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Hungary is a committed supporter of the Eastern Partnership Programme

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 7, 2018 5:43 PM

“Hungary is a committed supporter of the Eastern Partnership Programme, meaning it is continuing to support the efforts of countries that were previously regarded as “Eastern” and which are committed to the European perspective in the strongest possible terms”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó made absolutely clear to his negotiating partners during his official visit to Chisinau, he said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI.

We would be entitled to EU funds for border fence

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2018 4:29 PM

Hungary does not only observe its obligations as a member of the EU, but also significantly contributes to the security of the whole of the EU, Minister of State Szabolcs Takács highlighted. Hungary should be given by the EU all grants in connection with the protection of its borders that it is entitled to under the common regulations; talks between the government and the European Commission began today in the spirit of this principle.

Government decides on winter utility cost reduction

The Prime Minister, March 7, 2018 4:09 PM

“The Government has decided to introduce a winter utility cost reduction: every family will be able to deduct 12 thousand forints from their gas bill”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video published on his Facebook page.

The success of enterprises depends on how they link production and digitalisation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 7, 2018 2:56 PM

“The success of the companies operating in Hungary depends on how they link their production activities to digitalisation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed on Tuesday in Székesfehérvár following a meeting with the directors of the city’s leading enterprises.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared war on Viktor Orbán

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 7, 2018 2:53 PM

According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared war on Viktor Orbán and Hungarian migration policy, but the Hungarian Government will “take up the gauntlet”, will fight this battle, and will not allow a single illegal immigrant into Hungary.

Fiscal expenditures focus on financing of development projects

Ministry of Finance, March 7, 2018 11:09 AM

While the priority of fiscal stability is maintained, the state budget provides funding for the financing of several development and social policy objectives. In February 2018, the disbursement of funds as advance payment for the financing of EU-backed and Modern Cities projects has continued. As a result, the central sub sector of the state budget closed the first two months of 2018 with a deficit of HUF 526.6bn.

To be Hungarian is a duty and a mission

Prime Minister’s Office, March 7, 2018 10:45 AM

“To be Hungarian is a duty, and is also a mission, to preserve the nation”, the Deputy Prime Minister for National Policy said on Tuesday in Budapest. “Hungarian citizenship is something that every Hungarian is entitled to, no matter where they live in the world”, he declared.

Hungarian participation at the Foodex Japan 2018 expo in Tokyo

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 7, 2018 10:43 AM

During a working visit to Tokyo on 3-8 March 2018, Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Economic Affairs Dr. Petra Pana took part in the FOODEX JAPAN 2018 International Food Industry Exhibition, at which Hungarian food industry enterprises were on show with a larger than ever before national pavilion.

We must not allow in a single migrant

The Prime Minister, March 6, 2018 6:20 PM

According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, for Hungary to be capable of achieving anything in the next four years it must not allow in a single migrant, it must defend its border security fence, and Brussels must pay for its costs – or at least half of them, which would be 140 billion forints (EUR 445 million). In addition, he said, the national security risk means that Hungary must exclude from the country everyone who is involved in organising immigration.

Hungary will remain the European bastion of the automotive industry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 6, 2018 4:37 PM

“This latest investment also assures that Hungary will remain the European bastion of the automotive industry, despite major competition for investment on the continent and throughout the world”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó emphasised on Tuesday in Székesfehérvár at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Arconic-Köfém Limited’s new 137 million dollar, 17 thousand square metre production hall.