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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives new British Ambassador]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The United Kingdom plays an important role in preserving the continent’s security”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on 13 October after receiving the UK’s new Ambassador to Budapest Paul Leonard Fox for an introductory visit.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-10-13T21:28:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-10-13T21:28:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[National flag hoisted, then lowered to half-mast in front of the Parliament Building]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On the anniversary of the 1848-1849 Revolution and War of Independence, on the Day of Remembrance for the Martyrs of Arad, the national flag on Kossuth Square was ceremoniously hoisted, then lowered to half-mast with full military honours on Tuesday morning in the presence of Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-10-06T09:25:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-10-06T09:25:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives Georgia’s Ambassador to Budapest]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő received Georgia’s Ambassador to Budapest Zaal Gogsadze on Monday 21 September to discuss the upcoming meeting between the two countries’ defence ministers.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-09-22T13:37:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-09-22T13:37:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister receives Kingdom of the Netherlands’ Ambassador to Budapest]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary’s Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő received Ambassador to Budapest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands René van Hell in his office on Monday 14 September in Budapest.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-09-15T14:33:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-09-15T14:33:00+02:00</updated>
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      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Outgoing British Ambassador receives Ministry of Defence award]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő presented Ambassador Iain Lindsay with the “For Defence” honorary title on Monday 7 September. The Defence Minister thanked the British diplomat for his many years of work at the residence of the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Hungary, in Budapest.
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    <published>2020-09-08T15:46:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-09-08T15:46:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister received Hungarian Ambassador to Brussels and Luxembourg ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The recent past has clearly demonstrated that military capabilities are also required in peacetime, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő stated after he received in his office Tamás Iván Kovács, Hungarian Ambassador to Brussels and Luxembourg on 31 August, Monday. ]]></summary>
    <published>2020-09-01T10:49:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-09-01T10:49:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary is a committed ally of NATO ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[NATO guarantees Europe’s security; however, the common defence organisation can only rely on the capabilities of the armies of nations, Defence Minister Dr Tibor Benkő stated on 28 August, Friday, after he received in his office Zoltán Nagy, Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of Hungary to NATO. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-08-28T16:00:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-08-28T16:00:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Disease Control Deployment Unit conducted an exercise ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On 27 August, Thursday, the Disease Control Deployment Unit conducted a notification and deployment exercise at the Kútvölgyi Clinic Block in Budapest. During the exercise, the Hungarian Defence Forces 93 Petőfi Sándor Chemical Battalion represented the Hungarian Defence Forces.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-08-27T18:30:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-08-27T18:30:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister received Hungary’s Representative to EU Political and Security Committee ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On 25 August, Tuesday, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő received at an introductory visit Bálint Ódor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union, Representative to the Political and Security Committee (PSC) which is also responsible for common security and defence policy issues. ]]></summary>
    <published>2020-08-27T13:10:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-08-27T13:10:00+02:00</updated>
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    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-received-hungary-s-representative-to-eu-political-and-security-committee</id>
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      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungarian armed forces development is significant also by European standards]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We strive for Hungary to be an independent country, and for the Hungarian people to be able to live in peace and security. This is one of the reasons why there is a need for the development of the Hungarian Defence Forces, and the implementation of the Defence and Armed Forces Development Programme, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő stated on 24 August, Monday, at a head of mission meeting organised at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for ambassadors. ]]></summary>
    <published>2020-08-27T13:07:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-08-27T13:07:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-armed-forces-development-is-significant-also-by-european-standards"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-armed-forces-development-is-significant-also-by-european-standards</id>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Modern air defence missiles for Hungarian Defence Forces ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ air defence capabilities will be reinforced with modern US missile systems, according to an announcement made on 12 August, Wednesday, in the Balaton utca building of the Ministry of Defence in Budapest. Defence Minister Tibor Benkő and US Ambassador to Hungary David Cornstein signed a declaration of intent with respect to the development which is crucial for the security of Hungary and the region. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-08-13T20:00:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-08-13T20:00:00+02:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary’s Defence and Military Forces Development Program is a major step forward]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő called Hungary’s Defence and Military Forces Development Program a major step forward in Hungarian M1 current affairs television on Monday evening, 27 July.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-07-30T13:59:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-07-30T13:59:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-s-defence-and-military-forces-development-program-is-a-major-step-forward"/>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Joint action is required in the interests of European security]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Joint action is required in the interests of European security, the Hungarian and Slovakian defence ministers agreed at a meeting on Wednesday in Budapest.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-07-22T14:54:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-07-22T14:54:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/joint-action-is-required-in-the-interests-of-european-security"/>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Strong ties connect armies of Germany and Hungary together ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Europe’s peace and security are the most important, in preserving which both countries have their own duties and responsibilities, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said at a joint press conference with German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer held on 16 July in Budapest.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-07-17T11:27:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-07-17T11:27:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/strong-ties-connect-armies-of-germany-and-hungary-together"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/strong-ties-connect-armies-of-germany-and-hungary-together</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives Chairman of NATO Military Committee]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The stability of the Western Balkans is a strategic priority for us”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő declared after receiving Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach for a courtesy visit on 10 July.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-07-13T15:57:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-07-13T15:57:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-chairman-of-nato-military-committee"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-chairman-of-nato-military-committee</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[German Ambassador makes introductory visit]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Hungarian and German defence policy thinking is extremely similar in its values and direction”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on Thursday after receiving Germany’s new Ambassador to Budapest Johannes K. Haindl for an introductory visit.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-07-10T11:44:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-07-10T11:44:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/german-ambassador-makes-introductory-visit"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/german-ambassador-makes-introductory-visit</id>
