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Hungary calls on Council of Europe to take protection of European minorities seriously

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 18, 2018 5:49 PM

“Hungary regards it as vital, and accordingly calls on the Council of Europe to take the protection of European minorities seriously”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday in Strasbourg at a two-day conference held to mark the 20th anniversary of the coming into force of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, with relation to which he issued a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI.

Infineon’s new main building inaugurated in Cegléd

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 18, 2018 4:39 PM

The Infineon Technologies Group’s new main building in Cegléd has been inaugurated; the Government contributed to the investment with 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.7 million) in nonreturnable funding.

There are still many issues to discuss with relation to the public administration justice system

Ministry of Justice, June 18, 2018 4:13 PM

“There are still many issues to discuss, step by step, with the involvement of professional organisations; progress must be made while always respecting judicial independence”, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said at a conference in Budapest on the further development of the public administration justice system on 18 June 2018 in Budapest.

Brussels must not be allowed to decide on the refugees

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, June 18, 2018 1:29 PM

George Soros’s ships are transporting people arriving from Africa to Europe ‘in a routine manner’, despite the fact that these people should not have been allowed entry according to European regulations”, the Minister heading the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said on Kossuth Radio’s “Sunday Paper” show.

The migration policy that is endangering Europe must be ended

Government, June 18, 2018 1:24 PM

“The changes that have already occurred in many of Europe’s countries must appear at the next European Union summit, and the migration policy that is endangering the continent must be ended”, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said on Hungarian M1 television’s Saturday evening current affairs program.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with winner of Slovenian elections

The Prime Minister, June 18, 2018 10:26 AM

On Saturday afternoon in the Parliament Building Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Janez Jansa, President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), whom he congratulated in person on his election victory, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán speak on the telephone

The Prime Minister, June 17, 2018 7:46 PM

On Saturday Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief, informed the Hungarian news agency MTI that President of the United States Donald Trump had called Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in relation to the new US ambassador to Hungary taking up his post in Budapest next week.

There can be no compromise in the migrant debate

The Prime Minister, June 17, 2018 5:19 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a speech at the conference “Budapest Europe-talk”, which was held in the Hungarian capital on Saturday. In his speech he said that the European Commission’s draft for the EU’s next multiannual budget is pro-immigration and pro-migrant, and would give taxpayers’ money to migrants and NGOs. It is as if the draft had been written by George Soros himself, said the Prime Minister, who also stated that in 2019 the Commission must go, and a strong Europe needs strong nation states.

Action plan to increase investment

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 17, 2018 2:18 PM

“The Government will be developing an action plan in the interests of making Hungary an even more attractive destination for foreign investment, for which there is intense competition at global level”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the participants of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) business forum on Friday in Budapest.

The Eastern Opening policy is bringing new investors to Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 16, 2018 5:57 PM

“The Eastern Opening policy is not only facilitating the increased foreign market presence of Hungarian products and services, but also the Hungarian investments of well-capitalised Asian companies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in Budapest at a press conference to announce a new investment by the Indian SRF Group.