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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán meets Coptic Bishop of Vienna

The Prime Minister, April 27, 2017 4:55 PM

At a meeting in the Parliament Building in Budapest between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and H.G. Gabriel, the Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Vienna, the parties concluded that true help for Christians in the Middle East will come in the form of support for the restoration of liveable conditions in their native lands, rather than their migration to Europe.

Representatives of EU Member States agreed on negotiating position of EU27

Prime Minister’s Office, April 27, 2017 4:25 PM

The representatives of the 27 Member States remaining in the European Union succeeded in coming to an agreement on the position which the EU will represent during the course of the Brexit talks related to the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU, Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office said in an interview given to the Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone on Thursday after the Luxembourg meeting of Ministers responsible for EU affairs.

Europe is being split into two by a double standard

Ministry of Agriculture, April 27, 2017 3:18 PM

“The phenomenon of production in different qualities for different markets exists”, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision Róbert Zsigó declared at the FMCG Top 2017 food industry conference in Zamárdi, where he held a lecture entitled “Europe is being split into two by a double standard”.

With a common stance for the interest of V4 countries

Ministry of Finance, April 27, 2017 2:54 PM

Hungary is determined to take action against any effort by the Commission to narrow the spheres of competence of member states with all the tools at its disposal, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in Warsaw, at the sidelines of a meeting of the labour and social affairs ministers of the Visegrad Four. The standpoint of the V4 continues to be to support the fight against the misuse of regulations and measures aimed at their enforcement, but these countries refuse to accept the planned amendment of the posting directive and deny unfounded accusations of “social dumping”.

Almost one third of projects financed from Hungarian resources

Prime Minister’s Office, April 27, 2017 2:42 PM

Some 70 per cent of the projects currently under way are financed from EU resources, and funds generated by the Hungarian economy now account for 30 per cent, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office said at the conference “Business Summit: For Top Executives!” organised by the daily business newspaper Világgazdaság on Thursday in Budapest.

The descendants of those who let in migrants now will live in a different world

The Prime Minister, April 27, 2017 7:59 AM

At an international press conference in Brussels after a plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that those who let in migrants now should consider the fact that their children and grandchildren will live in a different world.

Hungarian government seeks to resolve issues on agenda through dialogue

The Prime Minister, April 27, 2017 7:57 AM

At a plenary session of the European Parliament, one of the main topics of which was the state of fundamental rights in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Hungarian government has in recent years sought to resolve conflicts through dialogue and negotiations, and will also strive for this outcome on the issues currently on the agenda.

The reinforced legal border barrier is functioning well

Ministry of Interior, April 26, 2017 5:12 PM

“The reinforced legal border barrier is functioning well and people living in Hungary and the Schengen Area are living in greater safety”, the Ministry of Interior’s Parliamentary State secretary declared on Wednesday in Röszke.

2016 was an extremely positive year base on Hungarian population indices

Ministry of Human Capacities, April 26, 2017 5:05 PM

The Ministry of Human Capacities’ Minister of State for Family, Youth and International Affairs Katalin Novák said the past year was extremely positive from the perspective of the Hungarian population. According to Ms. Novák, in 2016 demographic indices broke 20-year records in several instances.

The Hungarian Defence Forces are to contribute more troops to counter-ISIS mission

Government, April 26, 2017 3:35 PM

The government of Hungary proposes that the Hungarian Defence Forces continue their participation in the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State (ISIS), and increase their troop numbers in the Iraqi mission.