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      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The government is doing everything possible to assure the functioning of transit zones]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The Fidesz-KDNP majority and the government in Hungary are doing everything possible to assure that the fence remains in place and its guarding by military and police personnel continues, and that the transit zones continue to function”, the Ministry of Defence’s Parliamentary State Secretary declared in a statement to public media at the Röszke transit zone on Sunday.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-05-19T09:17:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-05-19T09:17:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-government-is-doing-everything-possible-to-assure-the-functioning-of-transit-zones"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-government-is-doing-everything-possible-to-assure-the-functioning-of-transit-zones</id>
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      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungarian soldiers are also playing an active part in containment of epidemic ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hungarian soldiers, too, are playing an active part in the effort to contain the epidemic, Romulusz Ruszin, deputy head of the Defence Forces Operational Group stressed at the Saturday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-04-18T16:13:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-04-18T16:13:00+02:00</updated>
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    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-soldiers-are-also-playing-an-active-part-in-containment-of-epidemic</id>
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      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HDF management staff appear at further enterprises]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Hungarian Defence Force (HDF) management staff have appeared at further enterprises”, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday. The list includes food industry, shipping and chemical industry companies.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-04-03T13:09:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-04-03T13:09:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hdf-management-staff-appear-at-further-enterprises"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hdf-management-staff-appear-at-further-enterprises</id>
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      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Pressure on medical directors to be reduced by hospital commanders]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The primary task of the hospital commanders, who will be entering service at fifty-one healthcare institutions from 30 March, will be the operation and supervision of the system to ensure that medical directors can concentrate exclusively on patient care and healing”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on TV2 television’s “Mokka” program on Monday morning.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-03-31T11:15:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2020-03-31T11:15:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/pressure-on-medical-directors-to-be-reduced-by-hospital-commanders"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/pressure-on-medical-directors-to-be-reduced-by-hospital-commanders</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[There is no need to fear the soldiers, but quite the opposite]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“On Saturday, over a hundred soldiers will be setting out to the Slovakian and Austrian borders, primarily in the interests of reinforcing the border barrier” Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on Hír Tv’s “Hungary Live” show on Friday, confirming the statements made at the press conference following the meeting of the Operational Staff.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-03-21T17:06:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-03-21T17:06:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/there-is-no-need-to-fear-the-soldiers-but-quite-the-opposite"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/there-is-no-need-to-fear-the-soldiers-but-quite-the-opposite</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HDF management groups will be appearing at the affected enterprises on Thursday morning]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Hungarian Defence Force management groups will be appearing at the affected enterprises on Thursday morning”, Minister of Defence and head of the Action Group Responsible for the Security of Vital Hungarian Enterprises set up with relation to the coronavirus epidemic Tibor Benkő announced on Hungarian M1 current affairs television on the evening of Wednesday, 18 March. Mr. Benkő also spoke about the fact that there will be military personnel on the streets beginning on Friday morning.
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-03-19T15:03:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-03-19T15:03:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hdf-management-groups-will-be-appearing-at-the-affected-enterprises-on-thursday-morning"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hdf-management-groups-will-be-appearing-at-the-affected-enterprises-on-thursday-morning</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Action Group for vital enterprises begins operations]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The Action Group responsible for the functioning of enterprises that are vital in the epidemic situation has begun operations under the leadership of Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő”, the Ministry’s State Secretary announced on Tuesday in Budapest.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-03-17T16:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-03-17T16:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/action-group-for-vital-enterprises-begins-operations"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/action-group-for-vital-enterprises-begins-operations</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister received of Ambassador of United States of America to Budapest ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In the field of defence, the United States of America is one of Hungary’s most important strategic partners, said Defence Minister Tibor Benkő who received US Ambassador to Budapest David Cornstein in his office on 12 March. ]]></summary>
    <published>2020-03-12T18:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-03-12T18:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-received-of-ambassador-of-united-states-of-america-to-budapest"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-received-of-ambassador-of-united-states-of-america-to-budapest</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-term Hungarian-Polish cooperation]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The document on Hungarian-Polish special operations cooperation was signed on Monday, 24 February by Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő and Polish National Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-02-25T16:19:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-02-25T16:19:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/long-term-hungarian-polish-cooperation"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/long-term-hungarian-polish-cooperation</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő holds talks in Sweden]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minster of Defence Tibor Benkő held talks on current defence policy issues and cooperation opportunities involving the defence sectors of the two countries with Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultquist in Stockholm on Wednesday, 19 February. The date of the meeting is important with relation to our bilateral relations in view of the fact that on this same day exactly one hundred years ago in Sweden, Hungarian Ambassador György Barcza presented the note verbale initiating the establishment of diplomatic relations.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-02-20T10:39:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-02-20T10:39:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-tibor-benko-holds-talks-in-sweden"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-tibor-benko-holds-talks-in-sweden</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[NATO member states discuss action against terrorism in Brussels]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ministers of Defence of the NATO member states also discussed international terrorism during their recent two-day meeting in Brussels. “Effective action against international terrorism, which also contributes to solving the problems that give rise to illegal migration, is being given priority in Hungary”, the Ministry of Defence’s State Secretary for Defence István Szabó said in a statement on Thursday, 13 February.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-02-14T11:12:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-02-14T11:12:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/nato-member-states-discuss-action-against-terrorism-in-brussels"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/nato-member-states-discuss-action-against-terrorism-in-brussels</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives Israeli Ambassador]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“As a result of close inter-governmental and political cooperation that is based on common values, our intention to also develop our relations within the fields of innovation and defence, in addition to education and training cooperation, has been reinforced”, Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő said on Friday 7 February after receiving Israel’s Ambassador to Budapest Yacov Hadas-Handelsman for an introductory visit.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-02-07T20:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-02-07T20:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-israeli-ambassador"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-israeli-ambassador</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary’s new National Security Strategy has been drawn up]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The National Security Cabinet has adopted the new National Security Strategy”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő announced at his annual year evaluation and task-setting leadership meeting in Budapest on Tuesday. According to the Minister, the development of the military strategy has also begun parallel to this.
