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Minister of State Győri presents detailed criticism of the Tavares report
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 16, 2013 5:14 PM
The draft report prepared for the European Parliament by MEP Rui Tavares should stick to the facts with regard to the state of fundamental rights in Hungary, Minister of State for EU affairs at the Foreign Ministry Enikő Győri stated on Thursday.
Closing of Australian embassy in Budapest will not impact excellent bilateral relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 4:58 PM
Australia will close its embassy in Budapest as part of budget cuts for foreign affairs, Australian media reported on Monday, citing the AAP news agency. The reaction of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was that bilateral relations would be maintained at the currently excellent level. The Australian Government is expected to announce austerity measures worth billions of dollars to reduce Australia's deficit on Tuesday, the reports said. Foreign Minister Bob Carr told ABC radio on Monday that his department will also implement measures to share cutbacks. "The most significant one is closing one embassy; that's the embassy in Budapest," he said.
Minister Martonyi: the Association Agreement with Ukraine is important
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 4:57 PM
Signing the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine at the Vilnius Summit in November is also important for the future of the Eastern Partnership – said the Hungarian Foreign Minister at the opening of the 6th EU-Ukraine Forum in Budapest on May 13.
State Secretary Németh: Hungary committed to EU expansion in the Western Balkans
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 4:10 PM
Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared before the Hungarian Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs that Hungary was committed to continuing EU expansion in the Western Balkans and that it wanted to advance its national interests through the European integration process.
Minister Martonyi: it is important to begin accession talks with Serbia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 2:35 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared that it was a European as well as a Central European and Hungarian interest that the European Council make a decision about when accession negotiations with Serbia should begin.
Hungarian national budget will allocate sum for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 12:00 PM
Hungary’s contribution to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, set up to support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, will be incorporated into the 2014 national budget according to current plans – said Gábor Kaleta, Head of the Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The task of the Foundation is to amass a sum of €120 million for the Perpetual Fund.
Minister of State Győri: the recommendations set forth in the Tavares report are unprecedented
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 9, 2013 2:59 PM
Enikő Győri, Minister of State in charge of EU affairs, stated that the report prepared by European Parliament Rapporteur Rui Tavares was without precedent within the European Union. The Hungarian Minister of State pointed out that the report - which was strongly critical of the state of the rule of law in Hungary - concerns issues that fall within the scope of national competence.
János Martonyi holds talks with Israeli Minister for Energy and Water
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 8, 2013 3:33 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks with Silvan Shalom, Minister for Energy and Water Affairs, who represented the Israeli Government at the Assembly of the Jewish World Congress in Budapest.
German reunification occurred thanks to Hungary’s courage, says former State Secretary Sudhoff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 7, 2013 3:57 PM
The fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany would not have happened without the courage and the political wisdom of Hungary – said former State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany Jürgen Sudhoff at a podium discussion in Budapest on Monday.
Hungarians thankful to Germans for active role in European reunification, says Minister Martonyi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 7, 2013 11:15 AM
Hungary is thankful to Germany for its active role in making Europe united and whole again following the German reunification, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on Monday.
Hungary aims to improve business climate, says Minister Martonyi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 7, 2013 10:36 AM
A key government aim is to improve the climate for foreign investors, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said after meeting his German counterpart on 6 May, 2013.
Minister Martonyi met with executives of the Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 6, 2013 3:38 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi received two of the executives of the Washington Holocaust Memorial Museum, Museum Director Sara Bloomfield and Director of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies Paul Shapiro in his office on May 3. The parties reviewed the main issues related to the Jewish community in Hungary. Minister Martonyi provided detailed information on government measures aimed at combating intolerance.
The Hungarian Government Welcomes WJC Session in Budapest
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 2, 2013 2:58 PM
The Hungarian Government welcomes the World Jewish Congress’s session in Budapest, and hopes that a personal encounter will help the organization’s members assess concerns regarding the country themselves, Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said.
Hungary is Committed to EU Values
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 2, 2013 2:18 PM
Hungary is obviously an integral part of Europe and is dedicated to its values, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on 1 May 2013, on the 9th anniversary of the country’s accession to the EU.
