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Hungary is still firmly against the mandatory migrant distribution mechanism

Prime Minister’s Office, June 20, 2018 11:08 AM

“Hungary’s standpoint has not changed: with relation to migration we still cannot accept the mandatory distribution mechanism, and a nation state-level decision must be made on the issue, not a European Union-level decision”, Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás declared on Tuesday in Brussels.

Organizations assisting immigration to pay a surcharge in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, June 20, 2018 9:58 AM

According to the Government’s proposal and the tax package submitted to parliament earlier today, organizations which assist immigration are to pay a special tax.

Hungary’s most precious asset is its sovereignty

The Prime Minister, June 19, 2018 8:45 PM

In the Óbuda district of Budapest on Tuesday, at the inauguration of a memorial dedicated to the victims of Soviet occupation, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the lesson learnt after World War II was that Hungary’s most precious asset is its sovereignty.

The deficit target remains unchanged

Ministry of Finance, June 19, 2018 2:42 PM

In the period January-May 2018, formerly prevailing trends continued with regard to public finances: of these, the pre-payment of funds for EU-financed projects and rising tax revenues can be singled out as the most significant. The Government continues to expect economic growth of 4 percent and a budget deficit of 2.4 percent of GDP for the year 2018.

Similarly to Hungary, the majority of EU member states reject the reduction of CAP funding

Ministry of Agriculture, June 19, 2018 2:21 PM

The European Commission plans to reduce the sum of area-based agricultural funding available during the 2021-2027 period by 16.4 percent compared to the current programming period. 26.6 percent less EU funding would be available to Hungary for rural development. The majority of member states are against the planned reduction of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding.

V4-Austria summit to be held in Budapest on Thursday

The Prime Minister, June 19, 2018 1:45 PM

The prime ministers of the Visegrád Group (V4) countries and the Austrian Chancellor will be holding a summit in Budapest on Thursday, head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister Bertalan Havasi informed Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

Levente Magyar holds talks in Israel on innovation cooperation and tightening bilateral relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 19, 2018 1:39 PM

The countries of the Visegrád Group (V4) and Israel signed a declaration of intent on innovation cooperating in Jerusalem on Monday. During the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary Levente Magyar also held negotiations on tightening Hungarian-Israeli bilateral relations.

Hungary could become an important operator on the global kosher foods market

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 19, 2018 1:30 PM

“Hungary could become an important operator on the extremely valuable global kosher foods market”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary, Levente Magyar said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI following two days of negotiations in Israel.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared war on the Hungarian Government

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 19, 2018 10:30 AM

“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared war on the Hungarian Government for protecting the security of the Hungarian people against illegal immigration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.

International Investment Bank to open a regional branch office in Budapest

Ministry of Finance, June 19, 2018 9:46 AM

The International Investment Bank (IIB) is to open a regional branch office in Budapest, Minister of Finance and Deputy PM for Economic Policy Affairs Mihály Varga said after having signed an MoU with IIB Chairman Nikolay Kosov.