NATO

30/12/2015

Hungary to double defence spending by 2022

Budapest (MTI) – The government is set to double its defence spending as a percentage of GDP by 2022, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said on Tuesday. […]
02/12/2015

US ambassador: Joint exercises strengthen NATO

Budapest, December 2 (MTI) – Little by little, every joint military exercise makes NATO a stronger alliance, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said as she inspected the […]
02/12/2015

Szijjarto: Montenegro deserves NATO membership

Brussels, December 2 (MTI) – Montenegro’s invitation to become a member of NATO is “historic”, and Hungary did much to contribute to the process which has […]
01/12/2015

Foreign minister reaffirms commitment to Afghanistan’s stability

Brussels, December 1 (MTI) – As Hungary is committed to maintaining its support for Afghanistan’s stability, it will continue to station 113 troops there and contribute […]
27/11/2015

Defence minister: Hungary to double defence spending by 2022

Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – Hungary plans to double its defence spending by 2022 in order to develop its armed forces, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said […]
27/11/2015

NATO conference in Budapest – House Speaker calls for solidarity with threatened NATO states

Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – NATO is united in strengthening solidarity among its members despite differences in their views on security policy and geo-strategies, Speaker of […]
27/11/2015

Hungary’s Gripens alerted mostly to Russian violations of Baltic airspace

Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – Hungary’s Gripen fighter planes protecting the airspace of the Baltic countries have been alerted mostly because of Russian planes, daily Magyar […]
25/11/2015

Hungarian foreign minister: Transatlantic community needs to coordinate with Russia on Syria

Budapest, November 25 (MTI) – The settlement of the situation in Syria and the fight against the Islamic State will only be successful if the transatlantic […]
19/11/2015

Orban meets NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg

Budapest, November 19 (MTI) – The terrorist attacks against France highlight the need to take the arrival of migrants from war zones seriously, Prime Minister Viktor […]
07/11/2015

Montenegro NATO accession serves alliance security, says head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee

Podgorica, November 6 (MTI) – Hungary fully supports Montenegro’s accession to NATO, as it would not only launch the integration of the western Balkan region into […]
04/11/2015

NATO allies should help each other on migration, says Ader in Bucharest

Bucharest, November 4 (MTI) – Solidarity between NATO members should be expressed not only when facing a military or security threat but when affected by the […]
09/10/2015

NATO command centre to boost Hungary’s security, says defence minister

Budapest, October 9 (MTI) – The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Szekesfehervar, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering […]
08/10/2015

NATO to set up new headquarters office in Hungary, says Stoltenberg

Brussels, October 8 (MTI) – NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in […]
08/10/2015

Hungary allows EU, NATO help in border protection

Budapest, October 8 (MTI) – European Union and NATO troops will be allowed to help Hungary in protecting its southern border, a government decree published in […]
20/09/2015

Jobbik protests against planned NATO command unit in Hungary

Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – Hungarian radical nationalist party Jobbik on Saturday protested against and condemned the NATO command unit planned for the eastern European members […]
17/09/2015

Brave Warrior 2015 military exercise starts in NW Hungary

Budapest, September 17 (MTI) – An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Gyor, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the […]
16/09/2015

US military convoy taking part in NATO exercises arrives in Hungary

Budapest, September 16 (MTI) – A convoy of more than 500 United States soldiers and over 200 vehicles arrived in Hungary on Wednesday to take part […]
12/09/2015

Hungarian Gripens complete interception on NATO Baltic air space mission

Budapest, September 12 (MTI) – Gripen fighters of the Hungarian armed forces completed their first interception operation on a mission to patrol the air space of […]
27/08/2015

NATO AWACS aircraft to participate in Hungary military exercise

Budapest, August 27 (MTI) – NATO will deploy an E3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft in Hungary to participate in a military exercise in […]
18/08/2015

Hungarian Gripens to join NATO mission in Baltics on Sept 24

Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – A ceremony was held at the military air base outside Kecskemet on Monday in honour of the Hungarian contingent – four […]