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EU success will need Member States’ actions
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2013 9:22 PM
In order to succeed with EU initiatives, Member Sates also have to make the necessary steps, including structural reforms and economic modernisation, with a special focus on economic growth and job creation – experts concluded at a conference organised by the European Commission on 6 December in Budapest.
János Martonyi confirms Hungary’s commitment to multilateral trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2013 2:45 PM
In Bali, Indonesia, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi delivered a speech at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference, in which he confirmed Hungary’s commitment to the multilateral trade system.
Deputy State Secretary Ódor visited Rome to discuss EU issues
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2013 2:15 PM
Deputy State Secretary Bálint Ódor paid an official visit to Rome to discuss EU issues in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the Ministry for EU Affairs December 5, 2013.
Political Director Takács received scholars from the University of Banja Luka
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2013 8:12 AM
A group of around 200 students and professors, undertaking a two-day long study visit, arrived in Budapest from the University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) with the aim to explore the possibilities of launching scientific cooperation with Hungarian higher education institutions.
Violence in the Ukraine is unacceptable
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2013 2:00 PM
All violence, and especially violence committed by state authorities, is unacceptable, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a foreign ministerial session of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Kiev on 5 December 2013.
Zsolt Németh: Open Doors Policy is crucial for NATO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2013 12:14 PM
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has undertaken to prepare a report on to what extent Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Georgia are ready to join the Alliance by June 2014, MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared following the two-day meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels on December 4.
Hungary sends water purification equipment to the Philippines
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2013 12:13 PM
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will ship the water purification equipment supplied by Budapest Municipal Waterworks to Cebu in the Philippines, to assist those living in the areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.
Outcomes of Budapest Water Summit presented at Friends of Water meeting
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 3, 2013 3:11 PM
The outcomes of the Budapest Water Summit were presented at the meeting organized by the Hungarian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City on 18 November 2013, with the participation of members of the Friends of Water group and UN Member States.
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the use of force in Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 3, 2013 10:36 AM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has followed with concern the news about the Ukrainian police using force in Kiev on November 30 to disperse a peaceful demonstration of young people on the city's main square. The demonstrators gathered in support of Ukraine's closer ties with the European Union and for the signing of the Association Agreement. We condemn the actions of the police and consider it important that the events be urgently investigated and those responsible for them be named.
MFA’s Political Director participated in the Central European Strategic Forum
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 3, 2013 10:19 AM
Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Affairs delivered a kick-off presentation about the role of Central Europe in NATO and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy at the Central European Strategic Forum, held in Slovakia on 29-30 November 2013.