The Hungarian government condemns in the strongest possible terms the insulting behaviour of certain Hungarian football fans during the friendly match between Israel and Hungary on 15 August.
Today, on 20 August, celebrations across Hungary have marked the national holiday in honour of the first Christian king of Hungary and the foundation of the Hungarian state.
Three Hungarians were kidnapped in Syria on 13th August. According to the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK), on Monday morning unknown gunmen stopped a vehicle in the suburbs of Damascus and kidnapped six people − three locals and three Hungarians. The latter are former policemen, who retired from the Hungarian forces several years ago. So far the kidnappers have not communicated through any channels – official or unofficial – and have yet to make any demands, either from the families or the Hungarian Embassy in Damascus.
With eight gold, four silver and five bronze medals, Hungary took 9th place in the final official medals table for the 2012 London Olympics. This is the first time since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics that Hungary has come in the top ten.
"Hungary’s unorthodox economic policy has begun to spread within the European Union. First, France introduced a financial transactions duty twice as high as in Hungary, after which Slovakia imposed a special sectoral levy", said András Giró-Szász on Tuesday morning.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held a series of consultations with political partner organisations, recognized economists, and with several trade and interest associations.
The Hungarian government is optimistic about resuming talks with the IMF/EU in autumn. On their part, both international negotiators announced to the press on Thursday that the first round of negotiations had taken place in a constructive atmosphere.
Prime Minister Orbán Viktor received Jenő Szász, the President of the Hungarian Civil Union in his office today.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continued his two-week long consultation series on Monday at the National Roma Self-Government (ORÖ).
The United States of America has expressed its appreciation of Hungary’s leading role in Afghanistan, Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations said on MR1-Kossuth Hungarian public radio’s morning show called 180 Minutes.