Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade declared in the Thursday morning programme of M1 update channel: In the question of refugee affairs, the pressure on Hungary is the greatest and the most significant, according to the data, more immigrants were registered in Hungary than in Italy or Greece.
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary for Government Communications.
A memorial service was held today in Bavaria to commemorate the Hungarians who were taken away to and perished in the Dachau concentration camp and its sub-camps. The event, as part of which a memorial plaque prepared under the auspices of the Hungarian Government was inaugurated by Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and his Bavarian counterpart, Dr Ludwig Spaenele, Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs, Science and Arts, was also attended by Dr Csaba Latorcai, Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Visegrád countries continue to play a key role in the EU policy which is designed to help the eastern partner countries to achieve stability and to embark on a path of growth, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs István Mikola pointed out at the meeting of the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Visegrád countries held in Batumi in Georgia.
Hungarian foreign policy has passed the test in the promotion of investment in Hungary, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday at the press conference of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) held in Budapest.
The Government is about to establish a new supervisory body to prevent future bank- and brokerage scandals and tax fraud, Hungarian newswire MTI reports.
At a press conference held in Budapest on Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced that the Government has instructed Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér to prepare for closure of the Hungarian-Serbian border by next Wednesday; this will be achieved by erecting a four-metre-high fence.
According to Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation István Mikola, Hungary could help Ukraine improve its business environment and competitiveness, boost foreign investment and strengthen the SME sector.
According to the latest Eurostat report, in Q1 2015 Hungary – along with Latvia – recorded the largest quarter-on-quarter employment growth. While this indicator showed growth of 0.1 percent within the Euro-zone (19 member states) and 0.3 percent within the EU28, it improved outstandingly, by 1.5 percent, in Hungary.
Eastern-Central-Europe continues to remain exposed from the respect of energy security, and Hungary, too, is vulnerable, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday in Budapest after he received Maros Sefcovic, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Energy Union.