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-02-04T16:05:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-02-04T16:05:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-s-new-national-security-strategy-has-been-drawn-up"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-s-new-national-security-strategy-has-been-drawn-up</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The situation in Iraq is stable]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The situation in Iraq is stable, and there is no need to finish the operation or call the troops home”, it was stated at a press conference on the situation of Hungarian soldiers serving in Iraq held on Monday by Hungarian Defence Force leaders and the Minister of Defence.
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-02-04T14:10:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-02-04T14:10:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-situation-in-iraq-is-stable"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-situation-in-iraq-is-stable</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We successfully prevented the breakthrough attempt]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The border protection system functioned well in the small hours of Tuesday morning, when illegal immigrants attempted to break through the Hungarian border at Röszke”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said in assessment at a press conference in Budapest following a session of the Migration Working Group with the participation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-01-28T20:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-01-28T20:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-successfully-prevented-the-breakthrough-attempt"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-successfully-prevented-the-breakthrough-attempt</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives Swedish Ambassador]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő received Sweden’s Ambassador to Budapest Dag Hartelius in his office on Tuesday, 28 January.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-01-28T16:04:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-01-28T16:04:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-swedish-ambassador"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-swedish-ambassador</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[River border protection has been reinforced]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Migration pressure on the southern border is increasing, and accordingly border protection has also been reinforced with the patrol boat of the Hungarian Defence Force”, Deputy Defence Minister and the Ministry of Defence’s Parliamentary State Secretary Szilárd Németh said at a press conference in Szeged on 20 January.]]></summary>
    <published>2020-01-20T18:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-01-20T18:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/river-border-protection-has-been-reinforced"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/river-border-protection-has-been-reinforced</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister Tibor Benkő received British Ambassador ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[From Hungary’s point of view, it is of the utmost importance that, even after its departure from the European Union, the United Kingdom will remain committed to Europe’s security, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő stated, after he received British Ambassador to Budapest Iain Lindsay in his office on 16 January, Thursday. ]]></summary>
    <published>2020-01-16T20:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-01-16T20:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-tibor-benko-received-british-ambassador"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-tibor-benko-received-british-ambassador</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Number of soldiers patrolling border to be increased]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Migration pressure is steadily increasing, and for this reason we are increasing the Hungarian Defence Force presence on the southern border”, Deputy Defence Minister and the Ministry’s Parliamentary State Secretary Szilárd Németh announced at a press conference on Sunday in Madaras.
]]></summary>
    <published>2020-01-05T16:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2020-01-05T16:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/number-of-soldiers-patrolling-border-to-be-increased"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/number-of-soldiers-patrolling-border-to-be-increased</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[In 2020 defence budget will be record-sized ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ministry of Defence will have a total budget of HUF 616 billion next year, Parliamentary State Secretary Szilárd Németh announced at a press conference held in the Ministry of Defence on 18 December. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-12-18T18:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-12-18T18:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/in-2020-defence-budget-will-be-record-sized"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/in-2020-defence-budget-will-be-record-sized</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő holds talks with his Slovenian counterpart]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In addition to the renewed increase in migration pressure in the Western Balkans, current NATO and European Union security policy issues and the military memorial in Nova Gorica were also on the agenda at Thursday’s meeting between Tibor Benkő and Slovenian Defence Minister Karl Erjavec.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-12-12T19:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-12-12T19:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-tibor-benko-holds-talks-with-his-slovenian-counterpart"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-tibor-benko-holds-talks-with-his-slovenian-counterpart</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungarian President of the Republic paid a visit to Kosovo ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On 10 December, President of the Republic János Áder paid a visit to the KFOR Pristina Headquarters and the KFOR Contingent of the Hungarian Defence Forces. The Hungarian President of the Republic thanked the Hungarian soldiers for their service, and wished them an eventless and peaceful time for the upcoming Christmas period. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-12-10T18:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-12-10T18:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-president-of-the-republic-paid-a-visit-to-kosovo"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-president-of-the-republic-paid-a-visit-to-kosovo</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister visited contingent in Bosnia ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[One of the reasons why there is peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is that you are here, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő told members of the Hungarian contingent on 9 December, Monday in Camp Butmir in Sarajevo. During the visit, the Minister had talks with the commanders of Operation Eufor Althea and NATO Headquarters Sarajevo (NHQ SA). 
