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Thanks to Hungarians for taking part in national consultation

The Prime Minister, December 16, 2017 12:37 PM

“I would like to thank Hungarians who took part in the national consultation for having lent their strength to us and to me personally, and for having enabled me at this summit – in particular, during late Thursday night – to successfully ward off the attacks which came within an inch of infringing Hungary’s sovereignty”, the Prime Minister said in Brussels, after the EU summit held on Friday.

Hungary has successfully represented its position on the issue of Jerusalem

The Prime Minister, December 15, 2017 1:30 PM

In Brussels on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Hungarian news agency MTI that, in the European Council, heads of government had long and lively, serious, in-depth talks on the subject of Jerusalem. During these talks, he said, Hungary had successfully represented its standpoint.

Construction sector once again posted nearly record-high output growth

Ministry of Finance, December 15, 2017 1:01 PM

In October 2016, construction sector output was up by 38.1 percent year-on-year, which figure is almost as high as the growth rate of 38.3 percent in May, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, commenting on the latest data released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

Tesla opens towards Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 15, 2017 12:00 PM

The world’s automotive industry is on the verge of a completely new era, and this poses particular challenges to countries such as Hungary where the automotive industry plays an extremely important role from the viewpoint of the economy’s performance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone after he had talk with the executives of US IT and telecommunications companies and Tesla in San Francisco on Thursday.

Production of world-class buses to start in Debrecen

Ministry of Finance, December 15, 2017 11:24 AM

Motor vehicle manufacturing is a sector of priority which has expanded dynamically in recent years and contributed significantly to the country’s overall economic, export and job growth, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation of a new bus prototype by ITK Holding Zrt and EvoBus in Debrecen.

The Visegrád Four bear an ample share of solidarity

Government spokesperson, December 15, 2017 11:04 AM

The Visegrád Four (Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) bear an ample share of solidarity in the issue of illegal immigration. As proof of this, they will now make a contribution of EUR 35 million (HUF 11 billion) to the initiative which is aimed at protecting the Libyan borders, the Government Spokesperson stated on the Thursday evening programme of the public service television news channel M1.

There was agreement on “external issues” of migration, but no agreement on resettlement

The Prime Minister, December 15, 2017 11:03 AM

At the Brussels summit EU leaders agreed on the so-called external issues of migration such as the protection of the borders and the stopping of migrants outside the borders, but there is still no agreement on the issues of resettlement and immigration, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in the early hours of Friday morning in summary of the results of the first day of the summit.

Tax revenues up by HUF 547bn compared to last year

Ministry of Finance, December 15, 2017 10:12 AM

Tax revenues received by Hungary’s Treasury increased by HUF 547bn year-on-year despite the fact that tax reductions had left some HUF 860bn at families and enterprises this year, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Taxation András Tállai said at an executive meeting of Hungary’s Tax and Customs Administration (NAV). As the Minister of State pointed out, the online system for filing returns for personal income tax (“e-PIT”) has made a successful debut this year and by 2021 the majority of tax returns of PIT are expected to be prepared by NAV.

Mandatory quotas are unsuitable for managing migration crisis

Prime Minister’s Office, December 15, 2017 8:47 AM

The Hungarian Government agrees with the findings of the document floated by President of the European Council Donald Tusk which have since sparked a fierce debate, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the press conference Governmentinfo 106 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.

The V4 are making a significant contribution to the defence of Europe’s maritime borders

The Prime Minister, December 14, 2017 10:16 PM

In Brussels on Thursday, following a meeting of Visegrád Group (V4) heads of government, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that “Today the Visegrád Four have decided to provide significant financial support and offer assistance to help Italy protect its maritime borders, and thus defend both Europe and Hungary”.