166 result(s) for ministry of defence
Hungarian National Security CTTEE Head Calls For European Counter -Terrorism Force
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in need of an integrated intelligence and counter-terrorism unit, as the current level of cooperation among law enforcement agencies and secret services is inadequate, the head of parliament’s national security committee said. Europe needs to act immediately to significantly improve the flow of information among its intelligence agencies, Zsolt Molnár told journalists after the ...
October 23 Commemorations In Hungary To Include Exhibitions & Film Screenings
- 22 Oct 2015 1:40 AM
- community & culture
This year’s official commemorations of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising will include exhibitions, films screenings and a walk through history in the Hungarian Radio building, the organisers said. Nóra Ivády, head of the defence ministry’s national event organising office, said that the series of commemorative events will start on October 21 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the 1956 Technical ...
NATO Command Centre To Boost Hungary’s Security
- 9 Oct 2015 4:04 AM
- current affairs
The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister István Simicskó said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would set up new NATO force integration units in Slovakia and Hungary to complement the six existing units in eastern Europe.
Gripen Fighter Jets Alerted In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian Gripen fighter planes were alerted on Thursday because of a Boeing 767 Canadian airliner, the Defence Ministry told state news agency MTI. The aircraft entered Slovak air space without contacting Slovak air control. The pilots still did not get in touch with Slovak air control after Slovak fighter planes intercepted the plane.
Video: 'Brave Warrior' NATO Military Exercise In Hungary, 14-21 Sept.
- 12 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 will be held in Hungary from September 14 to 21, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise, a part of a series of NATO drills in several countries, will involve 1,800 troops. The operations will be headed by Hungarian officers, and will involve servicemen from Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and the US, the ministry said in ...
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
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 ...
Hungarian National Security CTTEE Head Calls For European Counter -Terrorism Force
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in need of an integrated intelligence and counter-terrorism unit, as the current level of cooperation among law enforcement agencies and secret services is inadequate, the head of parliament’s national security committee said. Europe needs to act immediately to significantly improve the flow of information among its intelligence agencies, Zsolt Molnár told journalists after the ...
October 23 Commemorations In Hungary To Include Exhibitions & Film Screenings
- 22 Oct 2015 1:40 AM
- community & culture
This year’s official commemorations of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising will include exhibitions, films screenings and a walk through history in the Hungarian Radio building, the organisers said. Nóra Ivády, head of the defence ministry’s national event organising office, said that the series of commemorative events will start on October 21 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the 1956 Technical ...
NATO Command Centre To Boost Hungary’s Security
- 9 Oct 2015 4:04 AM
- current affairs
The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister István Simicskó said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would set up new NATO force integration units in Slovakia and Hungary to complement the six existing units in eastern Europe.
Gripen Fighter Jets Alerted In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian Gripen fighter planes were alerted on Thursday because of a Boeing 767 Canadian airliner, the Defence Ministry told state news agency MTI. The aircraft entered Slovak air space without contacting Slovak air control. The pilots still did not get in touch with Slovak air control after Slovak fighter planes intercepted the plane.
Video: 'Brave Warrior' NATO Military Exercise In Hungary, 14-21 Sept.
- 12 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 will be held in Hungary from September 14 to 21, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise, a part of a series of NATO drills in several countries, will involve 1,800 troops. The operations will be headed by Hungarian officers, and will involve servicemen from Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and the US, the ministry said in ...
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
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 ...