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We do not give up protecting our own borders

Government spokesperson, September 27, 2017 11:48 AM

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács has told Hungarian television channel M1 that border protection falls within the competence of the Member States in the EU, the Government has never given it up and never will. However, it will still make every effort to prevent a permanent mechanism for the distribution of migrants from being established.

Yet another record high in the number of people in employment in Hungary

Ministry of Finance, September 27, 2017 11:30 AM

Since the new government was formed in 2010, 735 thousand more people have had a job in Hungary and the employment rate has reached a record high unseen since the regime change of 1989 – the latest data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) from the period June-August 2017 show.

The future is in Central Europe

The Prime Minister, September 27, 2017 11:17 AM

Central Europe is a fast-growing and exceptional region, and “the future is in this region”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday at the Singapore-Hungary business forum in Singapore.

Government promotes market entry of innovative Hungarian enterprises

Ministry of Finance, September 27, 2017 10:59 AM

It has been a priority for the Government of Hungary to assist the entry of innovative Hungarian startups into the international market, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at an event organized by Startup Campus Singapore. In his keynote speech delivered at the event, which he opened jointly with Singapore FinTech Association President Hock Lai Chia, the Minister said Hungary was devoting a lot of energy to increase the number of innovative solutions in production and the services sector.

Proposed fine means a work of lifetime for majority of Hungarians

Government spokesperson, September 27, 2017 10:56 AM

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács has told Kossuth Rádió’s “180 minutes” programme that the sum, which according to the 2016 draft proposal of the European Commission, should be paid by member states for every single illegal migrant they refuse to relocate, means a work of lifetime for the majority of Hungarians.

The European Commission could punish countries that reject the “Soros Plan”

Government spokesperson, September 26, 2017 4:24 PM

“In addition to scare tactics, threats and political blackmail, the European Commission has also suggested a concrete punishment for countries that refuse to take part in the implementation of the Soros Plan”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said at a press conference in Budapest.

New Ukrainian Education Act is a dead end – Government of Hungary rejects the regulation discriminating against national minorities

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 26, 2017 4:15 PM

By signing the new Ukrainian Education Act, Ukraine is stripping rights away, violating a number of international treaties, including the assurance of learning and teaching in the mother tongue on all levels on education, which the country has undertaken on its path towards the community of European nations. The leadership of Ukraine does not lead the country towards Europe but a dead end.

Singapore’s success is an encouragement for Hungary

The Prime Minister, September 26, 2017 3:31 PM

“Singapore’s success is an encouragement for Hungary”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday in Singapore, at a joint press conference following his meeting with Prime Minister Li Hsien Loong.

Brussels is progressing according to the „Soros Plan”

Ministry of Justice, September 26, 2017 2:46 PM

According to the Ministry of Justice’s Parliamentary State Secretary, Brussels is progressing according to the “Soros Plan”, despite the fact that the dispute concerning the mandatory resettlement quotas included in the billionaire’s vision “will soon become redundant” since the resolution’s scope of effect will expire on Tuesday.

It is Hungary’s constitutional duty to protect Transcarpathian Hungarians

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 26, 2017 1:38 PM

“Transcarpathian Hungarians want to make a living in the land of their birth, and it is Hungary’s constitutional duty to help them do so”, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog declared at an event to mark the beginning of the academic year that the Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College in Beregsász (Berehove), Ukraine. At the event, Mr. Balog announced that Hungary will be constructing a swimming pool and sports hall in the Transcarpathian city at a cost of over one billion forints (EUR 3.2 million).