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Countries who comply with regulations under attack in EU

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2015 2:29 PM

According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, it is still the countries who are complying with EU regulations and who openly identify the challenges faced that are under attack within the European Union.

Hungary earned its place in the EU on account of its performance and history

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2015 2:07 PM

Levente Magyar, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade takes the view that Hungary was not admitted to the EU by European bureaucrats but the Hungarian people earned a place in the EU on account of their performance and history.

Fracturing of Schengen system could endanger Hungary’s foreign trade performance

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2015 1:22 PM

“If the Schengen system fractures as a result of migration pressure, confidence in the region will decrease and the foreign trade performance of Hungarian enterprises could be endangered as a result”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Budapest at the 4th Export Conference organised by Hungarian economic daily Világgazdaság.

Chinese Deputy Minister of Agriculture visits Hungary

Ministry of Agriculture, September 24, 2015 11:04 AM

Hungarian Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas held bilateral talks with Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China Qu Dongyu on 23 September, during the course of which they reviewed current and potential opportunities for cooperation in agriculture within the fields of research and technology development (rice cultivation, aquaculture, animal husbandry, quality assurance) and environmental protection and technology.

Ukraine should respect European standards!

Prime Minister’s Office, September 24, 2015 10:11 AM

The State Secretariat for Nation Policy finds it regrettable that the Central Election Committee of Ukraine has decided to establish new electoral districts before the local government elections of October. The restructuring of the electoral districts of Bereg County – which affects Hungarians living in Transcarpathia the most – makes no sense, as the settlements of the four newly established electoral districts are not even neighbouring ones.

Chief negotiator for Serbia’s EU accession visits Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2015 9:35 AM

Chief Negotiator for Serbia's accession negotiations with the EU Tanja Miscevic and her delegation paid an official visit to Budapest on 22 September. The guests were received by Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy Levente Magyar.

We should consider letting migrants through to Austria and Germany

The Prime Minister, September 24, 2015 9:10 AM

Speaking to journalists early on Thursday morning after the extraordinary EU summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained the position he had argued for in the discussions. He said that Hungary has two options: either it protects its green border with a fence, or “if some do not like this”, it also has the option of letting migrants through to Austria and Germany.

Protecting the Greek borders is top of the agenda

The Prime Minister, September 23, 2015 6:50 PM

The most important issue of the Wednesday EU summit is the protection of the Greek borders, and we should achieve that if Athens itself is unable to do so, Europe should be allowed to step in as part of a joint effort, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said upon arriving at the summit in Brussels.

Today Bavaria’s borders are being defended by Hungary

The Prime Minister, September 23, 2015 6:19 PM

Speaking about the migration crisis at a joint press conference with the Bavarian minister-president and Chairman of Germany’s conservative CSU party, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that today Bavaria’s borders are being defended by Hungary.

Hungary and Serbia seek even tighter cooperation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 23, 2015 4:16 PM

“Hungary and Serbia are seeking to establish even tighter economic cooperation, because the value of friendship increases in challenging times”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in the Vojvodinian city of Zenta (Senta), where he and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic opened a new automotive cable manufacturing plant built by Tisza Automotive Ltd., a member of the Hungarian Tisza Cipő Group.