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We must be jointly responsible for European security

Ministry of Defence, April 9, 2019 1:01 PM

Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő and Croatian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Damir Krstičević signed a joint airspace policing agreement and a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a multinational command on Monday, 8 April in Budapest.

In 2010 a new era began in Roma policy

Prime Minister’s Office, April 9, 2019 11:41 AM

The government programmes which sought to offer the Roma community fundamental assistance between 1990 and 2010 proved to be ineffective, however, in 2010 a new era began also in Roma policy, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated on Monday on the International Romani Day in Budapest.

EU is heading for a fall

Prime Minister’s Office, April 9, 2019 11:37 AM

According to Balázs Orbán, Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, the European Union is heading for a fall due to the absolutisation and politicisation of the rule of law, human rights and the principle of democracy.

Budgetary trends are in line with projections

Ministry of Finance, April 9, 2019 11:00 AM

The main factors that characterized the budget in the first quarter were higher revenues generated by economic trends that had offset the effect of tax reductions and higher state expenditures for domestic and EU projects. As a result, the budget closed the quarter with a deficit of HUF 141.9bn. The year-end deficit target and a lower government debt-to-GDP ratio are to be attainable.

Many people are still waiting for “pan-European” solutions to the migration crisis

Government spokesperson, April 9, 2019 10:43 AM

“Almost four years after the beginning of the migration crisis, many people are still waiting for ‘pan-European’ solutions, but there is no such solution on the horizon, and in view of the realities such a solution would not even be effective”, Zoltán Kovács said in London on Monday.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade summons Ukrainian Ambassador

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 9, 2019 10:09 AM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade summoned Ukraine’s Ambassador to Budapest on Monday because of Hunor Kelemen’s expulsion from Ukraine, the Ministry said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI.

Hungary opens diplomatic representation in Luxembourg

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 9, 2019 10:02 AM

“Hungary has opened a diplomatic representation in Luxembourg, which will also be providing consular services, where the Hungarian community of some two thousand living in the country and Hungarians living in the neighbouring areas of Belgium and Germany will also be able to manage their affairs”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Luxembourg on Monday.

Christian culture is the source of all strength

The Prime Minister, April 9, 2019 8:26 AM

At a thanksgiving celebration on Sunday for the consecration of Klapka tér Calvinist church in the Budapest district of Pesterzsébet, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Christian culture is the source of all strength.

Reformed Church district in Partium collected donations of a significant amount for persecuted Christians

Prime Minister’s Office, April 8, 2019 4:40 PM

The Királyhágómellék Reformed Church District collected from its members donations amounting to the equivalent of eight million forints to help persecuted Christians. Bishop István Csüry handed over the sum symbolically to Tristan Azbej, Minister of State for helping persecuted Christians and the implementation of the Hungary Helps Programme at the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday.

It’s time for the EU to break with its migration policy

Government, April 8, 2019 1:19 PM

According to the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, it’s high time the bureaucracy of the European Union (EU) broke with its migration policy, which has had “serious consequences” so far, and for mass illegal migration to be preventable and people’s fundamental security expectations to be fulfillable.