319 result(s) for defence ministry
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 ...
Budget Chapters In Hungary Set For 2016
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The defence budget will be just below 300 billion forints, up 50 billion forints from 2015. The ministry of defence will contribute 4 billion forints to NATO’s budget and 2.29 billion forints to NATO’s Security Investment Programme. The interior ministry, which includes law enforcement, will have its budget raised from 483.7 billion forints this year to 504.7 billion in 2016. The budget of local ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Protests Against Holocaust Comments By FBI Director
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság takes up the defence of FBI director James Corney who said that Nazis and their accomplices in many countries, including Hungary, thought they were doing the right thing. The left-wing daily says leading Hungarian government politicians have amply confessed Hungary’s war time sins.
Hungarian Govt In “Deep Shock” About Terrorist Attack In Kenya
- 3 Apr 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects all forms of violence and terrorism, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said referring to Thursday’s terrorist attack in Kenya, which claimed 147 lives. Earlier, the foreign ministry learnt with “deep shock” about the attack at Garissa University, and expressed Hungary’s sympathy with families of the victims. The university was attacked by the al-Shabaab Islamic militia early ...
Hungary Asks Russia To Change 1956 Soviet Memorial Inscription
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has again indicated to Russia its request that the inscriptions on Soviet graves by the 1956 memorials at Budapest’s Fiumei street cemetery should be changed.
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 ...
Budget Chapters In Hungary Set For 2016
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The defence budget will be just below 300 billion forints, up 50 billion forints from 2015. The ministry of defence will contribute 4 billion forints to NATO’s budget and 2.29 billion forints to NATO’s Security Investment Programme. The interior ministry, which includes law enforcement, will have its budget raised from 483.7 billion forints this year to 504.7 billion in 2016. The budget of local ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Protests Against Holocaust Comments By FBI Director
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság takes up the defence of FBI director James Corney who said that Nazis and their accomplices in many countries, including Hungary, thought they were doing the right thing. The left-wing daily says leading Hungarian government politicians have amply confessed Hungary’s war time sins.
Hungarian Govt In “Deep Shock” About Terrorist Attack In Kenya
- 3 Apr 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects all forms of violence and terrorism, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said referring to Thursday’s terrorist attack in Kenya, which claimed 147 lives. Earlier, the foreign ministry learnt with “deep shock” about the attack at Garissa University, and expressed Hungary’s sympathy with families of the victims. The university was attacked by the al-Shabaab Islamic militia early ...
Hungary Asks Russia To Change 1956 Soviet Memorial Inscription
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has again indicated to Russia its request that the inscriptions on Soviet graves by the 1956 memorials at Budapest’s Fiumei street cemetery should be changed.


















