“The upcoming weeks will be crucial to the European Union because it must make decisions on issues that fundamentally determine both its future and its competitiveness”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Monday in Prague.
The 2017 Budget provides stability and security for Hungarian families, and it facilitates the growth of domestic enterprises. It is a key priority for the Government that every Hungarian shall enjoy the benefits of effective Hungarian reforms.
The opening of a representative office of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Budapest will strengthen ties between Hungary and the EIB, and it is also a sign of recognition of Hungary’s economic policy, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, following the official announcement of the decision.
On Monday, the National Police Headquarter informed Hungarian news agency MTI that between Friday and Sunday 411 people crossing the border illegally were apprehended in Hungary.
On 10 June 2016, Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács met with Dutch Director for European Integration Matthijs van der Plas to review priority issues on the agenda of the June session of the European Council.
On Friday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI that during its Friday session, the Cabinet had discussed the proposal of Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, according to which eligibility for asylum status should be determined before entering Europe.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary announces the following regarding the mass shooting in Orlando that occurred on 12 June.
The annual meeting of the countries of the Visegrád Cooperation at Chiefs of Defence level took place in Namest nad Oslavou, the Czech Republic on 8th–9th June 2016.
On Friday, 10th June, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó received his counterpart, Minister for the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Haki Demolli on a short office call.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy Levente Magyar and Ukrainian Member of Parliament and President of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) Mr. László Brenzovics concluded a cooperation agreement on 9 June 2016 in Beregszász/Berehove on the launching of a close to 30 billion forint (EUR 96M) economic development funding programme before the end of the year aimed at the economic strengthening of Hungarians in Transcarpathia.