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Hungarians standing on stage of European history as champions of survival

The Prime Minister, August 20, 2020 12:30 PM

A hundred years after the defeat in the World War and the Trianon dictate, “we are standing on the stage of European history as champions of survival,” there is not another nation in the world that could have endured such a one hundred years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of the National Cohesion Memorial held on Thursday in Budapest.

National flag raised in front of Parliament Building

Government, August 20, 2020 11:25 AM

On Thursday morning, on the state holiday of 20 August, in Kossuth tér in front of the Parliament Building, Hungary’s national flag was raised as part of a military parade in the presence of head of state János Áder, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Speaker of the House László Kövér.

No one should organise holidays abroad for September

Prime Minister’s Office, August 19, 2020 8:00 PM

From the first of September, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will be necessary to introduce more stringent disease control regulations than in effect at present; the Operational Group will make recommendations regarding these at next week’s cabinet meeting, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at a Governmentinfo press conference held on Wednesday.

V4 consultation to precede extraordinary EU summit

The Prime Minister, August 19, 2020 2:57 PM

Ahead of the extraordinary EU summit convened due to the political crisis in Belarus, the prime ministers of the Visegrád countries will conduct separate talks, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

EU must prepare a genuine geostrategic plan

The Prime Minister, August 19, 2020 2:54 PM

At the V4 consultation held on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán repeatedly stood up for the Polish position represented in relation to the crisis in Belarus, while at the extraordinary EU summit held thereafter, he urged the preparation of a comprehensive EU geostrategic plan which also contains military and economic elements, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief told the Hungarian news agency MTI after the talks.

New investment projects to be announced soon

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 19, 2020 2:52 PM

“New investment projects will soon be announced in Nyíradony and Miskolc, which will be realised with help from the government”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

This will be one of the most popular consultations

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, August 18, 2020 8:00 PM

As many as 1,633,000 persons have already stated their opinions in the national consultation, and therefore already at this point we may conclude that this will be one of the most popular consultations, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister stressed on his Facebook account on Tuesday afternoon.

Minister of Interior presents awards

Ministry of Interior, August 18, 2020 8:00 PM

To mark the 20 August national holiday commemorating the founding of the State of Hungary in 1000 CE by Saint Stephen, Hungary’s first Christian king, at the Ministry of Interior on 18 August 2020 Minister of Interior Dr. Sándor Pintér presented state and ministerial awards and acknowledgements to staff who have performed outstandingly, and to the leaders and employees of authorities, organisations and local governments that work together with the Ministry.

We are citizens of one of Europe’s most ancient states

Prime Minister’s Office, August 18, 2020 6:00 PM

August the twentieth reminds us that we are citizens of one of Europe’s most ancient states, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated in an address delivered on Tuesday in Budapest on the occasion of the presentation of state decorations and ministerial commendations.

20 August – Miklós Kásler presents state awards

Ministry of Human Capacities, August 18, 2020 2:22 PM

“Over the past 1100 years, Hungarians have experienced much more serious crises than the current one, but emerged victorious from every one of them”, Minister of Human Capacities Miklós Kásler emphasised at a ceremony in Budapest on Tuesday to present state awards to mark the 20 August national holiday, and awards postponed from the 15 March memorial day of the 1848 revolution.