Dr. Ádám Schmidt
17:08 May 26, 2022PERSONAL DETAILS
- Place and date of birth: Budapest, 22/06/1980
- Marital status: married, a father of two
- Language skills: English – intermediate level
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY, EXPERIENCES
- July 2021– member of the Board of Trustees, Foundation for the University of Physical Education
- 1 December 2020– chief advisor for sport affairs, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister
- 2017–2019 external lecturer, Milton Friedman University
- 2015– owner and head attorney, Ádám Schmidt & Co. Law Office (attorneyship on hold)
- 2014–2022 member of the Supervisory Board, Hungarian Table Tennis Association
- 2011–2017 external lecturer, Hungarian University of Sports Science
- 2011–2014 sports lawyer, DLA Piper–Horváth and Co. Law Office
- 2011–2020 lawyer, Hungarian Basketball Federation
- 2009–2011 legal director, Hungarian Olympic Committee
- 2008–2009 trainee solicitor, Dr. Andrea Szűcs Law Office
- 2005–2008 trainee solicitor, Dr. Krasznai & Dr. Kollár Law Office
- 2004–2005 trainee solicitor, Dr. Tóth & Co. Law Office
- 2004 intern, New Atlantic Initiative
- 2003–2004 intern, Dr. Lívia Kulcsár & Co. Law Office
- 2000–2001 admissions tutor, educator (history), eFEB Adult Education Centre
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS
- 2008 bar examinations successfully passed
- 1999–2004 Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences
Pakistani delegation visits Hungary
11:03 June 13, 2023
In the first week of June, a Pakistani delegation paid a visit to Hungary. The delegation headed by Major General Majid Jahangir HI(M), Director General of Foreign Military Cooperation (FMC), Joint Staff Headquarters (JS HQ) of the Pakistan Armed Forces was received by Major General Dr. László Stitcz, Commander, HDF Force Modernization and Transformation Command.
Turkish Chief of Defence Visits Hungary
10:44 June 13, 2023
General Musa Avsever, Acting Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces is staying in Hungary on a three-day official visit. As part of his program, he laid a wreath in Heroes’ Square, Budapest, and then conducted closed-door talks in the Ministry of Defence on Monday, 12 June.
Strength in unity
10:39 June 13, 2023
“The V4 is united, we continue to help each other closely and in alliance, adhering to a core principle of the Visegrád Group”, said the Minister of Defence at the meeting of V4 defence ministers in the High Tatras on Monday, 12 June.
Turkish Chief of Defence visits Hungary
12:02 June 12, 2023
On Sunday, 11 June General Musa Avsever, the recently appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces arrived in Hungary for a three-day official visit. The military leader first went to pay his tribute in the Turkish military plot (Budapest Turkish Military Cemetery) of the New Public Cemetery in Budapest.
In times of war, the security of the country and the Hungarian people comes before anything else
11:57 June 12, 2023
In times of war, the security of the country and the Hungarian people comes before anything else, and the 2024 budget has also been planned in and for times of war, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in a video uploaded to his Facebook page on Saturday, 10 June.
Many-sided Hungarian–Serbian cooperation
15:51 June 9, 2023
MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik paid an official visit to Belgrade between 6-7 June. The deputy state secretary was received by his counterpart Predrag Bandic, Acting Assistant Minister for Defence Policy at the Serbian Ministry of Defence.
Viktor Orbán: For us, Hungary’s security comes first
15:48 June 9, 2023
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán convened a meeting of the Defence Council due to the escalating fighting in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI.
Defence policy discussions in Canada
17:10 June 7, 2023
MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik recently visited Canada to hold discussions, among others, with his counterpart, Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) of the Department of National Defence of Canada.
Hungarian–Azeri defence relations taken to the next level
17:03 June 7, 2023
Taken to the level of prioritized strategic partnership in January, the relationship between Hungary and Azerbaijan offers an excellent framework for strengthening our military-defence cooperation as well, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after his discussion with Azerbaijani Minister of Defence General Hasanov Zakir Asgar oglu on 7 June.
Hungary is interested in a strong NATO
09:25 June 7, 2023
The Bucharest Nine (B9) group is committed to further supporting Ukraine and above all, to restoring peace to the country as soon as possible – emphasized President of Hungary Katalin Novák after a summit of heads of state of the B9, a group bringing together Central and Eastern European member states – the eastern flank – of NATO in Bratislava on Tuesday, 6 June.