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Viktor Orbán has completed consultations on the formation of his new government

The Prime Minister, April 27, 2018 2:33 PM

In accordance with a request from President of the Republic János Áder, over the past few days Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been holding consultations on the formation of his new government. On Friday Mr. Orbán’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi informed Hungarian news agency MTI that this consultation process has come to a close, the Prime Minister has informed the boards of Fidesz and the KDNP of the results, and Hungary’s new government will be formed in the weeks following the inaugural sitting of Parliament.

Netanyahu to Viktor Orbán: Our partnership will be gaining strength in the upcoming years

The Prime Minister, April 27, 2018 12:45 PM

In his reply to Viktor Orbán, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the Hungarian Prime Minister for his unshakeable friendship and the close alliance that has been established in recent years, and wished his Hungarian counterpart much success for his upcoming third consecutive term in office, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi informed Hungarian news agency MTI.

The draft report on Hungary is a collection of compounded lies

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 27, 2018 12:15 PM

Speaking at Thursday’s session of the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the draft of the special report on Hungary a “collection of compounded lies” and declared that during its preparation “the facts and reality were totally disregarded”.

The dispute with the EP’s LIBE Committee is expected to continue in future

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 27, 2018 12:13 PM

“The dispute between the Hungarian Government and the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is expected to continue in future”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday after taking part in the Committee’s session in Brussels.

NATO will be increasing its role in the fight against ISIS

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 27, 2018 12:09 PM

“NATO will be increasing its role in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organisation, primarily within the field of training”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Thursday.

The EU should be quicker and more courageous with regard to its Western Balkan enlargement process

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 26, 2018 3:30 PM

“The European Union should be much quicker and more courageous with regard to its Western Balkan enlargement process; it should open all of the chapters of the Serbian and Montenegrin accession negotiations before the end of this year”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI following talks with EU Commissioners in Brussels on Thursday morning.

The introduction of a common EU asylum procedure would undermine the existing Hungarian system

Government, April 26, 2018 12:35 PM

“The introduction of a common EU asylum procedure would make the existing Hungarian procedure impossible, Hungary’s ‘effective’ border control system would become unlawful”, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, György Bakondi said on Hungarian M1 television’s Wednesday evening current affairs program.

The preservation of our culture and identity is the guarantor of our development

Prime Minister’s Office, April 26, 2018 12:32 PM

On 25 April 2018, Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács from the Prime Minister’s Office held talks with Israeli Political Director Alon Ushpiz.

Hungary is financing the construction of a hospital in Syria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 25, 2018 5:30 PM

“As soon as the security situation permits, Hungary will be constructing a hospital in Syria at a cost of 5 million euros. The project will contribute to enabling as many people as possible to return to their homeland at the earliest opportunity and receive a suitable level of care there”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday in the recess of the EU-UN Syria donor conference in Brussels.

The upcoming LIBE report is the basic document of a conceptual trial

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 25, 2018 5:30 PM

“The special report on Hungary being drawn up by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is the basic document of a conceptual trial”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in reply to a question from reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.