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Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Tomicah Tillemann
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 14, 2013 3:07 PM
On June 12, Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Tomicah Tillemann, the grandson of late Congressman Tom Lantos, who serves as the Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies to Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Tillemann was invited to Budapest by the Tom Lantos Institute to hold the first of a series of public lectures focusing on human rights.
The Road to Seoul: Involving Africa in Cyber Security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 14, 2013 11:44 AM
On June 7, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a workshop entitled „The Road to Seoul: Inviting Africa to Take Part in Cyber Security”, as part of the Africa Forum taking place in Budapest. The workshop was attended by representatives from several, mainly African countries, the EU, NGOs and enterprises.
Minister of State Enikő Győri awarded the French Légion d’honneur
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 13, 2013 4:48 PM
It is possible to serve one's country while maintaining friendship with others, and this is an ideal to which I want to remain true; so France may always view me as a friend – declared Enikő Győri, Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs when she made Officer of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour (Légion d’honneur) in Budapest on June 13.
The Hungarian Government’s comments on the Venice Commission’s draft report
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 13, 2013 11:28 AM
The Hungarian Government received the Venice Commission’s draft report regarding the Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law on 29 May 2013, with regard to which the Government has forwarded its comments to the Commission on 11 June 2013.
Minister of State Győri sent letter to Rapporteur Tavares
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 13, 2013 10:44 AM
Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri has sent a letter to Rapporteur Tavares informing him about the amendment of the National Security Act, as well as about the latest developments of the Hungarian Government’s dialogue with the European Commission on the Fourth Amendment.
Foreign Minister Martonyi thanks Croatia and Slovakia for solidarity
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 12, 2013 5:56 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi thanked the solidarity expressed by the governments of Slovakia and Croatia in relation to the flooding of the Danube and Hungary's flood defence operations.
Minister of State Győri: we cannot accept the drawing of false conclusions
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 11, 2013 2:16 PM
It is not acceptable to draw false conclusions from facts and for the European Parliament (EP) to adopt recommendations that extend beyond its mandate, said MFA Minister of State in charge of European Affairs Enikő Győri, when she spoke about the Tavares Report on June 10.
The Hungarian Government responds to the objections of the European Commission concerning the amendment of the Fundamental Law
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 7, 2013 6:47 PM
Today at 12 noon, the Hungarian Government handed over a letter to the European Commission, in which it responded to the three questions raised by the EU body concerning the possibility to impose extraordinary taxes, the transfer of court cases and the restrictions on political advertisements – Foreign Minister János Martonyi announced on 7th June 2013.
Minister Martonyi on issues raised by the European Commission
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 7, 2013 4:20 PM
Hungary will remove from its Fundamental Law the state's option to levy a tax to compensate for any payment obligations incurred from rulings of the constitutional court, the European Court or other international courts against it, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on Friday. The Minsiter stated that Hungary will also retract the provision allowing cases to be transferred to another court.
Ambassador-At-Large for Energy Security Briefs European Parliament Committee
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 7, 2013 2:07 PM
On June 6, Hungarian Ambassador-At-Large for Energy Security Anita Orbán attended a committee hearing at the European Parliament (EP), at the invitation of former President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, which focused on progress in energy market integration.