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Zsolt Németh in Canada: Immigration Issue Solved
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 24, 2013 11:34 AM
During his visit to Canada, Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared that issues concerning Hungarian Roma immigrants in Canada have been resolved thanks to continuous bilateral dialogue, thereby bypassing any reintroduction of visas for Hungarian visitors.
Minister of State Győri: Hungary supports an integrated EU energy market
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 23, 2013 9:19 AM
Hungary supports the idea of creating an integrated EU energy market, but not price liberalisation until the smooth and efficient functioning of this market – said Minister of State responsible for EU Affairs Enikő Győri, after attending the meeting of the EU Ministers of European Affairs on 21 May 2013.
Hungary named Coordinator and Co-President of the CTBTO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 22, 2013 11:54 AM
Hungary will be performing the duties of Coordinator and acting as Co-President of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) for the next two years. On May 21, the members states of the CTBTO named Hungary and Indonesia to be Co-Presidents of the Organization between 2013 and 2015.
Minister Martonyi: EU laws and Member States’ laws should be in harmony
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2013 3:47 PM
The laws of the European Union and its individual Member States should be brought into balance, with the various constitutional and political structures of members being respected, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said May 21 at the international conference in Budapest, entitled “The Enforcement of EU Law against Member States”.
Foreign Ministry Objects to statements misunderstanding Prime Minister Orbán’s remarks
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2013 3:39 PM
It is with regret that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has become aware of those political statements that show a clear misunderstanding of the remark made by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in his radio interview on May 17, 2013. The Hungarian Prime Minister reacted to the suggestion made by Peer Steinbrück, in which the leader of the social democrats raised the possibility of excluding Hungary from the European Union.
Hungarian Foreign Ministry: Spiegel Online is wrong about Orbán’s comment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2013 10:04 AM
Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle declared that Spiegel Online interpreted Viktor Orbán’s comment incorrectly when it claimed that the Hungarian Prime Minister accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of using Nazi methods.
Statement by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 4:12 PM
It is with utter shock and bewilderment that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary was informed about a statement published in the daily paper Metro in Brussels on 16 May by Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, stating that Hungary wants “to count Jews”.
Merkel’s remarks give no reason for concern, Prőhle says
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 2:09 PM
At a Europe forum in Berlin organised by public-service broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Angela Merkel said she fully agreed with the European Commission that Hungary must change legislation which runs counter to EU treaties.
Alice Esterházy receives state decoration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 2:02 PM
President of the Republic János Áder presented the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (civilian division) to Alice Esterházy, daughter of the ethnic Hungarian politician János Esterházy, who was a prominent public figure in Czechoslovakia in the 1930’s and 40’s.
Council of Europe monitoring procedure should be reformed, says Zsolt Németh
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 17, 2013 1:58 PM
The report on Hungary that the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe (CoE) has recently adopted is biased and politically motivated, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Zsolt Németh declared yesterday on the sidelines of a CoE session. The procedure involves risks for the CoE, because it may force the organisation into ideological battles, he said.