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-12-09T19:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-12-09T19:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-visited-contingent-in-bosnia"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-visited-contingent-in-bosnia</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Session of anti-immigration cabinet convened]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In view of the continuously increasing migration pressure, State Secretary for Parliamentary Afffairs Szilárd Németh from the Ministry of Defence has convened a session of the Fidesz parliamentary group’s anti-immigration cabinet. At a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday, the government party politician heading the body called the migration situation that has developed on the country’s southern border and in the Western Balkans very serious, dangerous, and a warning to everyone.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-12-03T14:28:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-12-03T14:28:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/session-of-anti-immigration-cabinet-convened"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/session-of-anti-immigration-cabinet-convened</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence visits China]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő visited China to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. During the Minister’s visit, memoranda of understanding were signed with relation to the field of internal monitoring and cooperation between military healthcare services.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-11-27T14:25:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-11-27T14:25:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-visits-china"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-visits-china</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister received Belgian ambassador ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On Monday, 18 November, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő received Siegfried Peinen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium accredited to Budapest as part of an introductory visit. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-11-18T18:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-11-18T18:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-received-belgian-ambassador"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-received-belgian-ambassador</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[European Union must respond to every challenge ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary has a vested interest in supporting the EU’s enhanced acting capacity, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő stressed on Tuesday, 12 November after the Brussels meeting of the European Union’s defence ministers. The agenda of the meeting included the implementation of the European security and defence package, the status of missions and operations, and the current issues of EU-NATO cooperation. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-11-12T20:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-11-12T20:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/european-union-must-respond-to-every-challenge"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/european-union-must-respond-to-every-challenge</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Serbian chief of staff paid a visit to Hungary ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister Tibor Benkő received Colonel General Milan Mojsilovic at a courtesy visit. The Serbian chief of staff came to Hungary at the invitation of Lieutenant General Ferenc Korom, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-11-11T15:51:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-11-11T15:51:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/serbian-chief-of-staff-paid-a-visit-to-hungary"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/serbian-chief-of-staff-paid-a-visit-to-hungary</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence state secretaries of V4 countries had talks in Prague ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The meeting of the V4 Senior Body comprising the four countries’ deputy defence ministers and defence state secretaries was held on 4-5 November in Prague under the auspices of the Czech Republic which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Visegrád Group. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-11-05T20:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-11-05T20:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-state-secretaries-of-v4-countries-had-talks-in-prague"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-state-secretaries-of-v4-countries-had-talks-in-prague</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[National day of mourning in commemoration of the heroes of 1956]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In the presence of Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő, Hungary’s national flag was hoisted and then lowered to half-mast with full military honours on Kossuth Square in front of the Parliament Building in Budapest to mark the quashing of the 1956 Revolution and fight for freedom. As an expression of commemoration, the national flag will remain at half-mast through the national day of mourning.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-11-04T18:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-11-04T18:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/national-day-of-mourning-in-commemoration-of-the-heroes-of-1956"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/national-day-of-mourning-in-commemoration-of-the-heroes-of-1956</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tibor Benkő receives Italian Ambassador]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő received the Republic of Italy’s Ambassador to Budapest Massimo Rustico in his office at the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, 29 October.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-10-29T20:00:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-10-29T20:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/tibor-benko-receives-italian-ambassador"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/tibor-benko-receives-italian-ambassador</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence holds talks in Brussels]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő is attending a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels on 24-25 October.
