Dr. Árpád Vidoven
21:15 May 24, 2022Personal data:
Name: dr. Árpád Vidoven
Date of birth: 12.09.1974.
Marital status: married, with two children
Foreign language skills: English intermediate
Professional activities:
from 30 July 2019
Ministry of Defence, 7-11 Balaton u., Budapest, 1055 - Administrative State Secretary
2018-2019
Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, 1 Színház u., Budapest 1014 - Administrative State Secretary
2013-2018
Prime Minister's Office 1-3 Kossuth tér, Budapest 1055 - Senior Political Advisor,
Administrative State Secretary since 15 June 2014
2013
Dr. Árpád Vidoven Law Office 27 Magyar u., Cegléd 2700, lawyer (legal profession suspended)
2002-2012
Gór-Nagy and Vidoven Law Office 27 Magyar u., Cegléd 2700, lawyer
1998-2002
Dr. István Gór-Nagy, lawyer, sole practitioner 27 Magyar u., Cegléd 2700, clerk
Public offices held:
1998-2006 Member of Parliament
1998-2006 Parliamentary notary
Positions held in business organizations:
Paks II Nuclear Power Plant Private Company Limited by Shares. Company registration number: 17-10-001282
Member of the Supervisory Board: 08.12-2014 - 03.08.2015
Member of the Board of Directors: since 03.08.2015
Imre Steindl Program Nonprofit Private Limited Company, Company registration number: 01-10-049150
Member of the Board of Directors: since 19.12.2016
MVM Energy Private Limited Liability Company, Company registration number: 01-10-041828
Member of the Supervisory Board: since 28.05.2021
MVM Services Private Limited Company, Company registration number: 01-10-048351
Member of the Supervisory Board: 03.08.2015 – 30.06.2021.

All Hungarian soldiers are important
11:09 May 12, 2022
Hungarian soldiers played the main role at two transfer of authority ceremonies in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the same day. On 11 May in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, two Hungarians, a brigadier general and a colonel relinquished the chief of staff positions of both EUFOR and the local NATO Headquarters to another Hungarian brigadier general and colonel respectively. Also in attendance at the ceremonies were Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces and Dr. Gáspár Maróth, National Armament Director.

Headquarters Multinational Division Centre activated
14:25 May 11, 2022
Based on its Activation Document issued on 3 May, the North Atlantic Council activated with immediate effect the Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) located in Székesfehérvár. The activation ceremony was held on Tuesday, 10 May.

Another step towards full operational capability
18:08 May 10, 2022
Based on its Activation Document issued on 3 May, the North Atlantic Council activated with immediate effect the Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) located in Székesfehérvár. The activation ceremony was held on Tuesday, 10 May.

Discussion on expanding Slovenian–Hungarian bilateral military cooperation
14:08 May 9, 2022
On 6 May, Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces held a discussion in Slovenia with Major General Robert Glavaš, Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces on tightening Slovenian–Hungarian bilateral military cooperation. During the official visit, the two sides discussed the tasks related to the Russo-Ukrainian War that affects the two countries as well, and the possibilities for expanding the scope of bilateral military cooperation between Slovenia and Hungary.
Concept of Operation – in NATO style
10:39 May 6, 2022
On 5 May, as a final moment, while using a plotting board, Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) completed the preparation of staff, participating in multinational Exercise Slovak Shield 22, by practicing the division's operation order.

SECURITY OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION FURTHER STRENGTHENED
21:55 May 4, 2022
The Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) in Székesfehérvár, Hungary has reached a new level of progress, gaining the status of International Military Headquarters and becoming part of NATO Force Structure on 03 May 2022, based on the Activation Document issued by the North Atlantic Council in Brussels.

Multinational lecture for university students
11:09 May 2, 2022
Brigadier General Ernő Péter Siposs, Deputy Commander of Headquarters Multinational Division Centre, gave a lecture to students majoring in international security and defence studies on April 29 in Budapest.
Hitting the target
11:12 April 30, 2022
Personnel of Headquarters Multinational Division Centre carried out carabine and pistol shooting and marching on April 28 at the Bakonykúti shooting range.

Discussed the steps to achieve HQ MND-C full operational capability
18:32 April 27, 2022
Leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces Command and Headquarters Multinational Division Centre discussed the steps to achieve HQ MND-C full operational capability in Székesfehérvár.

Black Swan 2022: more, larger, harder
16:39 April 26, 2022
A lot of things have changed since May 2021, and the multinational Special Operations Forces Exercise (SOFEX) Black Swan 2022 will be tracking these changes as well. The preparations and the organization of the exercise are much more challenging, there are more elements involved and the tasks are more complex – the participants will not have an easy time…