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Kiskunhalas attack conforms to the European trend

Government, June 10, 2016 11:36 AM

György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian news agency MTI that more and more violent acts can be seen in European refugee camps – including in Hungarian camps – and the case of the Algerian man who attacked an armed guard in the Kiskunhalas closed reception centre on Thursday also conforms to this trend.

The aim of the southern border barrier has not changed

Government spokesperson, June 10, 2016 11:17 AM

On Thursday Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television channel M1 that the aim of the southern border barrier has not changed: it must still prevent migrants from entering the European Union’s territory illegally, without being controlled.

Hungarian and Austrian Ministers of Defence Discuss Ways for Strengthening Bilateral Defence Cooperation

Ministry of Defence, June 10, 2016 10:48 AM

On Thursday, 9th June the Ministers of Defence of Hungary and Austria met in Budapest to discuss ways for strengthening and enhancing military and defence cooperation between the two countries.

Mihály Varga and high-profile Kyrgyz delegation discuss fostering closer economic relations

Ministry of Finance, June 10, 2016 9:51 AM

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga met with Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Chinibai Akunovich Tursunbekov to find options for bolstering industrial cooperation and existing economic ties.

An Algerian man attacked an armed guard in Kiskunhalas

Government spokesperson, June 10, 2016 8:57 AM

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced at the 53rd Governmentinfo press conference that another incident occurred on Thursday in Kiskunhalas: an Algerian man resisted the police when they tried to present him for a hearing, and the 27-year-old man attacked an armed guard.

Four major health care centres are required in Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, June 10, 2016 8:48 AM

The Government decided that four major health care centres are required in Budapest, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 53 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.

Hungarian Government seeks to integrate, rather than assimilate, national minorities

Prime Minister’s Office, June 10, 2016 8:37 AM

The Hungarian Government seeks to integrate, rather than assimilate, the national minorities living in Hungary, State Secretary for National Policy Árpád János Potápi highlighted on Thursday in Budapest.

It is in Hungary’s interests for China to be afforded market economy status

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 9, 2016 3:47 PM

“The Hungarian Government believes that Hungarian-Chinese trade flow would also receive further momentum if China were to be afforded market economy status by the European Union, because this would also mean more market opportunities for Hungarian companies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the meeting of Chinese and Central-Eastern European (CEEC) Ministers of Trade in Ningbo, eastern China.

V4 countries have put the hardest year behind them

The Prime Minister, June 9, 2016 3:08 PM

On Wednesday, after a summit of Visegrád country prime ministers in Prague, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a press conference that the Visegrád Group have put the hardest and most complicated year behind them, and have successfully tackled the problems that had arisen.

The constitutional amendment and the approval of counter-terrorism legislation are decisions of great importance

The Prime Minister, June 9, 2016 3:04 PM

Following the V4 summit in Prague on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference that on Tuesday the Hungarian parliament had made a very important decision by the approving the constitutional amendment and the counter-terrorism legislation.