János Martonyi: we are awaiting concrete objections from the Commission
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 30, 2013 3:52 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi believes that it is difficult to put up a defence against accusations that are unfounded and general in nature, whereas concrete remarks can be properly addressed, and so Hungary is expecting a detailed explanation and reasoning from the European Commission about what its precise concerns are with respect to the fourth amendment of the Fundamental Law.
Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle in Germany
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 30, 2013 3:19 PM
Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle paid a visit to North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and held talks with Angelica Schwall-Düren, a Minister of the provincial government of North Rhine-Westphalia, also responsible for European Affairs, on April 29.
Minister Martonyi condemns anti-Semitic atrocity
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 29, 2013 8:18 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi wrote a letter to Chairman of Raoul Wallenberg Association, Ferenc Orosz, in which he has firmly condemned the atrocity the chairman suffered at a football match on Sunday.
Minister Martonyi sends letter to Chairman of Raoul Wallenberg Association
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 29, 2013 6:01 PM
Minister Martonyi strongly condemned the recent attack against Ferenc Orosz, Chairman of the Raoul Wallenberg Associaton.
Hungarian ambassador assigned to Bagdad after 22 years
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 26, 2013 4:09 PM
Hungary has assigned an ambassador to serve in Iraq for the first time in 22 years. Tibor Szatmári presented his credentials to Khudayr Musa Jafar Abbas al-Khuzai, the Vice President of Iraq, in Baghdad and will travel to the city on a regular basis until a permanent mission is established there.
Hungary committed to European values
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 26, 2013 3:31 PM
The Hungarian Government is committed to upholding European values and norms, Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said in Ljubljana, Slovenia on April 26, 2013.
Hungary protests against kidnapping of Syrian bishops
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 26, 2013 3:29 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the recent abduction of two Christian bishops in Syria.
Hungary voices serious concerns about the decision of the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 25, 2013 12:26 PM
On Wednesday, the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted to put the proposal on launching a monitoring procedure against Hungary on the agenda of the next session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The committee members supported the motion in a vote of 21 to 20. The circumstances of the Committee's decision raise serious procedural and substantial concerns.
János Martonyi: NATO-Russia Foreign Ministers meeting held in good spirits
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 24, 2013 3:25 PM
The NATO-Russian Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels on April 23 took place in a very good mood, which is a sign that the relations between the North Atlantic Alliance and Moscow are improving –Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi said.
Development of Special Forces Capability an Important Element
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 24, 2013 8:42 AM
The development of Special Forces capability is a priority in the strategic plan of the Ministry of Defence for the period until 2022, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende told Maj.-Gen. Michael Repass, Commander of United States Special Operations Command Europe in Budapest.
Minister Martonyi: EU mechanism not targeted against any one country
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 5:27 PM
The issue of the a new and more effective mechanism to safeguard fundamental values in Member States proposed by the foreign ministers of Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland remains on the EU agenda, and the majority of Member States have expressed their support for the initiative – stated Foreign Minister János Martonyi following the meeting of the General Affairs Council on Monday.
US still tied to Europe through economic interests, says Zsolt Németh
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 2:59 PM
The United States is a major player is global politics, yet the close American-European alliance remains important, especially with regard to security policy – said Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh at a conference on US-Hungarian relations.
János Martonyi calls for a more powerful European foreign and security policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 1:10 PM
On the first day of the forum, the foreign ministers of the Visegrad countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – adopted a joint declaration highlighting the growing importance of their V4 cooperation.
Zsolt Németh welcomes Serbia-Kosovo agreement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 22, 2013 11:59 AM
Minister of State Zsolt Németh welcomed the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo concluded during his visit in Romania.
Minister of State Győri: Hungary's critics should check their facts
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 18, 2013 5:08 PM
The Minister of State for EU Affairs has published an article on euractiv.com in reaction to Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe calling for the application of Article 7.
Hungary expresses sympathy for the victims of the explosion in Texas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 18, 2013 12:44 PM
The Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Hungary was deeply saddened by the news of the extremely destructive explosion at a fertiliser plant in West, Texas.