314 result(s) for defence ministry
Hungarian Minister Of Defence Quits After Meeting About Refugee Fence
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Defence Minister Csaba Hende has tendered his resignation, the Government Information Centre told MTI in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Prime Minister Viktor Orban accepted Hende’s resignation and asked Istvan Simicsko to manage the defence portfolio.
Hungary Has Taken Over Airspace Defence Of Baltic Countries
- 4 Sep 2015 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will be in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. At the official rotation ceremony, which was attended by Defence Minister Csaba Hende, Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Two Types Of Border Fence To Be Built On Serbian-Hungarian Border
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government decided on the construction of two types of border fence at its Tuesday meeting; the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence will build an almost four-metre-tall fence on the sections of the border which can be easily penetrated, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed the press at a press conference held during the break of the cabinet meeting.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Hungarian Army Ready To Build Border Fence
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian army has “all the skills needed” to build a fence along Hungary’s border with Serbia to stem the massive inflow of illegal migrants, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said. Nine hundred soldiers are involved in the construction and the deadline to complete the fence is November 30, the minister told the press in Mórahalom, near the border, where a “sample section” of the fence is being ...
Adam Kettle-Williams, Former U.K. Deputy Head of Mission
- 22 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
Adam was born in Portsmouth in the UK and studied languages (Spanish and Italian) at Exeter University after which he worked in translation and language training for 2 years.
Year’s Largest Military Exercise Underway In Hungary
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A military exercise, the largest in Hungary this year, is under way with 1,700 local and foreign troops and 600 pieces of equipment involved, the defence ministry said. The exercise code-named Capable Logistician 2015 (CL15), the largest of its kind in logistics capabilities of NATO members and partner countries, is taking place from June 1 until June 26 in the Bakony Combat Training Centre in ...
Hungarian Minister Of Defence Quits After Meeting About Refugee Fence
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Defence Minister Csaba Hende has tendered his resignation, the Government Information Centre told MTI in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Prime Minister Viktor Orban accepted Hende’s resignation and asked Istvan Simicsko to manage the defence portfolio.
Hungary Has Taken Over Airspace Defence Of Baltic Countries
- 4 Sep 2015 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will be in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. At the official rotation ceremony, which was attended by Defence Minister Csaba Hende, Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Two Types Of Border Fence To Be Built On Serbian-Hungarian Border
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government decided on the construction of two types of border fence at its Tuesday meeting; the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence will build an almost four-metre-tall fence on the sections of the border which can be easily penetrated, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed the press at a press conference held during the break of the cabinet meeting.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Hungarian Army Ready To Build Border Fence
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian army has “all the skills needed” to build a fence along Hungary’s border with Serbia to stem the massive inflow of illegal migrants, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said. Nine hundred soldiers are involved in the construction and the deadline to complete the fence is November 30, the minister told the press in Mórahalom, near the border, where a “sample section” of the fence is being ...
Adam Kettle-Williams, Former U.K. Deputy Head of Mission
- 22 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
Adam was born in Portsmouth in the UK and studied languages (Spanish and Italian) at Exeter University after which he worked in translation and language training for 2 years.
Year’s Largest Military Exercise Underway In Hungary
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A military exercise, the largest in Hungary this year, is under way with 1,700 local and foreign troops and 600 pieces of equipment involved, the defence ministry said. The exercise code-named Capable Logistician 2015 (CL15), the largest of its kind in logistics capabilities of NATO members and partner countries, is taking place from June 1 until June 26 in the Bakony Combat Training Centre in ...














