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Twenty-five illegal border crossers apprehended over the weekend

Government, May 28, 2018 12:54 PM

Twenty-five illegal border crossed were apprehended on the country’s territory from Friday to Sunday, the National Police headquarters informed Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.

Ever more European countries share Hungarian position

Government, May 28, 2018 11:28 AM

More and more European countries share the Hungarian position that illegal immigration is unlawful, is a threat to national security and negatively affects the population’s sense of security, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on Sunday on the public service television news channel M1.

Judicial governance is anti-democratic

Ministry of Justice, May 28, 2018 11:24 AM

It is important to clarify the role of judges because if judges re-interpret the law or put an extensive construction on a term or concept which is contrary to that intended by the legislator, it leads to judicial governance, which is profoundly anti-democratic, Justice Minister László Trócsányi spoke about this in an interview given to the newspaper Magyar Idők. He added that judges are even capable of influencing political struggles in the course of the administration of political cases.

Government and Scout Association share the same values

The Prime Minister, May 28, 2018 10:46 AM

The government and the Hungarian Scout Association share the same values, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed on Sunday in Nagykovácsi, in Pest County, at the opening event of the national scouting day, at the inauguration of the refurbished Teleki-Tisza Castle.

Government concludes agreement with Gazprom on 2019 Russian gas shipments

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 26, 2018 10:08 AM

“An agreement has successfully been reached with Gazprom on the quantity and price of next year’s natural gas shipments to Hungary, in addition to which negotiations have also begun on gas shipments for 2020”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday after taking part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The Hungarian state has a duty to take action against those organising migration

The Prime Minister, May 25, 2018 7:37 PM

On the Friday edition of the Kossuth Radio programme “180 Minutes”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the “Stop Soros” legislative package. He said that the organisation of illegal migration is a crime that damages national security interests, and therefore it is the duty of the Hungarian state to take action against it. These activities must be prohibited and punished, he said.

An agreement must be reached with London that serves both Europe’s competitiveness and its security

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 25, 2018 5:17 PM

“According to Hungary’s clear position, a fair agreement must be reached with London at the negotiations on the conditions of Britain’s exit from the European Union, that on the one hand assures that Europe’s competitiveness does not worsen further, and also that the continent’s security remains intact”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in London.

Hungary satisfies all European requirements

Prime Minister’s Office, May 25, 2018 11:40 AM

The Visegrád countries have nothing to fear on account of questions raised or intended to be raised in the context of the rule of law. A number of audits conducted in recent years clearly prove that Hungary satisfies all European requirements, Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office said in Brussels on Thursday.

Banking union discussed at ECOFIN session

Ministry of Finance, May 25, 2018 11:20 AM

Euro-zone stability is important for Hungary, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said. At the extended meeting of the Eurogroup, the Minister said that Hungary had supported the full transformation of the banking union from the very beginning, including the third pillar of banking union: the currently discussed deposit insurance scheme and related safety-nets.

Central Europe is getting increasingly strong, and this is irritating many

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 24, 2018 9:17 PM

“Central Europe is closing the gap increasingly markedly and is formulating increasingly strong and distinct political opinions, which is causing irritation to many”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary Levente Magyar declared in Bratislava on Friday, where he took part in a panel discussion at the GLOBSEC foreign and security policy forum.