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Historic moment: government bond yields turned negative at the latest auction

Ministry of Finance, September 5, 2017 3:03 PM

Since the state of Hungary began borrowing, it has been unprecedented that creditors actually paid the state for the loan, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said. It is a great moment, he noted - adding that Hungary’s economic growth and future outlook have convinced market participants that it was worth investing in the country.

There is an increasing divide in Europe between the pro-immigration lobby and those who are against it

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 5, 2017 2:49 PM

“There an increasing divide in Europe between people who are pro-immigration and those who view immigration as a security risk”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday after attending the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia.

Maintaining strict measures is necessary to ensure the safety of Hungarian families

Ministry of Interior, September 5, 2017 1:55 PM

Speaking in the National Assembly’s Committee on Defence and Law Enforcement, Károly Kontrát, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, explained why the extension of the state of emergency due to mass migration has been warranted. He said that maintaining strict border protection measures is necessary to ensure the safety of Hungarian families.

Romania has no objection to campaign activities by Hungarian parties in Transylvania during next year’s election

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 5, 2017 11:19 AM

“Romania has not raised any objections to Hungarian parties contacting voters in Transylvania during the course of next year’s general election campaign”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in an interview for the Hungarian language program of Romanian public television (TVR), which aired on Monday afternoon.

It is justified that border protection costs should not be borne only by Hungary

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, September 5, 2017 9:52 AM

Minister of State for Government Communication told Hungarian television channel M1 on Tuesday that it is justified that border protection costs should not be borne only by Hungary since in the migration crisis, Hungary does not only protect its own borders but those of Europe as well.

Closer relations between universities and the industrial sector bolster economic growth

Ministry of Finance, September 4, 2017 3:45 PM

The Hungarian industrial sector, which is in a phase of renewal and robust growth, is and will be in the need of more skilled labour, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the school year opening of Óbuda University. The Minister also announced that the institution was to receive a grant of HUF 1.8bn (EUR 60 million) to fund a dormitory refurbishment project.

The fence is protecting Hungary and Western Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 4, 2017 3:21 PM

“People who do not equate border protection with solidarity do not understand Europe’s current situation, and solidarity that refuses to take into account border protection is not true solidarity”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared at a press conference on Monday.

A train ticket cannot overrule a European regulation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 4, 2017 2:38 PM

According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, a train ticket cannot overrule a European regulation; the question isn’t who has a train ticket, but whether they have documents that give them the right to cross the border.

Hungary is ready to host further international sporting events

The Prime Minister, September 4, 2017 10:46 AM

Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief told Hungarian news agency MTI that on Sunday in the Parliament Building Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Tomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, who came to Budapest in order to visit the events of the Judo World Championships.

We continue to expect Brussels to pay

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, September 4, 2017 10:43 AM

The Government continues to expect the European Commission to foot one half of Hungary’s border protection costs, and sincerely hopes that Brussels will pay, Antal Rogán, the Minister heading the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said on the programme Vasárnapi újság of Kossuth Rádió on Sunday.