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Statement by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the revocation of the Star of Romania state decoration László Tőkés
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 21, 2013 5:04 PM
The Hungarian Foreign Ministry was shocked to learn of the verdict reached by the Ethics Committee of the Order of the "Star of Romania" on November 20, 2013 in which they found László Tőkés to be unsuited for holding on to the award.
European Semester: Minister of State Győri argues that national competences should not be curtailed
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 21, 2013 10:37 AM
The so-called „European Semester” was elaborated with a view to ensuring closer economic cooperation between EU Member States, and it would not be proper if this process was burdened with out-of-scope issues, some of which fall under national and not EU competence – said Enikő Győri, MFA Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs, after the meeting of EU European Affairs Ministers on 19 November.
János Martonyi: migration is also a security policy challenge
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 20, 2013 4:30 PM
Following the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that migration is not only a humanitarian problem but also a security policy challenge.
Exhibition of Hungarian-French artist Endre Rozsda opens at the National Gallery
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 20, 2013 2:15 PM
A retrospective exhibition of Hungarian-French painter Endre Rozsda (1913-1999) was opened at the Hungarian National Gallery on November 18, on the hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Australia Group meeting takes place in Budapest
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 19, 2013 9:05 AM
The Inter-sessional Implementation Meeting and the New and Evolving Technologies Technical Experts Meeting of the Australia Group (AG), as well as an AG Dialogue Meeting with the participation of 100 experts, takes place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 18 to 22 November. For the first time in the history of the inter-sessional meetings, the AG will be especially devoted to dialogue with countries outside the group.
Gergely Prőhle and Vijay Rangarajan discuss Hungarian-British relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 18, 2013 4:51 PM
MFA Deputy State Secretary responsible European bilateral relations Gergely Prőhle held talks with Europe Director of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Vijay Rangarajan in Budapest on 15 November.
Political Director Takács: Hungary and Britain have many mutual interests
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 18, 2013 2:08 PM
Szabolcs Takács, Political Director of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to London to meet his British counterpart Simon Gass and several foreign policy advisors to Prime Minister David Cameron. Following his meetings, Szabolcs Takács stated that Hungary and Britain shared many mutual interests, and that this had already become clear during Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit to Britain in early October.
Political Director Takács visits Spain to discuss neighbourhood policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 14, 2013 3:40 PM
On 13-14 November, MFA Political Director Szabolcs Takács paid an official visit to Madrid to discuss European issues, particularly the EU neighbourhood policy.
Statement regarding FRA’s anti-Semitism report
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 12, 2013 10:18 AM
Deputy State Secretary and Head of the Hungarian International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) delegation, Gergely Prőhle stated that FRA’s report on anti-Semitism, published on Friday, raises several questions with relation to methodology, strongly questioning its representative nature.
Minister Martonyi visits India, participates at ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 11, 2013 10:16 AM
Minister Martonyi held bilateral consultations in India with the host of the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, India’s External Affairs Minister Mr Salman Khurshid on 10 November 2013.