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Fiction or reality? Central bank governor’s statement on external threat to Hungary’s sovereignty
Cargo plane intercepted by Hungarian Gripens
Budapest, February 17 (MTI) – Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a cargo jet on Friday after it entered Hungary’s airspace unannounced, the defence ministry told MTI. The plane entered Hungarian airspace at 2pm, maintaining its flight path,…
Hungary has clear plan for reaching defence spending target
Brussels, February 16 (MTI) – Hungary is one of those few NATO member states that have drafted a clear road map on increasing defence spending to at least 2 percent of GDP by 2026, in line with its earlier commitment,…
Hungary welcomes US approach to fighting terrorism, military conflicts
Brussels (MTI) – The Hungarian defence minister welcomed the United States’ approach in terms of the fight against terrorism and resolving crises in other countries, and said that positions of the US and Hungary were “mostly identical”. István Simicskó spoke…
Hungarian military buys new aircraft
Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian Air Force has purchased new trainer, reconnaissance and courier airfract, the defence ministry told MTI on Friday. The new planes will be supplied by Czech aircraft maker Zlin Aircraft, and will replace the military’s Soviet-made…
Hungary, Turkey to hold strategic talks in spring, says Hungarian foreign minister
Brussels, December 7 (MTI) – The prime ministers of Hungary and Turkey will hold high-level strategic talks in Ankara next spring, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI on Wednesday. Szijjártó met his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on the…
Hungarian foreign minister: NATO should step up efforts to overcome migrant crisis
Brussels, December 6 (MTI) – The pressure of migration continues to represent a security risk for the European Union and Europe as a whole, so Hungary proposes that NATO, in its capacity as a military alliance, should participate in overcoming…
Orbán held talks with Macedonia’s former prime minister Nikola Gruevski
Budapest, November 18 (MTI) – Macedonia can continue to rely on Hungary’s support in its efforts to join the European Union and NATO, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday after talks with Macedonia’s former prime minister Nikola Gruevski. Orbán…
International parliamentary conference about NATO hold in Budapest
Budapest, November 17 (MTI) – The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number…
Military hangar complex opens at Pápa air base
Budapest, November 17 (MTI) – A military hangar complex was opened at the Pápa air base in western Hungary on Thursday. The complex is capable of fully servicing C17 aircraft and thanks to the unique investment, the use of the…
NATO should keep eye on migration from Mideast, North Africa, says state secy
Bucharest, November 8 (MTI) – Besides focusing on the threat posed by Russian aggression, NATO should also keep an eye on Europe’s crisis stemming from a flow of migrants into the continent from the Middle East and North Africa, a…
NATO chief addresses 1956 photo exhibition at headquarters
Brussels, October 24 (MTI) – A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution opened at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels on Monday with an address by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. The secretary-general said, “The pro-democracy uprising…
Hungarian defence minister visits NATO headquarters in Norfolk
Budapest (MTI) – Defence Minister István Simicskó held talks at the NATO Allied Command Transformation headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia at the start of his four-day visit in the US on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. He met Deputy Supreme Allied…
NATO top official visits two ongoing exercises in West Hungary
Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – Hungary is committed to its NATO missions and plays an important role in international tasks, including two ongoing exercises in Hungary, Brave Warrior 2016 and Black Swan, Chairman of NATO’s military committee Petr Pavel told…
US ambassador Bell: US maintains continuous ties with Hungarian government
Budapest (MTI) – The United States maintains continuous, high-level ties with the Hungarian government, and cooperation is particularly strong in the fields of the military, law enforcement and trade, US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell told commercial ATV channel in…
Orbán in Romania: Time to give nation states primacy
Baile Tusnad, Romania, July 23 (MTI) – All types of political initiative and action that take power away from the nation state must be stopped, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a keynote address on Saturday. Speaking at the 27th Baile…
Fighters were flying above Budapest
In case you noticed the weird noises from military aircrafts on Monday, July 18, and did not know why they were flying above the city, well, nol.hu has some information on the case, as they made inquiries about the phenomenon from different sources.…
Foreign minister voices commitment to fighting for Hungarians in UK
Budapest, July 12 (MTI) – The Hungarian government has a “firm position” in the interest of the “tens of thousands” of Hungarians employed in the UK, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Rádio on Tuesday…
NATO summit – Szijjártó meets UK counterpart to review Brexit consequences
Budapest/Warsaw, July 9 (MTI) – Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó held a face-to-face meeting with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw on Saturday to review the situation resulting from the British referendum…