“The Visegrád Group (V4) is one regional cooperation that is not aimed against anyone, but which helps EU decision-making through the formulation of a joint opinion”, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stressed at the conference held in Budapest on Friday, marking the end of the Hungarian Presidency of the V4.
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Brussels keeps attacking him fundamentally because he represents the policy of the Hungarian government and of the Visegrád countries (V4) which is more successful today than the policy of Europe’s western half.
“It is in the interests of both Hungary and Europe for there to be stability in Turkey, and Sunday’s election results contribute to this”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Sunday evening in response to the Turkish election results.
“Without the work of the civil guard, Hungary could not be the world’s fifteenth safest country”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said at the opening of the 14th National Civil Guard Day and the 7th National Civil Guard Equestrian Parade in Baja on Saturday.
“If Parliament votes in favour of the Government’s proposal, the 25 percent immigration surcharge could be introduced by late summer”, the Ministry of Finance’s Parliamentary State Secretary told Hungarian daily Magyar Idők.
“Migration will be the main subject of the upcoming EU summit and next year’s European Parliament elections”, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi highlighted on Hungarian M1 television’s Friday evening current affairs program.
For the government Hungary comes first, and it will therefore protect the Hungarian people even if the Venice Commission and the Soros network do not like this. The government stands up for the Stop Soros legislative package, and will not revoke or repeal it as the law serves to protect Hungary and permits firm action to be taken against the organisers of illegal migration.
The government regards the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) operating in Hungary as an important partner which is comprised of businesses playing a significant role in the Hungarian economy, the Minister of Innovation and Technology told journalists after the Chamber’s business forum held on Friday in Budapest.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter of congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of Turkey, Bertalan Havasi, the deputy state secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister said on Monday morning.
As Hungary had found the European Commission’s statements on the Hungarian prosecution system tendentious, the country has issued a separate statement at the latest Ecofin session, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said in Luxembourg.