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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks about building Eurasia

The Prime Minister, November 10, 2018 4:44 PM

At a meeting of central bank governors in Budapest on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about building Eurasia, and the strengthening of economic relations between China and the Central and Eastern European and Balkan countries.

Best grape and wine production in years expected in 2018

Ministry of Agriculture, November 10, 2018 8:10 AM

“Hungarian wine-growers are expected to harvest a total of 550 thousand tons from a wine-growing area of 62 thousand hectares”, the Minister of State for Agriculture said at Soltvadkert at the 10th St. Martin’s day new wine celebration. Zsolt Feldman added that the average yield per hectare was almost 1.5 times that of the previous year.

Hungary will be extending the economic development program to Székely Land

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 9, 2018 8:27 PM

“Hungary will be extending the economic development program, which until now has provided funding to farmers and small businesses in the Mezőség region of Transylvania, to Székely Land”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) following a meeting with President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) Hunor Kelemen at the party’s headquarters.

Hungarian government to attend debate on procedure instituted under Article Seven

Prime Minister’s Office, November 9, 2018 7:56 PM

The Hungarian government continues to regard the decision of the European Parliament on the adoption of the Sargentini report as invalid, but regardless of this will attend the debate in the General Affairs Council on the procedure instituted under Article Seven, and will attempt to provide full and comprehensive information for every Member State, Gergely Gulyás said.

Even more robust family policy will benefit both the nation and young people

The Prime Minister, November 9, 2018 7:07 PM

Speaking on Kossuth Radio, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that, historically speaking, even more robust family policy benefits the entire nation – including young people. Surveys suggest that, before facing the financial difficulties of adulthood, young people usually think in terms of starting a family and would like to have several children.

Biodiversity: An asset to be preserved

Ministry of Agriculture, November 9, 2018 3:13 PM

“The Carpathian Basin has preserved one of the oldest agricultures in Europe. Hungary has outstanding natural assets; its varied ecological specifics are favourable for biodiversity. Our crop varieties and farm animal species of outstanding value have evolved over long centuries, under special climatic and ecological conditions”, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sándor Farkas said in his presentation at the 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) in Eisenstadt.

Hungary is putting forward rational arguments when it insists on restricting immigration

Government spokesperson, November 9, 2018 2:56 PM

“Hungary is putting forward rational arguments when it insists on restricting immigration” Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács wrote in a letter to British magazine, The Economist.

Good Hungarian-Romanian relations are in the interests of both Hungary and Transylvanian Hungarians

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 9, 2018 1:55 PM

“It is in the clear interests of both Hungary and Hungarians living in Romania for there to be good relations between the two countries, and both the Hungarian and Romanian party have done much to facilitate this recently”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI in Bucharest on Friday following talks with Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu.

Increasing tax revenues guarantee stability of state finances

Ministry of Finance, November 9, 2018 1:36 PM

Thanks to measures implemented with a view to making the economy more transparent and the high rate of economic growth, this year has been characterised by continuously rising tax revenues.

The protection of the EU’s external borders is the basis of internal security in Europe

Government, November 9, 2018 1:27 PM

“The protection of the EU’s external borders is the basis of internal security in Europe”, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said on Hungarian M1 television’s early morning current affairs program.