On Thursday, prior to the first working session of the meeting of NATO defence ministers, the Minister of Defence held a staff meeting for members of Hungary’s Permanent Delegation to NATO. Personnel from the HDF Office of Hungary’s National Military Representative, based in Mons, also attended the staff meeting. Mr. Benkő briefed those present on recent events, including the changes in personnel at the Ministry of Defence, the preferential divestiture of housing under the asset management of the Ministry, and other issues affecting and with interest to staff.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-10-25T09:47:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-10-25T09:47:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-holds-talks-in-brussels"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-holds-talks-in-brussels</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary is the country of freedom; the Hungarian people are the people of freedom]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Hungary is the country of freedom; the Hungarian people are the people of freedom; 23 October 1956  is the day of freedom”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on Monday 21 October at an event in Budapest held to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Fight for Freedom.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-10-21T19:00:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-10-21T19:00:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-is-the-country-of-freedom-the-hungarian-people-are-the-people-of-freedom"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-is-the-country-of-freedom-the-hungarian-people-are-the-people-of-freedom</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cooperative Security 2019: Joint Defence]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Cooperative Security 2019 international migration crisis handling exercises at the Újmajor training area near Veszprém came to a successful close on Thursday 17 October. During the exercises, military personnel from the participating countries practiced the prevention and handling of a possible mass migration emergency.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-10-17T20:00:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-10-17T20:00:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/cooperative-security-2019-joint-defence"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/cooperative-security-2019-joint-defence</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives American ambassador for courtesy visit]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő received U.S. Ambassador to Budapest David Cornstein in his office on 24 September.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-09-24T17:07:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-09-24T17:07:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-american-ambassador-for-courtesy-visit"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-american-ambassador-for-courtesy-visit</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Celebration on land and in the air]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The 70th birthday of the North Atlantic treaty Organisation (NATO) was also celebrated in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, on 21-22 October. The NATO Days in Ostrava 2019 air day and military technology show was opened by the defence ministers of the Visegrád Group (V4) countries.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-09-23T16:10:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-09-23T16:10:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/celebration-on-land-and-in-the-air"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/celebration-on-land-and-in-the-air</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We have answers to new types of threats ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary continues to remain committed to the concept that the new types of threats that are currently emerging must be managed both with national and multinational solutions. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-08-30T11:51:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-08-30T11:51:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-have-answers-to-new-types-of-threats"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-have-answers-to-new-types-of-threats</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence is a national cause ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Defence is a national cause, the Defence Minister stressed outlining details of the Zrínyi 2026 Defence and Military Development Programme on 27 August, Tuesday, at the Veszprém County Government Office. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-08-28T12:12:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-08-28T12:12:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-is-a-national-cause"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-is-a-national-cause</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungarian Defence Forces in mourning ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[One soldier lost his life, and five others were injured in a road accident on 26 August on the section of the M7 motorway near Székesfehérvár. In connection with the tragedy, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő and Brigadier General-Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Ferenc Korom held an extraordinary press conference in the evening hours. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-08-26T19:47:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-08-26T19:47:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-defence-forces-in-mourning"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-defence-forces-in-mourning</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Happy Birthday, Hungary! God bless the defenders of the country! ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[
Do not for a single moment forget the noble thoughts enshrined in your oath, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said at the oath-taking ceremony of military officers held on 20 August, on St. Stephen’s Day, outside the Parliament Building in Budapest. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-08-21T14:00:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-08-21T14:00:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/happy-birthday-hungary-god-bless-the-defenders-of-the-country"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/happy-birthday-hungary-god-bless-the-defenders-of-the-country</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Migration is a security risk, without security Europe and nations will be lost]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Migration is a security risk, and without security Europe and individual nations will be lost, Szilárd Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence said talking to journalists on Wednesday in Tusnádfürdő. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-24T16:19:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-24T16:19:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/migration-is-a-security-risk-without-security-europe-and-nations-will-be-lost"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/migration-is-a-security-risk-without-security-europe-and-nations-will-be-lost</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Victory of Nándorfehérvár sets an example for the whole of Europe ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[example not only for Hungarians, but equally for the whole of Europe, Deputy Minister Szilárd Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, said on 22 July, on the Memorial Day of the victory of Nándorfehérvár at the Statue of Hunyadi in Buda Castle. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-22T16:17:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-22T16:17:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/victory-of-nandorfehervar-sets-an-example-for-the-whole-of-europe"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/victory-of-nandorfehervar-sets-an-example-for-the-whole-of-europe</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[United Kingdom is an important supporter of European security ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The United Kingdom is an important supporter of European security, and we must therefore support their involvement in the efforts which seek to maintain Europe’s security also in the future, Dr Tibor Benkő, Hungary’s Defence Minister said in London after he met with British Secretary of State for Defence Penny Mordaunt on Wednesday, 17 July. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-19T20:06:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-19T20:06:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/united-kingdom-is-an-important-supporter-of-european-security"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/united-kingdom-is-an-important-supporter-of-european-security</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister signs declaration of intent regarding cooperation in London ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On Wednesday, 17 July in London, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő signed a declaration of intent regarding cooperation.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-19T19:05:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-19T19:05:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-signs-declaration-of-intent-regarding-cooperation-in-london"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-signs-declaration-of-intent-regarding-cooperation-in-london</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence receives Finnish ambassador]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő received Finland’s Ambassador to Budapest Markku Virri in his office on Monday, 15 July. Finland is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Romania from 1 July, and its priority tasks include issues relating to security and defence policy.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-16T12:22:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-16T12:22:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-finnish-ambassador"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/minister-of-defence-receives-finnish-ambassador</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Next year’s budget will be budget of security]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[At a press conference held on 10 July in the capital, Deputy Minister Szilárd Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, described next year’s budget as a budget of Hungarian families and security.