Benkő: Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary Sign Letter of Intent on Creating...
Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia on Wednesday signed a letter of intent to create a Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC) in Hungary, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said on...
View ArticleSzijjártó Briefs NATO Deputy Secretary General on Defence Developments
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó briefed Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General, about Hungary’s defence developments at a meeting in Budapest, the ministry said on Tuesday. Szijjártó told...
View ArticleÁder Addresses NATO Celebration
Hungary’s accession to NATO twenty years ago was a political and strategic decision but also an acknowledgement of the country’s role in dismantling the Iron Curtain, Hungarian President János Áder...
View ArticleHungarian Police Units Leave for Serbia, North Macedonia
Hungarian policemen continue to cooperate with local forces in protecting the borders between Serbia and North Macedonia as well as North Macedonia and Greece, the police website said on Tuesday. On...
View ArticleTraining Key Part of Military Development Scheme, Says Defence Minister
The training of soldiers is a crucial part of Hungary’s multi-year defence and military development programme, the defence minister said on Tuesday. Hungary needs a strong and competent military...
View ArticleCoronavirus – Ministry: Hungary Military Dispatches Additional Troops to Help...
The Hungarian army will dispatch over a hundred additional troops to help police with patrols and protection at the borders with Austria and Slovakia, on Saturday, a defence ministry official has said....
View ArticleHungary Beefs Up Military Presence along Northern Border
The Hungarian Armed Forces have beefed up their presence along the country’s northern border, the defence ministry said on Saturday. At present, over 100 soldiers are serving along the borders with...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Signs of Bioterrorism Detected, says Security Chief
Hungary has received reports from several countries about the limited emergence of bioterrorism, the director general of the Military National Security Service told a meeting of parliament’s foreign...
View ArticlePM Orbán’s Advisor: European Court Ruling against Hungary over Detention of...
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent ruling, condemning Hungary for keeping refugees in detention at the country’s southern border equals to “exerting political pressure” so that Hungary...
View ArticleAuthorities Discover Tunnel below Border Fence
Hungarian law enforcement discovered a tunnel below the border fence at Mórahalom, in southern Hungary, a local police spokesperson said on Friday. Police and soldiers noticed “intensive movement”...
View ArticleState Secy: Armed Forces Budget Increases to Record-Breaking HUF 778 Bn in 2021
The budget of the Hungarian Armed Forces has been raised by 30 percent to a record-breaking 778 billion forints (EUR 2.2bn) in 2021, a State Secretary of the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The...
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