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Minister of State Győri presents detailed criticism of the Tavares report
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 16, 2013 5:14 PM
The draft report prepared for the European Parliament by MEP Rui Tavares should stick to the facts with regard to the state of fundamental rights in Hungary, Minister of State for EU affairs at the Foreign Ministry Enikő Győri stated on Thursday.
Closing of Australian embassy in Budapest will not impact excellent bilateral relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 4:58 PM
Australia will close its embassy in Budapest as part of budget cuts for foreign affairs, Australian media reported on Monday, citing the AAP news agency. The reaction of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was that bilateral relations would be maintained at the currently excellent level. The Australian Government is expected to announce austerity measures worth billions of dollars to reduce Australia's deficit on Tuesday, the reports said. Foreign Minister Bob Carr told ABC radio on Monday that his department will also implement measures to share cutbacks. "The most significant one is closing one embassy; that's the embassy in Budapest," he said.
Minister Martonyi: the Association Agreement with Ukraine is important
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 4:57 PM
Signing the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine at the Vilnius Summit in November is also important for the future of the Eastern Partnership – said the Hungarian Foreign Minister at the opening of the 6th EU-Ukraine Forum in Budapest on May 13.
State Secretary Németh: Hungary committed to EU expansion in the Western Balkans
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 4:10 PM
Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared before the Hungarian Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs that Hungary was committed to continuing EU expansion in the Western Balkans and that it wanted to advance its national interests through the European integration process.
Minister Martonyi: it is important to begin accession talks with Serbia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 2:35 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared that it was a European as well as a Central European and Hungarian interest that the European Council make a decision about when accession negotiations with Serbia should begin.
Hungarian national budget will allocate sum for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 13, 2013 12:00 PM
Hungary’s contribution to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, set up to support the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, will be incorporated into the 2014 national budget according to current plans – said Gábor Kaleta, Head of the Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The task of the Foundation is to amass a sum of €120 million for the Perpetual Fund.
Minister of State Győri: the recommendations set forth in the Tavares report are unprecedented
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 9, 2013 2:59 PM
Enikő Győri, Minister of State in charge of EU affairs, stated that the report prepared by European Parliament Rapporteur Rui Tavares was without precedent within the European Union. The Hungarian Minister of State pointed out that the report - which was strongly critical of the state of the rule of law in Hungary - concerns issues that fall within the scope of national competence.
János Martonyi holds talks with Israeli Minister for Energy and Water
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 8, 2013 3:33 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks with Silvan Shalom, Minister for Energy and Water Affairs, who represented the Israeli Government at the Assembly of the Jewish World Congress in Budapest.
German reunification occurred thanks to Hungary’s courage, says former State Secretary Sudhoff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 7, 2013 3:57 PM
The fall of the Berlin wall and the reunification of Germany would not have happened without the courage and the political wisdom of Hungary – said former State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany Jürgen Sudhoff at a podium discussion in Budapest on Monday.
Hungarians thankful to Germans for active role in European reunification, says Minister Martonyi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 7, 2013 11:15 AM
Hungary is thankful to Germany for its active role in making Europe united and whole again following the German reunification, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on Monday.