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-11T08:42:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-11T08:42:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/next-year-s-budget-will-be-budget-of-security"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/next-year-s-budget-will-be-budget-of-security</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[It is our duty to bow our heads before our heroes]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“One hundred years after the end of the First World War, it is the duty of all of us to bow our heads before our heroes, to maintain their final resting places in a worthy state, and to commemorate them with respect and reverence”, the Ministry of Defence’s Parliamentary State Secretary Szilárd Németh said on Friday 28 June at the official inauguration of the refurbished military plot and memorials at the Holy Trinity Cemetery in Gyula.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-03T09:42:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-03T09:42:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/it-is-our-duty-to-bow-our-heads-before-our-heroes"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/it-is-our-duty-to-bow-our-heads-before-our-heroes</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Western Balkans region continues to remain main area of peacekeeping responsibilities]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Western Balkans region continues to remain the main area of Hungary’s peacekeeping responsibilities, the Defence Minister said on Tuesday in Budapest.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-07-02T13:39:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-07-02T13:39:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/western-balkans-region-continues-to-remain-main-area-of-peacekeeping-responsibilities"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/western-balkans-region-continues-to-remain-main-area-of-peacekeeping-responsibilities</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Czech Defence Minister visits Hungary]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkó received his Czech counterpart with full military honours on Heroes’ Square in Budapest on Friday 21 June, following which the parties held a joint press conference at the Hotel Hadik after holding negotiations. Mr. Benkő stressed that cooperation between the Czech and Hungarian military is extremely good.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-25T13:07:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-25T13:07:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/czech-defence-minister-visits-hungary"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/czech-defence-minister-visits-hungary</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister presented his annual report ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister Tibor Benkő mainly spoke about the security situation and the development of the defence forces at the annual hearing held by Parliament’s National Security and Defence and Policing Committees on 18 June, Tuesday, in the capital. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-19T12:30:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-19T12:30:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-presented-his-annual-report"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-presented-his-annual-report</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungarian Defence Force’s Cyber Training Centre officially inaugurated]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Countering the threats that appear in cyberspace requires up-to-date, high quality training. The Hungarian Defence Force’s Cyber Training Centre will provide this training to soldiers”, it was stated on 13 June in Szentendre at the official inauguration of the institution.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-14T08:44:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-14T08:44:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-defence-force-s-cyber-training-centre-officially-inaugurated"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungarian-defence-force-s-cyber-training-centre-officially-inaugurated</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence spending to break all previous records]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Deputy Defence Minister Szilárd Németh held a press conference on the Ministry of Defence’s and Hungarian Defence Force’s budget for 2020.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-11T16:01:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-11T16:01:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-spending-to-break-all-previous-records"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-spending-to-break-all-previous-records</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meeting of V4 defence ministers in Slovakia]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The European Union can only be strong if it is made up of strong member states”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on 10 June at a meeting of Visegrád Group (V4) defence officials in Piešťany (Pöstyén), Slovakia.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-11T10:57:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-11T10:57:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/meeting-of-v4-defence-ministers-in-slovakia"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/meeting-of-v4-defence-ministers-in-slovakia</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Peace must be served and preserved ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary’s Defence Minister Tibor Benkő continued his commemorative visit to Russia in Hungarian Central Military Cemeteries I and II in Boldyrevka and Rudkino. At the commemoration, the Minister drew attention to the importance of paying our respects to those who died as heroes in wars and fostering their memory.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-06T12:51:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-06T12:51:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/peace-must-be-served-and-preserved"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/peace-must-be-served-and-preserved</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[From today soldiers are protecting the border]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Hungarian Defence Forces are returning to the borders for the summer months, Deputy Minister Szilárd Németh, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence announced on 1 June, Saturday, in Budapest.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-06-06T11:23:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-06-06T11:23:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/from-today-soldiers-are-protecting-the-border"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/from-today-soldiers-are-protecting-the-border</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Government has defended Hungary]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A community forum was held on Thursday, 9 May at the Radnóti Miklós Community Centre in Budapest’s 21t district of Csepel with relation to the upcoming European Parliament (EP) elections. At the event, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and the Ministry of Defence’s Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Minister Szilárd Németh discussed the current situation in Hungary and Europe, migration, and the stakes of the elections.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-05-10T10:50:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-05-10T10:50:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-government-has-defended-hungary"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-government-has-defended-hungary</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence Minister Tibor Benkő held joint press conference with Montenegro’s defence minister]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary and Montenegro see the security issues of both the region and the world in a similar light, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő highlighted after his talks with Montenegro’s defence minister in Budapest on Tuesday.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-04-18T12:52:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-04-18T12:52:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-tibor-benko-held-joint-press-conference-with-montenegro-s-defence-minister"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-minister-tibor-benko-held-joint-press-conference-with-montenegro-s-defence-minister</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We are jointly responsible for security]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference was held for the thirty-fourth time. At the opening of the military and law enforcement studies section, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő delivered a speech.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-04-18T12:46:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-04-18T12:46:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-are-jointly-responsible-for-security"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-are-jointly-responsible-for-security</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[We must be jointly responsible for European security]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő and Croatian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Damir Krstičević signed a joint airspace policing agreement and a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a multinational command on Monday, 8 April in Budapest.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-04-09T13:01:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-04-09T13:01:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-must-be-jointly-responsible-for-european-security"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/we-must-be-jointly-responsible-for-european-security</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary is increasing its peacekeeping role]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő attended a meeting of UN defence ministers in New York.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-04-01T19:13:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2019-04-01T19:13:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-is-increasing-its-peacekeeping-role"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-is-increasing-its-peacekeeping-role</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[NATO is still vital to maintaining security today]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“NATO has not lost its raison d’être,  but on the contrary, it still plays a vita role in maintaining the security of the trans-Atlantic region today”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő stressed at the Hungary 20 Years in NATO conference in Budapest on Wednesday.]]></summary>
