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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
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the blast in Burgas
Statement of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the American act concerning Wallenberg
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 16, 2012 10:06 AM
The Foreign Ministry of Hungary welcomes the fact that the US Senate – following the unanimous approval of the House of Representatives in April 2012 and in connection with the Wallenberg Memorial Year commemorating the 100th anniversary of the rescuer’s birth – unanimously approved the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act on July 11, 2012.
The Foreign Ministry of Hungary welcomes the successful runoff of the General National Congress elections in Libya
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 10, 2012 3:31 PM
The people of Libya have exercised their democratic right to vote for the first time after decades on July 7th, 2012. At these historic elections they have selected their future leaders with a high turnout. Hungary welcomes the fact that in spite of the attempts to disrupt the elections votes were successfully cast in 98% of the constituencies.
The Meeting of Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi and Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Link
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 6, 2012 2:01 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Link, who paid a courtesy call to the Minister July 3, 2012. Mr Link visited Budapest for the first time in his new capacity.
The EU needs Central Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 5, 2012 6:45 PM
The European Union needs Central Europe, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, János Martonyi, said in a speech on Thursday. He also added that the region should assume greater responsibility in becoming a new source of economic growth for Europe.
The Hungarian Embassy in Tripoli has handed over EU representation to the European External Action Service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 4, 2012 4:34 PM
Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Pierre Vimont, announced to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Hungary that since 1 July 2012 the EU delegation in Tripoli has taken over local representation of the European Union from the Hungarian Embassy.
The Wallenberg Exhibition and the Holocust Educational Programme were a great success
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 3, 2012 7:04 PM
The Hungarian Wallenberg Exhibition and the Holocaust Educational Programme were warmly and appreciatively received at the conference organized by the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research (ITF) held in Belgium on 28 June 2012, Deputy Secretary of State Gergely Prőhle declared in a statement.
The Budapest Initiative on ASEM Sustainable Development Dialogue: Seminar on the Role of Water in Sustainable Regional Development Strategies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 22, 2012 6:24 PM
Hungary along with her ASEM partners launched the ASEM Sustainable Development Dialogue by hosting the first event of the sequence of seminars in Budapest on 20-22 June, 2012.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi’s Meeting with the Representatives of the International Press
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 22, 2012 3:07 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi met and addressed the foreign journalists and press attachés working in Hungary upon the invitation of the Hungarian International Press Association (HIPA) June 22, 2012. The Minister in his opening statement outlined the priorities of the Hungarian foreign policy to the audience and answered their questions.
The Condolences of H. E. János Martonyi, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Jeddah
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 20, 2012 3:29 PM
H. E. János Martonyi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary paid a visit to Jeddah on June 19, 2012 to express his own condolences and those of Hungary and its Government, to the new Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Salman on the occasion of the passing away of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on June 16.
Minister János Martonyi’s Letter of Condolences to His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 17, 2012 3:51 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, János Martonyi sent the following letter of condolences to His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after the recent death of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: