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Foundation stone laid for new Kőszeg border crossing station and Rattersdorf bypass

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 1, 2019 1:08 PM

The foundation stone of the new, 1.8-kilometre road connecting the A87 main road and the Austrian B61a road with a new border crossing point near the Kőszeg border crossing station was laid on Friday.

The functioning of the Sea Watch 3 civil ship is political provocation

Government, July 1, 2019 11:20 AM

Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi categorised the functioning of the Sea Watch 3 civil search and rescue ship along the coast of Southern Italy as political provocation.

An acceptable candidate is one who also identifies with Central Europe’s criteria

Government spokesperson, July 1, 2019 10:54 AM

At a meeting in Prague on Friday, the Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Group (V4) countries agreed that they can only accept candidates for the European Union’s top positions who also understand Central Europe’s problems and are capable of identifying with the region’s criteria, State Secretary for international Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said at a press conference in Budapest on Saturday.

It is unacceptable for one of Soros’s people to become the new head of the EC

Government spokesperson, July 1, 2019 10:47 AM

“The Hungarian Government regards it as unacceptable for Frans Timmermans to become the new head of the European Commission (EC) in view of the fact that the social democrat top candidate is George Soros’s man”, State Secretary for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI in response to a report on Hungarian news portal Origo according to which the Brussels elite is attempting to assure that Frans Timmermans becomes the new President of the EC.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with French President Emmanuel Macron in company of Visegrád Four prime ministers

The Prime Minister, July 1, 2019 9:03 AM

At the Brussels EU summit on Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also met with French President Emmanuel Macron in the company of the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four countries.

Hungary follows Australian model in connection with illegal migration

Prime Minister’s Office, July 1, 2019 8:44 AM

The protection of borders and the fight against illegal migration are the most crucial issues of Western civilisation in the 21st century, and Hungary looks upon Australia as a model to be followed in the area of the measures it has implemented in connection with illegal immigration, said Balázs Orbán, the Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office who spoke to the Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone during his visit to Australia.

Hungarian police officers are able to guarantee security of everyday life

The Prime Minister, June 30, 2019 12:21 PM

Hungary has every reason to be proud that it has police officers who protect life and property, who are able to guarantee the security of everyday life, and who have been able to cut the number of crimes to half in ten years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Kapisztrán tér, in Buda Castle, at the officer inauguration ceremony of the Faculty of Law Enforcement of the National University of Public Service.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attends V4 summit of prime ministers in Prague

The Prime Minister, June 29, 2019 4:49 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled to the Czech capital where the prime ministers of the Visegrád countries will consult ahead of the Sunday EU summit, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.

Families expecting babies in July will not forfeit baby expecting support

Ministry of Human Capacities, June 28, 2019 11:34 AM

Families which are expecting babies in July will not forfeit eligibility for the baby expecting support, Minister of State Katalin Novák stressed in connection with the new decree with which the government has further facilitated the process of applying for the new benefit available from1 July.

The rumours that Austria will be closing the majority of roads traversing the Hungarian border are false

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 27, 2019 6:20 PM

Of the thirty roads that traverse the Hungarian-Austrian border, we are talking about possible “restrictions” on the part of Austria with relation to only six, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday following talks with Governor of the Austrian state of Burgenland Hans Peter Doskozil in Eisenstadt.