    <published>2019-03-13T13:01:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-03-13T13:01:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/nato-is-still-vital-to-maintaining-security-today"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/nato-is-still-vital-to-maintaining-security-today</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary need a strong and effective army]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Hungary and the region needs a strong and effective Hungarian Defence Force”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said at his annual evaluation and task-setting meeting on Tuesday in Budapest.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-02-05T16:01:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-02-05T16:01:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-need-a-strong-and-effective-army"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-need-a-strong-and-effective-army</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Migration is endangering the security of Europe to the greatest extent]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Migration is endangering the security of Europe to the greatest extent”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI with relation to the fact that a summit of EU defence ministers will be held in Bucharest on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-01-30T10:30:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-01-30T10:30:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/migration-is-endangering-the-security-of-europe-to-the-greatest-extent"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/migration-is-endangering-the-security-of-europe-to-the-greatest-extent</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[With consolidation of Hungarian economy, there is more money also for defence ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In the past few years, with the consolidation of the Hungarian economy, there has been more money also for defence, the Defence Minister stressed in an interview given to the Hungarian news agency MTI. ]]></summary>
    <published>2019-01-23T22:03:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-01-23T22:03:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/with-consolidation-of-hungarian-economy-there-is-more-money-also-for-defence"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/with-consolidation-of-hungarian-economy-there-is-more-money-also-for-defence</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Soldiers and national defence employees to receive pay increase]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Soldiers will be receiving a larger pay increase than originally planned”, the Ministry of Defence’s Parliamentary State Secretary announced at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday.
]]></summary>
    <published>2019-01-02T15:58:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2019-01-02T15:58:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/soldiers-and-national-defence-employees-to-receive-pay-increase"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/soldiers-and-national-defence-employees-to-receive-pay-increase</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Without strong defence forces there is no strong country ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Today in Parliament we have adopted two important laws which will elevate the cause of defence, and will result in the transformation and reinforcement of the Hungarian Defence Forces and the development of an efficient and modern army”, Szilárd Németh said at a press conference.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-12-13T12:41:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2018-12-13T12:41:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/without-strong-defence-forces-there-is-no-strong-country"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/without-strong-defence-forces-there-is-no-strong-country</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Defence legislative package for Hungary’s security ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[After the consultations with parliamentary parties regarding the proposed defence legislative package scheduled for Thursday, the Defence Minister found it objectionable that the opposition parties have not submitted any motions of amendment in connection with the proposals so far.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-11-30T12:52:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2018-11-30T12:52:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-legislative-package-for-hungary-s-security"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/defence-legislative-package-for-hungary-s-security</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[EU Defence Ministers stressed importance of NATO and EU cooperation ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On 19-20 November the EU Foreign Affairs Council had a ministerial-level meeting in Brussels. At the two-day event Hungary was represented by Defence Minister Dr Tibor Benkő and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-11-21T12:39:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2018-11-21T12:39:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/eu-defence-ministers-stressed-importance-of-nato-and-eu-cooperation"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/eu-defence-ministers-stressed-importance-of-nato-and-eu-cooperation</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[V4 cooperation reinforces both the European Union and NATO]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Visegrád Group (V4) defence ministers met in the Slovakian resort of Tatranská Lomnica (Tátralomnic) on 14-15 November to discuss current NATO and EU security and defence issues, as well as further opportunities for cooperation between the countries of the V4.
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-11-16T10:39:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2018-11-16T10:39:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/v4-cooperation-reinforces-both-the-european-union-and-nato"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/v4-cooperation-reinforces-both-the-european-union-and-nato</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cooperation between Austria and Hungary gains further strength]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő and Austrian Defence Minister Mario Kunasek met for a working lunch in Weiden am See in Burgenland on 8 October.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-10-11T14:41:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-10-11T14:41:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/cooperation-between-austria-and-hungary-gains-further-strength"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/cooperation-between-austria-and-hungary-gains-further-strength</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[NATO Defence Ministers had talks in Brussels]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A defence minister-level NATO meeting was held in Brussels on 3 and 4 October. The Hungarian delegation travelling to Brussels for the two-day meeting was headed by Defence Minister Dr Tibor Benkő.
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-10-05T11:40:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-10-05T11:40:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/nato-defence-ministers-had-talks-in-brussels"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/nato-defence-ministers-had-talks-in-brussels</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Europe and nations of the European Union must be capable of protecting their own citizens ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Europe and nations of the European Union must be capable of protecting their own citizens, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő stressed at the two-day meeting of defence ministers of Member States of the European Union held in Vienna.
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-08-30T16:27:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-08-30T16:27:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/europe-and-nations-of-the-european-union-must-be-capable-of-protecting-their-own-citizens"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/europe-and-nations-of-the-european-union-must-be-capable-of-protecting-their-own-citizens</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A strong defence force is necessary for peace]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We have seen time and time again during Hungarian history that peace is a very fragile thing, it must be protected and defended, the Minister of Defence stressed in his welcome speech at the oath-taking ceremony of officers held on 20 August, Monday, in Kossuth Lajos tér outside the Parliament Building.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-08-23T08:35:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-08-23T08:35:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/a-strong-defence-force-is-necessary-for-peace"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/a-strong-defence-force-is-necessary-for-peace</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The heroism of Nándorfehérvár is still needed today]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The heroism displayed at the victory at the Battle of Nándorfehérvár in 1456 is still needed today”, the Ministry of Defence’s Parliamentary State Secretary, Szilárd Németh said on Sunday in Budapest on the anniversary of the famous Siege of Belgrade.
