Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky
21:15 May 24, 2022
Western Balkans: Protection in All Fields
19:29 August 9, 2021
On Wednesday, 7 July Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő visited the Hungarian soldiers serving with the EUFOR and KFOR missions. The minister handed over AstraZeneca vaccines, the Hungarian government’s donation in Sarajevo and in Camp Novo Selo, near Pristina.
Strengthened support for UNFICYP
19:01 July 21, 2021
On 19 July, a technical agreement on logistic support for the service members of UNFICYP in Cyprus was signed at a Hungarian–British defence policy meeting held in the MoD Institute and Museum of Military History.
Hungarian V4 presidency starts with V4 defence policy directors’ meeting
18:55 July 12, 2021
Thanks to the improving epidemiological situation, the defence policy directors of V4 countries had an opportunity to meet in person in Budapest on 8–9 July. The Hungarian delegation was headed by Dr. Gergely Németh, Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy of the Ministry of Defence. The primary goal of the meeting was to discuss the defence policy and military-to-military cooperation program of the Hungarian V4 presidency which started on 1 July 2021, and to make preparations for the V4 defence ministers’ meeting to be held in the autumn of 2021.
Steel Birds in the Air, Steel Birds on the Ground
19:09 July 2, 2021
The International Air Show and Military Display will be held in Kecskemét on August 28-29. On Friday, 2nd July, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő and Major General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces, held a press conference on the most spectacular military event of the year at the 59th Szentgyörgyi Dezső Air Base of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
The Kecskemét International Air Show and Military Display have a long history
19:13 July 1, 2021
After a multi-year break, the International Air Show and Military Display will be organized again in Kecskemét in 2021. Tens of thousands of people are expected to visit the mass gathering, which is unique in Hungary and Central Europe.
Together we are stronger! V4 - cooperation for building the security of our part of Europe
18:53 June 23, 2021
The results of the last NATO summit in Brussels and current European initiatives in the field of defense and security were the topics of the second day of the meeting of defense ministers of the Visegrad Group, which was held in Elbląg under the chairmanship of Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.
Hungary takes over V4 presidency as of 1 July
18:38 June 23, 2021
The defence ministers’ meeting to close the one-year Polish presidency was held at Headquarters NATO Multinational Division North-East (HQ MND NE) on 21 June. The main topics on the agenda of the ministers’ discussion were the current EU and NATO issues, as well as the possibilities for further strengthening and developing the V4 defence cooperation.