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It is Government’s duty to protect Hungarian businesses against a multinational corporation

Government, March 23, 2017 8:54 PM

It is the duty of the Hungarian Government and the Members of the Hungarian Parliament to protect every Hungarian business against a multinational corporation that seeks to make a display of its power, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated on Thursday at his press conference held in Budapest regarding the case of Igazi Csíki Sör.

Strasbourg ruling: unacceptable and unenforceable

Prime Minister’s Office, March 23, 2017 8:38 PM

Minister János Lázár finds the Strasbourg court ruling which condemned Hungary on account of the expulsion of two Bangladeshis unacceptable and unenforceable.

European defence system must be strengthened

The Prime Minister, March 23, 2017 7:07 PM

Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed kormany.hu that in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Parliament Building in Budapest on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged for the Western Balkan enlargement of NATO and the European Union.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hunor Kelemen on promoting Hungarian political aspirations in Transylvania

The Prime Minister, March 23, 2017 5:45 PM

At the Fidesz headquarters in Budapest on Thursday, Prime Minister and President of Fidesz Viktor Orbán met Hunor Kelemen, President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania. In their meeting the two men agreed to continue implementation of programmes designed to promote the Hungarian community in Romania’s preservation of identity and educational development.

Utilization of state-owned land in so-called Kishantos affair was lawful, states Metropolitan Court of Budapest’s final ruling

Ministry of Agriculture, March 23, 2017 4:24 PM

A final and legally binding ruling has been issued with regard to the fact that the Hungarian State acted lawfully during the utilization of state-owned land in the area of Kishantos. The decision of the Metropolitan Court of Budapest confirms the previous decision of the Constitutional Court, according to which the utilization of state-owned lands occurred in harmony with the stipulations of the Fundamental Law, meaning that the state land leasing tender system developed after 2010 is absolutely lawful.

NATO Secretary General arrived in Budapest

Ministry of Defence, March 23, 2017 3:53 PM

The Secretary General of NATO, who will attend the NATO Transformation Seminar to be held in the Hungarian capital, arrived in Budapest on Thursday morning, 23 March.

European Union growing through crises

Ministry of Justice, March 23, 2017 3:50 PM

The European Union (EU) is growing through crises. The six-decade history of the EU demonstrates, however, that we have always managed to overcome difficulties, the Justice Minister stated in Szeged on Thursday.

More must be spent on security

Ministry of Defence, March 23, 2017 2:47 PM

According to the Minister of Defence, the terrorist attack in London on Wednesday also highlights the fact that we must pay more attention to security and spend more on it.

Government aims to boost competitiveness

Ministry of Finance, March 23, 2017 2:36 PM

Hungary’s economy has been placed on a growth path that is much more balanced and faster-rising than it was before, but the narrowing of the economic gap with developed countries necessitates further productivity and competitiveness growth, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, following the first session of the National Competitiveness Council. And through the increase of competitiveness, the Minister added, the Government wants to see further wage increases.

Hungary would also like to shape joint security

Ministry of Defence, March 23, 2017 2:21 PM

“Hungary is committed to its membership of NATO and would like to be one of the shapers of joint security”, Minister of Defence István Simicskó said at a press conference on the second day of the NATO Transformation Seminar in Budapest.