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Government to contest vote on Sargentini Report at European Court of Justice

Prime Minister’s Office, September 18, 2018 11:00 AM

“The Government will be contesting the European Parliament (EP) vote on the Sargentini Report at the European Court of Justice in view of the fact that a two-thirds majority was achieved by ignoring the votes in abstention, in violation of the Treaty of Lisbon”, Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás announced, relaying the decision made at Monday’s Cabinet meeting.

The next EU budget must serve research and digitalisation

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, September 17, 2018 4:48 PM

“The next EU budget must concentrate on research & development, digitalisation and reinforcing cohesion”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics said at a press conference held by the Friends of Cohesion group of countries on Monday in Budapest.

Above-average apple harvest expected

Ministry of Agriculture, September 17, 2018 4:03 PM

“This year, the apple harvest is expected to amount to 730,000 tons, exceeding the ten-year average by around 25%. Approximately 25-30% of the harvest is eating apple and 70-75% is industrial apple”, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said on Monday at the press conference to launch the apple consumption promotion campaign in Budapest.

It is most unfortunate that the Western European left want to lecture Eastern Europe

Government spokesperson, September 17, 2018 3:56 PM

“Hungary and the other Eastern European nations know what freedom is, because they struggled to achieve freedom during communism, and accordingly it is most unfortunate that the Western European political left are now lecturing these countries”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on Monday in London, referring to last week’s vote in the European Parliament on the so-called Sargentini Report.

Exchange of experience on sustainable forest management

Ministry of Agriculture, September 17, 2018 3:22 PM

“The project financed by the European Union, within the framework of which we are able to welcome Georgia’s Deputy Minister for Environmental Protection and Agriculture and his delegation, helps the exchange the experience with relation multi-purpose forest management that assures the harmonisation of economic, social and nature conservation requirements”, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sándor Farkas said upon receiving the Georgian experts.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with executives of Deutsche Telekom

The Prime Minister, September 17, 2018 1:56 PM

On Monday morning in the Parliament Building Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom (DT), Srini Gopalan, Member of the Board Management for Europe and Tibor Rékasi, Chief Executive of Magyar Telekom, with whom he reviewed the results achieved jointly in the field of Hungary’s digital development as well as the prospects and challenges of the next few years, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief said.

Attempts are being made to force Hungary to abandon its migration policy

Government, September 17, 2018 1:53 PM

According to Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi, attempts are being made to force Hungary to abandon its current migration policy, to accept Brussels’ plans, to let migrants in, to dismantle the fence and to take in people to be relocated under the quota regime.

Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation is reaping increasing benefits

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 17, 2018 12:25 PM

“Economic cooperation between Hungary and Russia is reaping increasing benefits for the Hungarian economy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told public media in Moscow on Monday.

Government concludes strategic partnership agreement with Swiss Rehau Group

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 17, 2018 10:13 AM

“The Government has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with the Swiss Rehau-Automotive Group, within the framework of which it will be providing 7.1 billion forints (EUR 21.8 million) in non-returnable funding towards the establishment of the company’s second production plant in Hungary”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Újhártyán, Pest County.

The Hungarian Government was the only one in Europe to ask the people about immigration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 17, 2018 9:45 AM

“In contrast to the claim made by the French Minister for EU Affairs, Hungary was the only state in Europe in which the Government asked the people’s opinion on illegal immigration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Sunday.