednesday.

Migration processes must be stopped, not encouraged

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 10, 2018 2:42 PM

“Migration processes must be stopped, not encouraged, and its causes must be eliminated”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to public media on Wednesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén had talks in Vatican regarding migration and possible papal visit

Government, October 10, 2018 1:20 PM

The government takes the view that a very clear distinction must be made between economic migration and the taking in of those fleeing for their lives, said Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén who had talks during his Monday visit to the Vatican with Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State at the Holy See. Talking to the public service media, the Deputy Prime Minister said that at his meeting they spoke about the possibility of a papal visit to Hungary as well as about the beatification of Cardinal József Mindszenty.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán requested István Tarlós to run for office of Mayor of Budapest again

The Prime Minister, October 10, 2018 1:11 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán requested Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós to run for office again in the next municipal elections. The Prime Minister announced this after he had talks with Mr Tarlós.

Péter Szijjártó receives honorary doctorate in Astana

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 10, 2018 11:43 AM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has been awarded an honorary doctorate by KAZGUU University in Kazakhstan; the title was presented on Wednesday in Astana by the University’s Rector, Talgat Narikbayev, the Ministry of foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI.