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Speech by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the ceremonial swearing-in of volunteers for military service
15 October 2022, Budapest
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Hungary cannot be a sovereign state without combat-worthy Hungarian defence forces, says minister
“In order to be able to preserve our Hungarian identity and Hungary, we must build the Hungarian Defence Forces with active care, attention and constructive creativity," István Simicskó said
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Hungary to send defense unit to Estonia to help strengthen Baltic region
The military unit will begin their post in early July and will conduct training exercises over a three-month period
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Hungary increases defense budget by nearly 100 billion HUF
A total of 428 billion HUF has been allocated to defense next year. Development programs include upgrading battlefield armaments and the personal gear of soldiers as well as further developing the volunteer reserves
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Hungary to send more troops to Iraq to help fight IS terrorist group
Hungary's latest draft resolution calls for increasing the number of troops to 200 per shift and extending the deadline of the overall mission by two years, until December 31, 2019
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Hungary swears in 154 new soldiers at oath-taking ceremony in Szentendre
Hungarian soldiers have fulfilled their duties to the highest standards also in the protection of our southern borders in the past eighteen months to two years, Hungary's defense minister said
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Hungary's police-trained “border rangers” set to aid army at borders
The number of soldiers defending Hungary’s southern border may be reduced once the 3,000-strong contingent of "border rangers" have been trained
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PM Orbán calls for a Western Balkan enlargement of NATO and the EU to improve security measures
Hungary says that the European wing of Europe’s defense system – the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – must be strengthened as soon as possible
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Hungary to send more troops to fight in war against terror
“What we are seeing is that the greatest global danger to the civilized world is not posed by a state, but by a terrorist organization, and primarily by the Islamic State terrorist organization," Hungary's foreign minister said
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Hungary says NATO member states must work together to "come up with efficient answers” to security challenges
Hungary has put together a ten-year development plan, the “Zrínyi Plan”, to modernize Hungarian defense forces
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Hungary to upgrade armed forces to become one of Europe's 'most decisive' armies
The Hungarian government will change soldiers’ personal equipment in terms of clothing and weapons, as well as modernize the Air Force
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Hungarian defense forces announce completion of border protection base
The Kelebia border protection base has been completed on the Hungary-Serbian border and the installation of bases at Bácsalmás, Madaras and Hercegszántó are expected to be finished by the spring