NATO

09/07/2016

NATO summit – Hungarian foreign minister: Stabilising southern neighbours priority

Warsaw, July 9 (MTI) – Stabilising the southern neighbour countries is of vital importance to Hungary in order to curb the wave of migration, therefore, Hungary […]
09/07/2016

NATO summit – Hungary’s defence minister: NATO strengthens unity against threats from south

Warsaw, July 9 (MTI) – NATO has strengthened its unity in the fight against threats from the south, including illegal migration and people smuggling, Defence Minister […]
09/07/2016

NATO summit – Orbán: NATO to strengthen “Eastern flank” protection without harming Russia deal

Warsaw, July 9 (MTI) – The North Atlantic Treaty will strengthen the protection of its “Eastern flank” without harming a NATO-Russia agreement, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor […]
09/07/2016

NATO summit: Hungarian foreign minister urges NATO to start entry talks with Georgia

Warsaw, July 8 (MTI) – Attending a foreign ministers’ meeting at the NATO summit in Warsaw, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, called on NATO to invite […]
08/07/2016

Szijjarto at NATO summit: Hungary ‘doing well’ in defence spending

Budapest, July 8 (MTI) – Hungary is doing “exceptionally well” in terms of defence spending, which has increased by 20 percent since the NATO summit in […]
21/06/2016

Foreign minister urges Albania’s Euro-Atlantic integration

Budapest, June 21 (MTI) – Hungary supports Albania’s Euro-Atlantic integration and has urged the European Commission to make a proposition for accession talks with that country, […]
14/06/2016

V4 to contribute company of soldiers to Baltics mission, says ministry

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – Countries in the Visegrád Group (V4) will add a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltics, the Hungarian defence […]
20/05/2016

Foreign minister urges closer EU-NATO cooperation over migration crisis

Brussels, May 20 (MTI) – Cooperation between the European Union and NATO is “more necessary than ever” because Europe’s security is seriously impacted by the migration […]
19/05/2016

Foreign minister: Montenegro’s NATO accession contributes to Balkans stabilisation

Brussels, May 19 (MTI) – Montenegro signed an accession treaty at the Brussels meeting of NATO foreign ministers on Thursday, and this will greatly contribute to […]
06/05/2016

Orbán: Brussels migrant proposal ‘outrageous’

Budapest, May 6 (MTI) – The European Commission plan to fine member states that refuse to take in migrants 250,000 euros per migrant is “outrageous”, Prime […]
03/05/2016

Defence minister: Hungary supports Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic accession efforts

Budapest, May 3 (MTI) – Hungary continues to support Macedonia’s efforts to join NATO and the European Union, Defence Minister István Simicskó said on Tuesday. The […]
22/04/2016

Hungary to contribute troops to NATO mission in Baltic states

Jurmala, April 22 (MTI) – Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Peter […]
15/04/2016

Hungary’s government sees referendum on migrants as important as NATO, EU referenda

Budapest (MTI) – The government regards its proposal for a referendum on illegal migration as important as the one on Hungary’s NATO and European Union accessions, […]
29/03/2016

Hungary’s foreign minister, Georgia counterpart discuss transatlantic integration

Budapest, March 29 (MTI) – Georgia is ready to advance to the next level in the process of its integration into the European Union and NATO, […]
18/03/2016

Jobbik: NATO has become an offensive alliance but there is no real alternative now

Press release – Márton Gyöngyösi says Hungary as a NATO member takes more responsibility than the security guarantees we are provided. Jobbik’s MP and vice president […]
16/03/2016

Hungarian-Baltic forum hold in Budapest

Budapest, March 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s trade with the Baltic states rose by 9 percent last year alone and doubled since 2010, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter […]
16/03/2016

Hungary’s foreign minister had talks with his Estonian counterpart in Budapest

Budapest, March 16 (MTI) – Hungary and Estonia have always been “strong and stable” allies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with his Estonian […]
25/02/2016

Security conference hold in Budapest – UPDATE

Budapest, February 25 (MTI) – Global threats have changed and become more complex over the recent period, making the security policy environment less predictable, Hungary’s foreign […]
12/02/2016

Defence minister welcomes NATO decision to launch navy action in Agean

Budapest, (MTI) – Hungary welcomes a NATO defence ministers’ decision to launch navy action to fight illegal migration and human smuggling along the shores of Greece […]
08/01/2016

Hungarian Gripens return from Baltic Air Policing mission

Budapest, January 8 (MTI) – More than eighty Hungarian soldiers and four JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets of Hungary’s air force have returned after successfully completing a […]