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Hungary expects solidarity from Europe

Government spokesperson, September 1, 2017 1:27 PM

“Hungary expects solidarity from Europe”, the Government Spokesperson told Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday, referring to the fact that Hungary would like the EU to pay its share of the costs of Hungarian border protection.

Hungary has seen a radical reduction in people smuggling this year

Government, September 1, 2017 1:26 PM

“Hungary has seen a radical reduction in people smuggling this year and some eighty people smugglers have been apprehended so far”, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program.

It is high time for European solidarity to prevail in border protection as well

The Prime Minister, September 1, 2017 1:24 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, asking the Brussels body to make a 50 per cent contribution to Hungary’s border protection costs. In the letter Mr. Orbán states that Hungary is protecting not only itself against the flood of illegal migrants, but the whole of Europe. On Friday Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief, made the full text of the letter available to kormany.hu.

EU should reimburse half of Hungary’s border protection costs

Prime Minister’s Office, August 31, 2017 9:26 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is asking Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, in a letter that the Brussels Commission should make a 50 per cent contribution to Hungary’s border protection costs which have amounted to EUR 800 million, that is, some HUF 270 billion to date, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the press conference Governmentinfo 96 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.

EU institutions should stop groundless harassment of Member States

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 31, 2017 6:04 PM

Hungary rejects that the European Union should apply double standards in relation to anyone, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in answer to a question after the leaders of the Visegrád Four (V4) met with politicians from the countries of the Eastern Partnership at a meeting attended by the representatives of the European Commission and Estonia.

The V4 regards the forging of eastern alliances as strategically important

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 31, 2017 4:26 PM

“The countries of the Visegrád Group (V4) regard the forging of alliances in an eastern direction on the part of the European union as strategically important”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday following a meeting in Budapest between the leaders of the V4 and politicians from the countries of the Eastern Partnership, with the participation of representatives from the European Commission and Estonia.

Hungarian agrarian technology and research results also needed in Kazakhstan

Ministry of Agriculture, August 31, 2017 3:05 PM

“A promising opportunity is opening up in Hungarian-Kazakh agrarian relations; Hungary could play an important role in the modernisation of Kazakh agriculture, which is experiencing major development. The agreements concluded with the Central Asian country with relation to university studies and the fields of fisheries and agricultural research also serve to reinforce cooperation between the two states”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said on Hungarian M1 television’s morning program and Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” program on Wednesday.

First shipment of horses arrives in China directly from Budapest

Ministry of Agriculture, August 31, 2017 3:04 PM

In mid-August, a shipment of 14 Hungarian-bred racehorses was shipped to China directly from Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport on board a plane owned by cargo airline Cargolux, commissioned by HELLMANN WWL Ltd.

Hungary regains bird flu-free classification

Ministry of Agriculture, August 31, 2017 3:03 PM

In accordance with the applicable requirements of the World organisation for Animal health (OIE), Hungary regained its free of avian influenza classification on 24 August 2017.

Record level of investment in first two quarters of 2017

Ministry of Finance, August 31, 2017 3:02 PM

2,548 billion forints (EUR 8.3 billion) in investment projects were realised in Hungary during the first six months of the year, which is a record amount with relation to the data for the first two quarters that has been available since 1995. The Government expects a further increase in investment on the part of enterprises, the public and the public sector alike.