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Challenge of the 21st century: cyber-defence
Ministry of Defence, April 29, 2011 12:49 PM
Threats emanating from cyberspace cause serious security concerns for many EU countries. In accordance with the Report on the Implementation of the European Security Strategy Ministry of Defence of the Hungarian Republic will host an international expert conference on cyber security.
New Humvees arrive in Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, April 29, 2011 12:42 PM
Hungarian Defence Forces have taken the delivery of new US-made Humvees on the military base of the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (HDF OMLT) in Khilagay, Afghanistan.
Regional Commander visited Camp Pannonia
Ministry of Defence, April 28, 2011 2:00 PM
Maj. Gen. Markus Kneip, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Provincial Reconstruction Team (HDF PRT) visited Camp Pannonia in mid-April.
Military Attachés visit Pápa Airbase
Ministry of Defence, April 27, 2011 9:23 AM
Members of the Military Attaché Corps accredited to Budapest were shown static and dynamic displays at Pápa Airbase on 21 April.
EU Defence Policy Directors meet in Brussels
Ministry of Defence, April 22, 2011 8:28 AM
The meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors was held on 20 April 2011 in Brussels, in order to prepare the forthcoming meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Defence Ministers’ composition scheduled for May in Brussels.
Hungarian troops welcomed home from Kabul
Ministry of Defence, April 19, 2011 4:11 PM
The Hungarian troops returning from HDF KAIA SOG (Hungarian Defence Forces Staff Officer Group at Kaia International Airport) were welcomed at HDF 59th Szentgyörgyi Dezső Air Base, in Kecskemét. At the welcome home ceremony Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said: ’’ The six-month job of the Hungarian contingent has been highly evaluated by the NATO ISAF Command.”
Meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors
Ministry of Defence, April 19, 2011 3:30 PM
The next meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors will be held on 20 April 2011 in Brussels. This meeting prepares the forthcoming meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Defence Ministers’ composition scheduled for May in Brussels.
Commemorating the Hungarian Holocaust Victims
Ministry of Defence, April 18, 2011 4:23 PM
’’We have not faced the tragedy of the Holocaust for forty years and we have not done it after the change of the regime, either. We cannot avoid facing what we have lost. We have to remember to be able to say with a strong will and conviction that never, never, never again can something like this happen again.” Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said at the Holocaust commemorative event held in the garden of the former synagogue of Győr on 15 April.
Virtual Hungary in Turin
Ministry of Defence, April 18, 2011 4:20 PM
’’The Italian and Hungarian nations have a thousand years of common history. ” Minister of Defence Csaba Hende emphasized in his opening speech at the exhibition called ’Virtual Hungary’ in Turin, Italy, on 14 April.
EDA launched key work towards a European Technology non-Dependence Policy for Defence
Ministry of Defence, April 14, 2011 1:32 PM
European Defence Agency (EDA) held a high-level Conference in Budapest on European Technology non-Dependence (ETnD) on the 13-14 April under the Hungarian EU Presidency. It brought together, for the first time, senior defence experts and policy makers from across Europe to discuss this subject. Press release.