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-07-23T11:47:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-07-23T11:47:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-heroism-of-nandorfehervar-is-still-needed-today"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-heroism-of-nandorfehervar-is-still-needed-today</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Soldiers serve to preserve peace ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Soldiers do not prepare for war; they enter into service for the maintenance and preservation of security and peace, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő stressed at the oath-taking ceremony of non-commissioned officers in Budapest. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-07-12T13:24:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-07-12T13:24:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/soldiers-serve-to-preserve-peace"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/soldiers-serve-to-preserve-peace</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary supports the development of European defence capabilities]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“Hungary supports all initiatives aimed at developing European defence capabilities”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on Monday in Luxembourg at a joint meeting of European Union foreign and defence ministers.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-06-26T10:41:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-06-26T10:41:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-supports-the-development-of-european-defence-capabilities"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-supports-the-development-of-european-defence-capabilities</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary’s security comes first]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[“The security of the Hungarian people is the Government’s top priority, and this is why it has begun the total reorganisation and development of the Hungarian Defence Force”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő declared at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels on Friday.
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-06-11T10:17:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-06-11T10:17:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-s-security-comes-first"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-s-security-comes-first</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most important goal of next year’s budget is to preserve country’s security and to strengthen border protection   ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In addition to reducing taxes, boosting the economy, strengthening families and implementing a demographic programme, the most important goal of next year’s budget will be to preserve the country’s sovereignty and to strengthen border protection, for the purposes of which we will allocate a significant amount of funds, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence told the newspaper Magyar Idők. Szilárd Németh also said the Hungarian Defences Forces will be one of the winners of next year’s budget. 
]]></summary>
    <published>2018-06-06T13:11:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-06-06T13:11:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/most-important-goal-of-next-year-s-budget-is-to-preserve-country-s-security-and-to-strengthen-border-protection"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/most-important-goal-of-next-year-s-budget-is-to-preserve-country-s-security-and-to-strengthen-border-protection</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ferenc Korom received his appointment as Chief of Staff]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Ferenc Korom received his appointment as Chief of Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces from President of the Republic János Áder on Wednesday in the Parliament Building, in Budapest. ]]></summary>
    <published>2018-05-16T16:53:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-05-16T16:53:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/ferenc-korom-received-his-appointment-as-chief-of-staff"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/ferenc-korom-received-his-appointment-as-chief-of-staff</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Remembrance is an important part of the culture of respect]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Speaking on Tuesday at an unveiling ceremony held in Mirogoj Cemetery, Zagreb, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó said that remembrance is an important part of the culture of respect, because those who do not respect their ancestors and national values are unable to respect other nations and their cultures. ]]></summary>
    <published>2018-04-06T08:44:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-04-06T08:44:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/remembrance-is-an-important-part-of-the-culture-of-respect"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/remembrance-is-an-important-part-of-the-culture-of-respect</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The security of our region is the guarantee of Europe’s future]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Speaking at a press briefing held after the meeting of the defence ministers of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC), Minister of Defence István Simicskó emphasized that the security of the Central European region is the guarantee of Europe’s future.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-03-29T14:47:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-03-29T14:47:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-security-of-our-region-is-the-guarantee-of-europe-s-future"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/the-security-of-our-region-is-the-guarantee-of-europe-s-future</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[V4 countries increase defence cooperation]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The countries of the Visegrád Cooperation are increasing their defence and military cooperation, Minister of Defence István Simicskó said. The defence ministers of the countries of the Visegrád Cooperation (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) held a professional consultation on Tuesday in Castle Garden Bazaar, Budapest.]]></summary>
    <published>2018-03-29T14:44:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-03-29T14:44:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/v4-countries-increase-defence-cooperation"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/v4-countries-increase-defence-cooperation</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hungary is to manufacture infantry small arms]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Minister of Defence István Simicskó and Czech Defence Minister Karla Slechtová have announced that Hungary will manufacture small arms for the infantry. ]]></summary>
    <published>2018-03-29T14:34:00+02:00</published>
    <updated>2018-03-29T14:34:00+02:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-is-to-manufacture-infantry-small-arms"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/hungary-is-to-manufacture-infantry-small-arms</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ministers in Budapest discuss strengthening of Turkish–Hungarian defence cooperation ]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[On Thursday, Defence Ministers of the two countries met in Budapest to discuss the strengthening of defence cooperation between Turkey and Hungary. ]]></summary>
    <published>2018-03-09T13:39:00+01:00</published>
    <updated>2018-03-09T13:39:00+01:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/ministers-in-budapest-discuss-strengthening-of-turkish-hungarian-defence-cooperation"/>
    <id>https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-defence/news/ministers-in-budapest-discuss-strengthening-of-turkish-hungarian-defence-cooperation</id>
    <author>
      <name>2015-2019.kormany.hu</name>
    </author>
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