“Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation has exited the negative spiral and has begun moving in a positive direction for the first time since the introduction of economic sanctions against Russia by the European Union”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI in Thursday following a meting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Hamburg.
The historic wage deal concluded between the Government and negotiation partners is not only about increasing wages, but also about boosting efficiency and competitiveness – steps that have not been taken in the past twenty-six years, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the National Assembly, during a debate on a Government proposal concerning the agreement.
If there is at all a compromise concerning the issue of illegal immigration that is acceptable for all parties concerned, it is not what is currently taking shape in Brussels, but a consensus must be reached nonetheless, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the Friday morning programme of the public service television news channel M1.
Hungary has recently spent more than EUR 500 million on the protection of the Hungarian and European borders, the Government Spokesperson highlighted on the Thursday evening programme of the public service television news channel M1.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Krakow for a two-day visit where, at the beginning of his programme, he viewed the exhibition The Golden Age of Hungarian Painting 1836-1936 at the Krakow National Museum.
Brussels wants to corner Hungary on the issue of immigration, but whether with allies or without supporters, the Government maintains its former position, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the press conference Governmentinfo 73 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
After meeting Hunor Kelemen, President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) in Szatmárnémeti/ Satu Mare on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged members of the Hungarian community in Romania to vote in the Romanian parliamentary election on Sunday in the largest possible numbers.
“A new order has developed in the world, the opportunities of which can only be fully made use of if North America, Europe and Central Asia cooperate to a greater degree than they have so far”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Hamburg at a session of the highest level governing body of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Ministerial Council.
György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian television channel M1 that security challenges triggered by illegal migration should be met with military responses, which would necessitate NATO involvement.
Minister of Justice László Trócsányi has spoken out with regard to criticism of Hungarian refugee policy in an interview for a Dutch daily newspaper.