Ministry of Interior

Sándor Pintér, Dr.

Minister of Interior

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DARIF - Joint International Operation on the Danube

Ministry of Interior, April 8, 2014 4:00 PM

Between 7 and 11 April 2014 a joint operation is going to take place on the Danube with ten participating countries, initiated by the Ministry of Interior of Hungary.

Four Public Work Programmes Recognised by the Minister of Interior

Ministry of Interior, April 4, 2014 4:05 PM

Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér has recognised four settlements that have launched new public work programmes.

Public security is one of the most important values

Ministry of Interior, March 20, 2014 4:55 PM

"In the modern world, order and security are among the most important social values", said Minister of State Károly Kontrát in Tamási, Tolna County, where he was inaugurating a new fire station.

Agreement on the separate regulation of CEPOL and Europol

Ministry of Interior, March 4, 2014 2:21 PM

Almost every EU member state agreed upon the fact that the regulation of the European Police College (CEPOL) should be independent from Europol and should have its own legal foundations.

Visegrad Group Ministers of Interior adopted a Joint Statement on Ukraine

Ministry of Interior, February 25, 2014 4:59 PM

A joint statement was accepted by the Ministers of Interior of the V4 countries concerning the situation in Ukraine. According to the document the Ministers agreed to introduce an enhanced coordination among the V4 Ministers of Interior to react to possible mass influx of persons from Ukraine.

Hungary returns medieval French map engravings

Ministry of Interior, February 25, 2014 4:16 PM

Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér returned one hundred and ten medieval map engravings, which were stolen from the library in Toulouse and subsequently found in Hungary, to France's Ambassador to Hungary Roland Galharague on Tuesday.

Minister Pintér: Every manifestation of radicalism must be driven back

Ministry of Interior, February 21, 2014 9:10 AM

It is the Government’s unequivocal standpoint that every manifestation of radicalism must be driven back and this has to be realised in everyday life as well, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said, addressing the Yad Vashem Institute’s “Righteous among the Nations” awarding ceremony where the Hungarian “For Courage Honours” was also presented. Ambassador of Israel to Hungary Ilan Mor also spoke at the event, stating that tribute is being paid to those who did not remain indifferent bystanders during the Holocaust.

Hungarian-Bulgarian bilateral meeting in the Ministry of Interior

Ministry of Interior, February 13, 2014 3:39 PM

On 13-14 February 2014 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr Tsvetlin Yovchev paid an official visit to Budapest at the invitation of Mr Sándor Pintér, Minister of Interior of Hungary.

Growing recognition for the Disaster Management Authority

Ministry of Interior, February 10, 2014 12:12 PM

Recognition of the Disaster Management Authority has increased due to the fact that those in trouble regularly experience the help provided by these professionals – Parliamentary State Secretary Károly Kontrát said at the Disaster Management Authority's annual assessment meeting.