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Public finances began the year with a surplus in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, February 7, 2017 12:40 PM

The central sub sector of the state budget closed the month of January 2017 with a surplus of HUF 123.4bn, a favourable first-month figure in light of similar data from recent years. In the implementation of the 2017 Budget, the Government continues to be committed to managing public finances in a sustainable and responsible manner.

Founding joint ventures could be an important future area of Russian-Hungarian agricultural cooperation

Ministry of Agriculture, February 7, 2017 12:36 PM

“Founding joint ventures could be an important future area of Russian-Hungarian agricultural cooperation”, the two countries’ agriculture ministers determined during their negotiations in Moscow on Monday.

The sanctions against Russia have failed from both a political and economic perspective

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 7, 2017 8:26 AM

“With relation to Ukraine, the European Union has provided mistaken responses to a situation that is full of challenges, and the sanctions introduced against Russia have failed from both a political and economic perspective because they have not achieved the required results”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in the recess of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Europe’s external borders must be reinforced

Government spokesperson, February 6, 2017 5:47 PM

“The joint statement adopted at last week’s EU summit in Malta is to all intents and purposes equivalent to what Hungary has been proposing with relation to reinforcing the protection of Europe’s external borders and restoring law and order along the EU’s border zones in the interests of managing the situation”, Zoltán Kovács said in London.

Closer Hungarian-Slovenian economic relations to help improve competitiveness of Central Europe

Ministry of Finance, February 6, 2017 4:17 PM

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Slovenia’s Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek discussed cooperation options related to industrial policies, digitalization and electro-mobility. Mihály Varga stressed that the Hungarian Government does everything in its power to assist partnerships between the enterprises of the two countries through cross-border programmes.

Joint statement by Hungarian and German Foreign Ministers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, February 6, 2017 4:00 PM

It was on this day 25 years ago that the representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Hungary signed the “agreement on friendly cooperation and European partnership”.

Hungary sends new contingents of police to Serbia and Macedonia

Ministry of Interior, February 6, 2017 3:18 PM

Hungary is sending new contingents of police to Serbia and Macedonia. Speaking before the 15 and 25-person units at the National Standby Police’s facility on Monday, Chief Police Commissioner Zsolt Halmosi said: “We can expect a significant increase in migration as a result of the easing weather”.

Almost 30 thousand asylum requests were submitted last year

Government, February 5, 2017 2:53 PM

“The number of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in Hungary decreased last year, but we cannot uphold the illusion that the problems will be solved”, Director General of the Immigration and Asylum Office Zsuzsanna Végh said at a press conference in Budapest.

The United States has the right to determine its own border policy

Government, February 5, 2017 2:35 PM

“I am surprised to observe the neurotic reactions criticising the decision of the United States”, the Prime Minister said with relation to American President Donald Trump’s executive decree banning the citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering the United States.

Nothing justifies a fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border

Government, February 5, 2017 2:32 PM

“There is nothing to justify the reinforcement of Hungarian-Romanian border protection, and accordingly there will be no fence there”, György Bakondi said on Hungarian M1 television’s Saturday evening current affairs program.