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Hungary is overachieving in the protection of the Schengen borders

Ministry of Interior, August 17, 2015 4:13 PM

At a press conference in Budapest on Monday, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior Károly Kontrát said that Hungary is overachieving in the protection of the Schengen borders, and it is the EU Member State which is doing the most in this area.

Illegal migration – Zoltán Kovács: it is our elementary interest to relay the message to those on the way

Prime Minister’s Office, August 14, 2015 11:31 AM

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács takes the view that it is an elementary interest of the European Union and Hungary to relay the Government’s message to those who are already on their way as, based on the relevant statistics, the vast majority of them prove to be mere economic migrants and could not expect to be granted asylum.

Human trafficking is one of the gravest violations of human rights

Ministry of Interior, August 14, 2015 10:54 AM

Human trafficking is one of the gravest violations of human rights, in the prevention of which international cooperation plays a key role, Krisztina Berta, Deputy State Secretary for EU and International Affairs at the Ministry of Interior and National Anti-trafficking Coordinator, said at the press conference organised by the Ministry of Interior at the Sziget Festival on Thursday.

We must remember the victims of Communism

Ministry of Human Capacities, August 14, 2015 9:25 AM

It is our moral duty to remember the victims of the Communist regime said Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog on Thursday in Budapest, when he handed over Hungary’s contribution of 25 million forints to the initiators of a memorial of the victims of Communism in Ottawa, the Tribute to Liberty Foundation.

Number of childbirths on the rise in Hungary

Ministry of Human Capacities, August 14, 2015 9:19 AM

The number of childbirths has been continuously rising in Hungary for the past two years, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday.

Government to launch campaign in transit countries

Prime Minister’s Office, August 14, 2015 8:56 AM

The Government will decide next week on launching a campaign in the migration transit countries in order to break the organised human trafficking route that leads from Hungary to the West, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced. János Lázár proposed to the Government at his press conference “Governmentinfo 19. What does the Government do and why?” that all Hungarian calls for proposals for the EU fiscal cycle between 2014-2020 should be published by 30 June 2017.

Food safety authority regularly monitors Italian wines

Ministry of Agriculture, August 13, 2015 3:25 PM

The Wine and Alcoholic Beverages Directorate of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NFCSO) is taking all necessary action to ensure that the wine in the glasses of Hungarian consumers is of suitable quality and traceable origin.

American power management company Eaton opens services centre in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 13, 2015 3:22 PM

In Budapest on Thursday, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Levente Magyar and Eaton Regional President Kurt McMaken jointly announced that American power management company Eaton has opened a shared services centre in Budapest, which will create some 150 new jobs by the end of 2016.

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the alleged murder of Tomislav Salopek

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 13, 2015 1:58 PM

Hungary utterly condemns every threat or act of terrorism; this condemnation naturally applies to the alleged murder of Tomislav Salopek.

A double border barrier is needed along the entire length of the Hungarian-Serbian border

Prime Minister’s Office, August 12, 2015 4:52 PM

At a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that a double border barrier is needed along the entire length of the 177-kilometre-long Hungarian-Serbian border.