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Hungary is supporting Serbia’s EU accession preparations with agricultural and environmental programmes

Ministry of Agriculture, July 2, 2015 2:54 PM

Hungarian support for Serbia’s European integration efforts was the main topic of discussion during bilateral talks held on Wednesday between Hungarian Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas and Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snežana Bogosavljević Bošković.

More Hungarian export to Serbia needed

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 2, 2015 2:48 PM

There is a need for more Hungarian export to Serbia and tighter cross-border economic cooperation, particularly between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Hungarian-Serbian business forum on Wednesday in Budapest.

Hungarian enterprises expected among participants of Serbian privatization

Ministry of Finance, July 2, 2015 9:28 AM

On the sidelines of the Hungarian and Serbian prime ministers’ summit, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Minister of State for Economic Regulation Béla Glattfelder met with Serbian Economy Minister Željko Sertić and Finance Minister Dušan Vujović. At the event, the Serbia’s representatives announced that the Serbian Privatization Agency has been preparing the privatization of 51 Serbian companies and they welcome every Hungarian enterprise showing interest as the Agency hopes to have investors from neighbouring countries.

Good neighbourly relations between Serbia and Hungary may continue in the years to come

The Prime Minister, July 1, 2015 6:23 PM

The issue of migration, the management of „modern-age mass migration”, or in other words, the restoration of the patrolling of the Hungarian border, is not a factor that could distance Hungary from Serbia, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Hungarian-Serbian business forum organised by Magyar Nemzeti Kereskedőház Zrt. in Budapest on Wednesday.

Southern borders must be protected

The Prime Minister, July 1, 2015 5:16 PM

Hungary is compelled to protect its southern borders, but this measure is in no way directed against Serbia and the Serbian people, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Wednesday in Budapest, at the press conference held jointly with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic after the Hungarian-Serbian government meeting.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees may extend its operations in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 1, 2015 3:14 PM

The Government debated and approved the proposal on the finalisation and promulgation of the text of the protocol on the modification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Hungary and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at its meeting held on 21 June. The document will be promulgated shortly.

Serbian, Austrian and Hungarian interior ministers agreed on cooperation

Ministry of Interior, July 1, 2015 1:17 PM

The Serbian, Austrian and Hungarian interior ministers agreed on close cooperation on Tuesday in Budapest in the interest of curbing the extreme migration pressure affecting their countries. The ministers laid down their agreement in a memorandum of understanding.

The EU recognised that there is unparalleled pressure on Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 30, 2015 5:07 PM

The European Union itself has recognised that most of the pressure that is currently weighing on Europe due to illegal migration affects Hungary. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó had a meeting with Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship.

We will be a member of a stronger NATO by next summer

Ministry of Defence, June 30, 2015 4:30 PM

As a result of the reinforcement measures taken in the recent period, Hungary will be a member of a more agile and stronger NATO by next summer, the Minister of Defence stated at the annual conference of defence, military and air attachés in Budapest on Tuesday, 30 June.

American companies consider Hungary to be an important economic partner

Ministry of Finance, June 30, 2015 3:43 PM

Hungary has managed to successfully confront the financial crisis the repercussions of which Greece is suffering from even today, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the business forum organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary. Speaking of the country’s current economic situation the Minister pointed out that macro-economic indicators, which have recently tended to beat prior expectations, provide an investor-friendly business environment also for American enterprises operating in Hungary.