In his ‘state of the nation’ address Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that the government will launch a seven-point family protection action plan.
“Over 90 thousand immigrants are receiving benefits on so-called migrant cards from the European Union, at a total cost of some 40 billion forints (EUR 126 million)”, the Government Spokesperson said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program, citing the European Commission’s reply.
The government is launching an information campaign about the Brussels plans which seek to encourage immigration, the government spokesperson announced.
Recently implemented Government measures and prudent fiscal management have resulted in the best government budget balance of the past two decades in the month of January, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said.
The multi-year balanced growth of the Hungarian economy, the rate of which has been above the EU average, is expected to further improve Hungarian-Russian relations and make Hungary an even more attractive destination for Russian investors, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said in Moscow, where he has met with Russia’s Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and Chairman of the International Investment Bank (IIB) Board Nikolay Kosov.
Earnings in real terms, including family tax allowances, have increased markedly, by more than 70 percent in the period 2010-2018. As in 2017, employees earned an extra month worth of wages in 2018, and this has greatly improved the finances of families.
The government hoarding campaign regarding the Brussels plans is tenable in every one of its elements, it contains true and accurate claims, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference held on Thursday in Budapest.
According to the Prime Minister’s chief internal security advisor, Jean-Claude Juncker’s activities as President of the European Commission cannot be considered successful, as during his tenure millions of illegal immigrants have entered the European Union, thus weakening its security. Brexit is a further indictment of Mr. Juncker’s record, the advisor said.
“Lufthansa Technik, the German Lufthansa Group’s aeroplane repair and maintenance company, is establishing a service centre in Miskolc with an investment of 43 billion forints (EUR 135.5 million)”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Budapest on Thursday at the press conference held to launch the investment.
“Hungary greatly appreciates those African countries that have done a lot to ensure that migration pressure is not placed on Europe, and who by doing so are contributing to European security”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Budapest following talks with Cabo Verde’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities and Minister of Defence Luís Filipe Tavares.