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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has become unfit for his post

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 7, 2016 11:31 AM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has said that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has become unfit to fill any kind of post within the UN. Mr. Szijjártó was responding to a statement by the High Commissioner in which he criticised “populist” politicians.

The tensions in the Western Balkans are endangering Hungary’s security

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 7, 2016 11:11 AM

“The increasingly strong tensions in the Western Balkan region represent a major security risk to Hungary”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday after attending the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia.

State budget characterized by predictability and stability

Ministry of Finance, September 7, 2016 11:00 AM

Fiscal data of recent months have repeatedly confirmed the adequacy of the Government’s responsible budget policy. Thanks to that, by the end of August 2016 the deficit of the central sub sector of the state budget fell to HUF 274.0bn, the lowest level in fifteen years. This favourable trend shows that Hungarian reforms are working.

Pakistani migrants escape from Kiskunhalas

Government, September 7, 2016 8:44 AM

On Tuesday György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, told Hungarian news agency MTI that seven migrants – most of them Pakistani citizens – had escaped from the Guarded Asylum Reception Centre in Kiskunhalas. Five men have already been apprehended by police and the authorities are still looking for two Pakistani migrants.

President of Poland will be the guest of honour at Hungary’s commemoration event on 23 October

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 7, 2016 8:19 AM

Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog announced on Monday that President of Poland Andrzej Duda will be the guest of honour at Hungary’s commemoration event on 23 October, which will mark the 60th anniversary of the anti-Communist revolution.

Péter Szijjártó discusses security and energy policy with other European foreign ministers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 6, 2016 4:18 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks on security and energy policy with three other EU foreign ministers at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia.

Czech police officers have arrived in Hungary to help protect the border

Ministry of Interior, September 6, 2016 2:03 PM

A total of fifty Czech police officers arrived in Budapest in Monday; the contingent will be involved in protecting Hungary’s southern border within the framework of Visegrád Group (V4 – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) border security cooperation.

The Government is continuing its enterprise-friendly politics

Ministry of Finance, September 6, 2016 1:14 PM

“The basis for the country’s economic success is that many successful enterprises that are capable of being the engines of development should operate in Hungary”, Mihály Varga said at the 6th Jász Expo and Festival in Jászberény.

Government to provide 3 million euros in support to Christian communities that have suffered attacks

Ministry of Finance, September 6, 2016 1:12 PM

“The Government has decided to establish a 3 million euro fund to assist Christian communities around the world that have suffered attacks”, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told Hungarian news agency MTI.

The growth of the Hungarian economy is outstanding

Ministry of Finance, September 6, 2016 1:10 PM

GDP in Hungary increased by 2.6 percent during the second quarter of 2016, an outstanding figure in EU comparison and the second highest level of Q2 growth within the European Union. Despite the fact that the level of EU funding received by Hungary was again lower than expected in the second quarter of the year, the growth trajectory of the Hungarian economy continues to show promising signs. Hungary’s GDP is currently 10 percent higher than its 2010 level.