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The Government has replied in detail to comments by Brussels concerning the National Consultation

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, May 10, 2017 6:04 PM

“The Government has replied in detail to the issues raised by Brussels with regard to the National Consultation”, Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday.

Judges were open and sought to understand problems

Ministry of Justice, May 10, 2017 5:12 PM

Judges were open at the Wednesday hearing of the quota lawsuit, sought to understand the Hungarian position, and it is quite evident that they have dealt with the case in depth, Krisztián Kecsmár, Minister of State of the Justice Ministry stated after the hearing of the Hungarian and Slovak petition submitted against the EU quota scheme ended at the Court of Justice of the European Union on 10 May 2017.

National Consultation: Government’s response to European Commission’s position

Government, May 10, 2017 4:56 PM

The European Commission recently released a statement regarding the national consultation. The Government welcomes the fact that the Brussels body, too, states its views on certain matters. However, the statement is misleading to the utmost because it conceals or distorts fundamental facts.

Every element of promotional system for Hungarians beyond the borders is fully functional

Prime Minister’s Office, May 10, 2017 4:13 PM

The system for the promotion of Hungarian communities beyond the borders is fully in place, and every one of its elements is functional, Zsolt Semjén stated. The Deputy Prime Minister responsible for nation policy also reported that there are now 950 thousand new Hungarian citizens thanks to simplified naturalisation.

Conference on International Humanitarian law

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 10, 2017 4:06 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs held a Conference today titled ’Victims of armed conflicts at the juncture of international humanitarian law and human rights law’.

The EBRD continues to be Hungary’s reliable partner

Ministry of Finance, May 10, 2017 3:45 PM

Hungary and the EBRD will continue to cooperate in an active manner, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting and Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held in Nicosia, Cyprus, where the Minister also met with EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti.

Fundamental issues emerge throughout the world in connection with functioning of press

Government spokesperson, May 10, 2017 3:04 PM

Similar issues emerge in Israel in connection with the functioning of the press to those observed everywhere else around the world, and the Israeli media understand the Hungarian Government’s security policy considerations, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács stressed at the end of his three-day visit to Israel in an interview given to the Hungarian news agency MTI.

The European Union is an apple that rolled far from the tree of its fathers

Prime Minister’s Office, May 10, 2017 1:57 PM

The European Union that is identifiable with the Brussels bureaucracy is an apple that rolled very far from the tree of its founding fathers, Zsolt Semjén said.

Government temporarily suspends systematic border checks

Ministry of Interior, May 10, 2017 10:24 AM

“The Government is temporarily suspending the implementation of the EU regulation on systematic border checks”, the Ministry of Interior’s Parliamentary State Secretary told Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

Hungary is not the first to temporarily suspend systematic border checks

Government, May 10, 2017 10:22 AM

The Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister cited Croatian and Slovenian examples with relation to the suspension of systematic border checks on Kossuth Radio’s Wednesday morning program.