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Kiev violated core principles of European Union Association Agreement, EU must also take action
Prime Minister’s Office, September 11, 2017 12:25 PM
The amended Ukrainian education legislation constitutes a curtailment of the rights of the minorities living in the country, and Ukraine thereby violated the core principles of the Association Agreement entered into with the European Union which entered into force a few days ago, Katalin Szili, the Prime Minister’s Special Appointee stated, stressing that under the circumstances the EU, too, must forthwith contact the Kiev leadership.
The Visegrád Group agree that illegal immigration is bad and dangerous
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 11, 2017 12:23 PM
“A major rift has developed in Europe between pro-immigration and anti-immigration counties”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Kossuth Radio’s “Sunday papers” program.
Péter Szijjártó summons Ukrainian Ambassador to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 11, 2017 11:34 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has summoned Ukraine’s Ambassador to Budapest to the Ministry on Monday, because he would like to personally inform him that he regards the amendment of the Ukrainian Education Act as “shameful and outrageous”, the Ministry’s Spokesperson informed Hungarian news agency MTI on Sunday.
The ECJ ruling represents no obligation for Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 9, 2017 6:01 PM
“In contrast to what Germany’s left-wing Minister of Justice is claiming, the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) represents no obligation for Hungary to do anything”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
ECJ ruling reinforces the power of the administration over nation states
Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, September 9, 2017 2:27 PM
“The ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has reinforced the power of the administration over nation states”, the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister’s Minster of State for Government Communication stressed on Hungarian M1 television’s Friday evening current affairs program.
Hungary is not supporting Croatia’s and Romania’s bids for membership of the OECD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 8, 2017 6:59 PM
Hungary is not supporting Croatia’s and Romania’s bids for membership of the OECD, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.
The Visegrád Group will remain unified despite all attempts to break up the alliance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 8, 2017 4:51 PM
“The Visegrád Group will remain unified despite all attempts to break up the alliance, and this includes the issue of migration, as they made clear before each other and others at the informal meeting of V4 and European Union foreign minsters”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Tallinn, the site of the meeting.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds talks with General Secretary of European Trade Union Confederation
The Prime Minister, September 8, 2017 4:50 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the General Secretary of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Luca Visentini met in Hungary’s Parliament Building on Friday afternoon to discuss, amongst others, the European enforcement of social rights and the Posting Directive, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi informed the kormany.hu government website.
I will not allow my country to be turned into an “immigrant country”
The Prime Minister, September 8, 2017 3:36 PM
Speaking on the Kossuth Radio programme “180 Minutes”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that Hungary must acknowledge the European Court of Justice’s ruling in the migrant quota lawsuit, but added that the Court’s decision is no reason for Hungary to change its immigration policy of refusing entry to migrants. He also declared that he will never consent to Hungary being turned into an “immigrant country”.
Preparations for the three new Hungarian-Slovakian transport axes are progressing well
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 8, 2017 11:45 AM
“Preparations for the three new Hungarian-Slovakian transport axes are progressing well”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary told Hungarian reporters in Bratislava on Thursday, were he held talks with officials from the Slovakian Government involved in the investment projects.