On Tuesday in Gyula, Ministerial Commissioner at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gyula Budai said that more and more EU Member States believe that maintaining the Russian embargo makes no sense, and therefore there is a good chance that the issue will be resolved in the first half of this year.
On Tuesday at a press conference held in Tatabánya State Secretary Árpád János Potápi said that donations worth HUF 280 million reached those in need as a result of the donation collection campaign launched by the State Secretariat for National Policy in aid of Hungarian communities in Transcarpathia.
Following a meeting of EU ministers for European affairs, Minister of State for European Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office Szabolcs Takács said that the migration crisis Europe has to face has not been solved by the few decisions made at various levels, because the implementation of these is only minimally effective – or not effective at all.
The Government is not contemplating changes to the tax regime, as the current system based on proportionate burden-sharing – which supports legal jobs and recognizes the costs of raising children – is far better than any proposal by the IMF, OECD or other international bodies, Deputy State Secretary for Taxation and Auditing Zoltán Pankucsi told public news channel M1.
Thanks to the Family Housing Allowance (CSOK), demand for residential properties and loans is expected to rise, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a conference on the future of Central and Eastern European countries, organized by financial periodical Euromoney in Vienna. Speaking of the Government’s measures aimed at boosting lending, the Minister said that the Government was planning to reduce administrative burdens in this field.
Director-General of the Office of Immigration and Nationality Zsuzsanna Végh said at a press conference that “last year was an extraordinary one; Hungary experienced unprecedented migration pressure”.
The Government of Hungary welcomes the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General confirming that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has completed the necessary preparatory steps to start the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). By this act the road has been paved for the gradual termination of the sanctions and for removing the obstacles hampering further cooperation with Iran. Hungary highly appreciates the persistent efforts and the strong political commitment regarding implementation of all negotiating countries and the EU.
We are to expect an ongoing and significant increase in the pressure of immigration affecting the European Union due to the intensification of the crises prevailing in the Middle East, Péter Szijjártó warned on Monday in Brussels, after the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of EU Member States.
During a celebration of Hungarian culture in the Serbian town of Zenta, Parliamentary Minister of State at the Ministry of Human Capacities Bence Rétvári said that in this modern age of migration the Paris attacks and the events in Cologne on New Year’s Eve challenge European values and the European way of life.
In Brussels on Monday, following an informal meeting of some of the EU’s foreign ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that Macedonia has made significant efforts towards the EU accelerating its integration talks.