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Special envoys to be appointed to tackle anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Brussels

Ministry of Justice, October 5, 2015 3:38 PM

On Monday, Minister of State for Cooperation in European and International Affairs at the Ministry of Justice Barna Berke said on public television channel M1 that “two special envoys will be appointed by the European Commission in order to tackle anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents”.

Transcarpathia must not be neglected during the migration crisis either

Ministry of Human Capacities, October 5, 2015 2:02 PM

Although charity organizations too are faced with a huge challenge due to the migration crisis, three of them will continue to focus their attention on the Transarpathian region, Minister of State for Churches, National Minorities and Civil Affairs Miklós Soltész said on Sunday on national television channel M1.

Volume of retail sales up by 4.7 percent in August 2015

Ministry of Finance, October 5, 2015 11:27 AM

According to preliminary data from the month of August 2015, the volume of retail sales rose by 4.7 percent in Hungary, year-on-year. Calendar-effect adjusted data show that the sales volume increased by 3.7 percent at food- and non-specified food retailers, by 4.6 percent at non-food retailers and by 7.4 percent at filling stations, compared to the same period of the previous year. In the period January-August 2015, the volume of retail sales was 6.1 percent higher year-on-year.

Migration is a global problem that requires a global response

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 4, 2015 4:32 PM

“Migration is a global problem that requires a global response; the UN must take a leading role in providing a solution, in which the key figures of global politics and the global economy must play their part”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday during a speech at the 70th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly.

We may become Central-Europe’s growth hub

The Prime Minister, October 2, 2015 3:06 PM

Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary.

Foreign trade sector posts surplus of some EUR 5bn in the initial seven months of 2015

Ministry of Finance, October 2, 2015 2:09 PM

In July 2015, the volume of exports and imports was up by 6 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively, year-on-year. Thus, foreign trade surplus rose to EUR 646 million in the month of July 2015, while the surplus accumulated in the period January-July 2015 reached EUR 4.9bn. In addition to the motor vehicle manufacturing sector, the pharmaceuticals sector also contributed to growth.

Péter Szijjártó reopens Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 2, 2015 1:28 PM

On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó reopened the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, which was closed in 2009.

Diversity not only enriches our society, it also makes us stronger

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 2, 2015 1:27 PM

“The Holocaust continues to weigh down on the Hungarian soul as a deep trauma. Those historical events are experienced as a tragedy by Hungarian society as a whole,” the Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation said in New York, where he met with representatives of Jewish organisations on 30 September.

Coordinated US-Russian action needed in Syria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 2, 2015 12:05 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in New York that an agreement is needed concerning the coordinated action of the US and Russia in Syria in order to achieve breakthrough success in the fight against the Islamic State.

Croatian Prime Minister attacks Hungary as agent of Socialist International

The Prime Minister, October 2, 2015 12:03 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán takes the view that Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic should be looked upon as an agent of the Socialist International whose duty it is to attack Hungary.