In a press statement made at the 26th Economic Forum in Krynica in Poland, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Visegrád countries (V4) agree that we need the European Union: not just any EU, but a strong EU.
At a press conference in Eger on Tuesday afternoon, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, said that the referendum on the migrant quota is the only vehicle for the people of Hungary to express their opinion on an issue of grave importance affecting their future. We must also be prepared, he said, for the possibility of another wave of migrants setting off towards Hungary.
“Economic development will be the most important task and mission of the Consulate General in Lendava”, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy Levente Magyar from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Monday in the Slovenian town of Lendava (Lendva) at the opening ceremony of the new Consulate General.
At the 26th Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received the Person of the Year award, which is the event’s most prestigious honour.
In one of the panel discussions at an economic forum held in Krynica in Poland on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that we must never lose our judgement in the operation of the national economy: national influence in the key economic sectors is an important goal.
“The security of Europe currently depends on the stability of Turkey and accordingly those who attack the latter are essentially undermining the security of the continent”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed on Wednesday in Strasbourg, where he is attending a session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers.
The economy of Turkey has in recent years developed steadily, and it is one of the reasons for Hungary to foster balanced economic relations with the country, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, following negotiations with Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak.
“Hungary will only readmit those migrants who first entered the territory of the European Union at this country”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI Wednesday.
Since the positive economic U-turn of 2013, annual GDP growth has averaged some 3 percent, and we are expecting a good figure for this year, too – Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation of the Awards for Successful Enterprises.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kajnak, who is in Hungary on an official visit, was received by Zsolt Semjén on Tuesday in the Parliament Building. The Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and his Turkish counterpart spoke about relations between the two countries in words of praise as there are manifold relations, both in business and culture, which tie our nations together.