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Success of Olympic and Paralympic athletes unites Hungarians

The Prime Minister, September 23, 2016 7:33 PM

In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.

We are sole protectors of Europe against invasion of migrants

Government spokesperson, September 23, 2016 6:27 PM

Hungary says no to the quotas, the relocation of refugees amounts to an invitation, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said in an interview he gave the Italian newspaper La Stampa which was published on Friday.

David Gordon Stuart has made his farewell visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 23, 2016 5:37 PM

His Excellency David Gordon Stuart, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of Australia to Hungary has made his farewell visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and was received by dr. Petra Pana, Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Economic Affairs on the 23rd of September 2016.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks – including on the migration crisis – with Bavarian CSU Vice-President

The Prime Minister, September 23, 2016 3:01 PM

Bertalan Havasi, head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Christian Schmidt (Vice-President of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) and Germany’s Minister of Food and Agriculture) in the Parliament building on Friday morning.

The referendum is not a party political issue, it is a national issue

The Prime Minister, September 23, 2016 1:33 PM

The Prime Minister continues to regard the 2 October referendum on the compulsory migrant relocation quota as a national issue and not a party political issue, and accordingly he is not taking part in party political debates, but instead expects political groupings which have a responsible attitude to encourage people to vote.

If result of referendum is „robust”, Brussels’ plans could be foiled

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, September 23, 2016 12:57 PM

The Minister heading the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister believes that if the attendance rate at the 2 October referendum proves to be high, and the majority vote „no”, Brussels’ plans could be foiled.

There is a connection between migration and deterioration of internal security

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, September 23, 2016 12:29 PM

We may beyond doubt observe a connection between mass migration and the deterioration of the internal security situation of the countries concerned, the Prime Minister’s chief advisor for internal security said on Thursday at a public forum held in Dunakeszi.

Many terrorists are migrants

Ministry of Interior, September 23, 2016 12:28 PM

Not all illegal migrants are terrorists, but it is also a fact that a very large number of terrorists are illegal migrants, the Interior Minister said before an audience of some 150 in the conference room of the Várpalota Thury Castle on Thursday.

Hungary’s criticism is not levelled at Germany

Prime Minister’s Office, September 23, 2016 12:26 PM

The Hungarian Government’s criticism related to the migration crisis is not levelled at Germany, but „at Europe’s inaction”, Szabolcs Takács, State Secretary for EU affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office pointed out in Berlin at the meeting of the working group concerned with Hungary of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

Brexit follows from Europe’s problems

Prime Minister’s Office, September 23, 2016 12:24 PM

Brexit follows from the problems of the European Union (EU), and it was not provoked by Britain’s policy, but is a consequence of the British people’s decision that follows from the operation and general state of the EU, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at a conference on Thursday.