It was with deep shock and sorrow that Hungary learned of the heinous murder of the Prosecutor General of Egypt, Hisham Barakat, a leading figure of combating terrorism.
The Government has adopted a stable budget for 2016 which takes into account the potential repercussions of the Greek crisis and includes a contingency fund of above HUF 200bn, Minister of State for Public Finances Péter Benő Banai told public news channel M1.
EIB Vice-President László Baranyai and Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga signed a loan agreement for EUR 500 million. The main rationale for concluding the agreement was that low-cost EIB loans make the co-financing of projects supported by EU funding easier.
Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér proposes the establishing of refugee camps outside the territory of the EU. In his opinion, all those fleeing persecution should be received once the asylum procedure has been conducted in these camps, while individual member states should be free to decide individually whether or not to receive economic immigrants.
Hungary strongly condemns the terrorist attacks committed on Friday, 26 June in Tunisia and Kuwait, in which foreign tourists and innocent civilians have also lost their lives.
The latest developments of the Greek crisis are having a limited impact on the Hungarian economy, as trade relations with Greece are relatively modest, constituting only 0.4 percent of overall foreign trade volume, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga told journalists following the presentation ceremony of Awards for Successful Enterprises in Budapest.
Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Astana Deputy Mayor Nurali Aliyev discussed details of "Expo 2017: "Energy of the Future" and the broadening of Kazakh-Hungarian relations. At the first expo of Central Asia, organizers are awaiting exhibitors from more than 100 countries and they are expecting the number of visitors to exceed 5 million.
On 26 June 2015, the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Group countries issued a joint declaration to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Charter.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced after the summit of EU heads of government and state that the immigration aspect of the Ukrainian conflict is not currently on Hungary’s agenda, but may yet be, and whatever happens will be Hungary’s and Poland’s joint concern.
At a press conference following the summit of EU heads of government and state, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in Brussels that the country specific economic policy recommendations published by the European Commission include two that Hungary cannot accept; one concerning the public work scheme, and another concerning a proposed budget adjustment.