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Nations that abandon Christianity are doomed to destruction

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 11, 2019 10:53 AM

“A county’s material economy is extremely important, but if it becomes empty spiritually, if it abandons Christianity, then eventually that nation, that country, is doomed to destruction”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Minister of State for Security Policy Péter Sztáray said on Saturday in Esztergom in a lecture on the 25th Saint Thomas Becket Memorial Day.

Winter 2018 food chain inspections closes with HUF 8 million in fines

Ministry of Agriculture, January 10, 2019 1:35 PM

During their usual winter inspections, officials from the National Food Chain Safety Office found rancid walnuts and poppy seeds for human consumption that contained more morphine than allowed by the relevant regulations. Most of the irregularities elicited just a written warning. The nationwide nspections resulted in 3,312 tests, 117 warnings, 14 business activity limitations, and 125 fines amounting to a total of HUF 8,065,154.

Government purchases Golgotha, by Mihály Munkácsy

Prime Minister’s Office, January 10, 2019 9:56 AM

“The Government has purchased the painting Golgotha, by Mihály Munkácsy”, Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás announced on Wednesday at a press conference held jointly with Member of Parliament for Debrecen Lajos Kósa (Fidesz) and Mayor of Debrecen László Papp.

Hungary welcomes Brazil’s exit from the UN Global Compact for Migration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 10, 2019 9:33 AM

“Hungary welcome’s the new Brazilian administration’s decision, according to which it is changing its decision and is not supporting the UN Global Compact for Migration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.

World Bank also predicts faster economic growth in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, January 9, 2019 4:44 PM

The World Bank has now joined other major international organizations which had upwardly revised their prior expectations regarding the rate of economic growth in Hungary, adding 0.5 percentage points to their previous prognosis of June 2018.

Hungary insists it does not wish to become an immigrant country

Prime Minister’s Office, January 9, 2019 3:38 PM

Hungary has repeatedly made it clear that it does not wish to become an immigrant country; it insists on the right of citizens of the EU to designate the new directions for the EU’s migration policy on the occasion of the EP elections due to be held in May, Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office told Hungarian journalists by telephone after the meeting of the General Affairs Council on Tuesday.

The Brussels protest is the work of the Soros network

Government spokesperson, January 9, 2019 10:24 AM

“The ‘Stop Orbán’ protest held on Tuesday in Brussels by the Radical European Democrats (RED) is not about Hungary’s new labour code. It’s not about Hungary’s judicial system. It’s not about rule of law and democracy. This is the Soros network, the international Left engaged in a concerted campaign effort, desperate to find some sliver of hope for their own electoral chances and to smear a popular, democratically elected government that staunchly opposes immigration and insists on national sovereignty”, State Secretary for International Communications and Relations Zoltán Kovács said in a blog post on the abouthungary.hu website.

The UN Global Compact for Migration poses a threat to the whole world

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 9, 2019 9:11 AM

“The UN Global Compact for Migration clearly poses a threat to the whole world in view of the fact that it will lead to new waves of migration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Lichtenstein, where is he is on an official visit.

2019: year of active international cooperation

Ministry of Agriculture, January 8, 2019 1:32 PM

Minister of Agriculture István Nagy met with the ambassadors of Austria, Georgia and Moldavia in Budapest in order to boost international agricultural relations

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sends greetings to musical entertainer György Korda on his 80th birthday

The Prime Minister, January 7, 2019 3:31 PM

On Friday the Government Information Centre informed the Hungarian news agency MTI that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had sent written greetings to popular music entertainer György Korda on his 80th birthday.