Government - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

European banking supervision – Enikő Győri speaks about Hungary’s doubts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 13, 2012 3:49 PM

In an interview given to Dow Jones on 12 September 2012, Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri said that Hungary has doubts concerning the European Commission’s proposal to grant supervisory powers over banking in the eurozone to the European Central Bank (ECB).

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2012 3:53 PM

Eleven years ago on this day, one of our closest allies, the United States has been brutally attacked by terrorists, which lead to the death of thousands of innocent civilians in the New York World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Wallenberg remembered by public dignitaries at Great Synagogue

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 10, 2012 11:47 AM

Speaking at the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Evening yesterday, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh underlined the importance of preventing anti-Semitic incidents and ensuring the safety of Hungarian citizens.

Four-day Hungarian-Israeli diplomat exchange program in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 7, 2012 4:57 PM

In the framework of the Wallenberg Year a Hungarian-Israeli Diplomat Seminar will take place between 9-12 September 2012 organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary and the Embassy of the State of Israel in Budapest.

State Secretary Zsolt Németh to attend events in Pristina

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 7, 2012 2:50 PM

Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh will travel to Pristina, Kosovo on 10 September for a two-day visit.

Azerbaijani extradition - Foreign ministry says Azerbaijan's action unacceptable

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 3, 2012 9:27 AM

Hungary's Foreign Ministry told the ambassador of Azerbaijan in Budapest on Sunday that the actions that followed the transferral home of life-sentenced Azerbaijani Ramil Sahib Safarov are unacceptable to Hungary, the foreign affairs state secretary at the prime minister's office told Hunagrian News Agency MTI.

Azerbaijani extradition - Hungary condemns amnesty in diplomatic note

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 3, 2012 9:25 AM

Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Nemeth summoned Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Hungary Vilayat Guliyev into his office on Sunday to hand over a diplomatic note and inform the ambassador that Hungary considers it unacceptable that Ramil Sahib Safarov, who was sentenced for manslaughter by a Hungarian court, received pardon from the President of Azerbaijan.

Press release

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 2, 2012 9:15 PM

Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asked Vilayat Guliyev, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Hungary, into his office on September 2 to inform Ambassador Guliyev about the position of the Government of Hungary. Hungary considers it unacceptable and expresses utter disapproval at the fact that Ramil Safarov, who was sentenced for manslaughter by Hungarian court, received pardon from the President of Azerbaijan.

Multiannual Financial Framework discussion in Nicosia: Minister of State Enikő Győri’s post-meeting statement

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 31, 2012 4:45 PM

In November 2012 an extraordinary EU Summit will take place on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period from 2014 to 2020, said Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri, who participated in an unofficial meeting in the subject.

Program for young Roma journalists ends successfully

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 31, 2012 2:11 PM

The training program implemented with EU support, which allowed ten young Roma journalists from March 2012 to expand its knowledge about the European Union and social integration is worth continuing. This was the clear conclusion that the participants of the press conference held at the end of the program on 30th August 2012 in Budapest.

Turkish students from earthquake stricken Van vacationing in Siófok

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 23, 2012 6:37 PM

Fifteen Turkish secondary school students arrived on Thursday to Siofok in western Hungary where they will spend two weeks as part of a rehabilitation scheme supported by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

State secretary visits Sapientia University centre in Cluj

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 20, 2012 7:10 PM

Hungarian state secretary of foreign affairs Zsolt Németh visited the Cluj (Kolozsvar) centre - under construction - of Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania on Sunday.

Communication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning MP Kőszegi’s statement in Transylvania

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 15, 2012 5:14 PM

The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs agrees with the Fidesz Party saying that MP Zoltán Kőszegi’s statement in Transylvania represents only his personal opinion.

Budapest Conference on Cyberspace 2012

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 9, 2012 9:34 AM

On 4-5 October 2012 the Hungarian capital will host the first follow-up conference to the 2011 London Conference on Cyberspace. The event, taking place in the heart of Budapest, will gather together nearly 600 representatives from government, the private sector, civil society and the scientific community, as well as around 100 international journalists.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 3, 2012 2:13 PM

The Government of Hungary has been saddened by the sudden death of Oswaldo Payá, the principled and influential Cuban opposition leader, the father of the Varela Project and a recipient of the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Humanitarian Aid for Syria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 2, 2012 6:09 PM

In the spirit of our commitment to resolve the serious humanitarian crisis in Syria, Hungary is providing Euro 25000 in support towards the UNICEF mental health and rehabilitation programmes for injured children.

Press Conference of the Parliamentary State Secretary: Romanian-Hungarian Bilateral Relations should be based upon the Mutual Respect of Human Rights

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 1, 2012 11:57 AM

The protection of human rights, including the rights of ethnic Hungarians, is a key issue in terms of relations between Hungary and Romania, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a press conference on July 31.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary on Nagorno-Karabakh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 20, 2012 12:18 PM

Hungary remains firm in her position on the settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Hungary shares the common EU stand on this issue emphasizing that the settlement must be achieved by peaceful and negotiated means, on the basis of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders of the states concerned, as well as the respect for the rights of minority communities.

Hungarian Government and Foreign Companies share the Same Interests

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 19, 2012 5:27 PM

The interests of the government and foreign companies operating in Hungary coincide, Foreign Minister János Martonyi told the press conference following a meeting of the Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC) on Thursday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the blast in Burgas

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 19, 2012 12:37 PM