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June 25, 2014 10:32 AM

V4 prime ministers met in Budapest at the closing event of Hungary’s presidency

Energy security has been one of the priorities for Hungary’s presidency of the Visegrad Group over the past year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday at a press conference in Budapest attended by V4 Heads of Governments, following an event marking the end of Hungary's one-year V4 Presidency.

June 23, 2014 11:53 AM

Tenth Annual NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation

Switzerland hosted the tenth Annual NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation in Interlaken, Switzerland, from 23 to 24 June 2014.

June 16, 2014 10:08 AM

UN High Representative for Disarmament addresses CTBTO Member States

The entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a common goal of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).

June 13, 2014 3:27 PM

Head of CEI visits the International Anti-Corruption Academy

On 12 June, Katalin Pallai, Head of the Budapest-based Centre for Excellence in Integrity (CEI) at the National University for Public Service met with IACA’s Dean and Executive Secretary, Martin Kreutner.

May 19, 2014 10:46 AM

Indonesia hosts two-day regional conference on the CTBT

Indonesia is hosting a two-day conference from 19 to 20 May 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on ways to advance the ban on nuclear tests in South-East Asia, the Pacific and the Far East region.

May 15, 2014 2:44 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares to form new cabinet

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is holding a series of consultations prior to presenting his new cabinet on 6 June, as announced in Parliament by Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office János Lázár.

May 12, 2014 9:19 AM

Panel discussion at the Hungarian Permanent Mission

As part of the 2014 Academic Forum of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty Organization (CTBTO) a panel discussion took place on 8 May 2014 at the Permanent Mission of Hungary in Vienna that was attended by all participants of the Academic Forum.

May 10, 2014 9:17 AM

Prime Minister Orbán re-elected by Parliament

Hungary's new national assembly re-elected Viktor Orbán as prime minister on Saturday, with 130 votes in favour and 57 against, after which he took the oath of office, and addressed Parliament.

March 27, 2014 9:19 AM

Foreign Minister János Martonyi attends Third Nuclear Security Summit

Following the first meeting in Washington in 2010 and in Seoul 2012, the third Nuclear Security Summit was held in The Hague on 24-25 March 2014. This is the second time that Hungary has participated in a Nuclear Security Summit.

March 6, 2014 10:18 AM

Niue ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Niue ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) today, becoming the 162th country to do so. Niue’s ratification follows the country’s signature on 9 April 2012. Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), said: “I welcome Niue’s ratification of the CTBT. This consolidates the anti-testing norm in a region that has suffered so much from nuclear testing and sets an example for other States in the region and beyond.”