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Péter Szijjártó has once again turned to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe with relation to the plight of Transcarpathian Hungarians

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 16, 2018 2:12 PM

Minister Péter Szijjártó has once again turned to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe with relation to the plight of Transcarpathian Hungarians, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.

Sándor Pintér plans to continue heading the Ministry of Interior with unchanged goals

Ministry of Interior, May 16, 2018 1:58 PM

Sándor Pintér plans to begin his fourth term as Minister of Interior with unchanged goals, including continuing to strive to protect Hungary’s culture and national sovereignty, and maintaining order and security, the current Minister said on Monday at his hearing before a joint meeting of Parliament’s National Defence and National Security committees in Budapest.

We must work to improve the demographic situation

Ministry of Human Capacities, May 16, 2018 12:48 PM

Candidate for the post of Minister of Human Capacities Miklós Kásler highlighted achieving a turnaround in the current demographic trend, building the workfare society, reinforcing national identity and the physical, social and spiritual security of upcoming generations as important plans to be realised during his hearing before Parliament’s Public Welfare Committee on Monday.

Many conflict situations are not moving towards a solution

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 16, 2018 12:45 PM

“Many conflict situations are not moving towards a solution, and these represent new security challenges for both Central Europe and Hungary”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlighted on Tuesday at his hearing before Parliament’s National Security Committee.

Representing cross-border Hungarians will remain one of the important tasks of foreign policy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 16, 2018 12:08 PM

“Representing cross-border Hungarian communities will remain one of the most important tasks of foreign policy, as has been the case so far”, Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday at his hearing before Parliament’s National Solidarity Committee prior to his reappointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Viktor Orbán thanks the people of Hungary’s villages

The Prime Minister, May 15, 2018 5:11 PM

On Tuesday Bertalan Havasi, Deputy State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Press Office, told Hungarian press agency MTI that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has started a tour of the country to express his thanks for the support he received in the general election on 8 April. He will revisit several places he visited during the election campaign.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to gain new spheres of competence

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 15, 2018 5:09 PM

“International energy negotiations and cross-border development projects are to be added to the duties of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trade, in addition to which the Information Office will also be under the supervision of the Ministry”, candidate for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at his hearing before Parliament’s Economic Committee on Tuesday.

Sargentini report is an indictment

Government, May 15, 2018 2:54 PM

László Trócsányi, the incumbent Justice Minister who was nominated to head the Ministry also in the new government, regards the Sargentini Report as an indictment with a list of already closed cases. He also said at his pre-appointment hearing held before Parliament’s European Affairs Committee on 15 May 2018 that he expects major disputes on this matter in the autumn. The Committee’s government-party members supported the politician’s appointment.

I have firm plans with relation to the future of the Hungarian Defence Force, says Tibor Benkő

Government, May 15, 2018 2:21 PM

Tibor Benkő is an expert on the past and present of the Hungarian Defence Force and has firm plans with relation to its future as Minister of Defence, the current Chief of Staff said at his hearing before a joint session of Parliament’s Defence and National Security Committees on Monday.

István Nagy would like to realise the further whitening of Hungarian agriculture

Government, May 15, 2018 2:16 PM

Important tasks within the field of agriculture include the reduction of unemployment, facilitating the further whitening of agriculture, increasing the size of irrigated areas and increasing processing capacities, candidate for the post of Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said, amongst others, at his hearing before Parliament’s Agriculture Committee on Monday in Budapest.