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Additional fence to be constructed along the Hungarian-Serbian border

The Prime Minister, August 26, 2016 11:55 AM

On Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió that the Hungarian-Serbian border must be reinforced, and therefore an additional fence will be constructed, equipped with the latest technology.

It is wrong to urge citizens not to vote

Government spokesperson, August 26, 2016 10:14 AM

On Thursday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television channel M1 that it is wrong to urge citizens not to vote or to invalidate their ballot papers in the referendum on compulsory migrant relocation in October.

We cannot allow Brussels to impose its will upon us

Prime Minister’s Office, August 26, 2016 7:52 AM

The October quota referendum is an event of historic significance, and it is to be hoped that the electors will adopt a clear and unequivocal decision which will reinforce the Government in its political struggle with the European Commission, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the 60th Governmentinfo press conference which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.

Budapest would help Belgrade with protection of borders

Ministry of Interior, August 25, 2016 5:49 PM

Hungary continues to support Belgrade in the protection of the borders with a view to curbing illegal immigration, and is ready to help the Balkans country with information, personnel and legal advice not only on the Hungarian border section, but also on its joint border sections with Bulgaria and Macedonia, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said in Hajdújárás in Vojvodina after he met with his Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic.

Recruitment of border patrol units to begin on 1 September

Government, August 25, 2016 8:40 AM

The police will start recruiting personnel to the border patrol units on 1 September, and if the first training courses begin in November, the new members of the police force now to be hired with a view to reinforcing border patrol units may begin their service at the end of May, Károly Papp, Chief Commissioner of the Hungarian National Police said.

Increasing radicalism must be curbed

Ministry of Justice, August 24, 2016 9:48 PM

A joint declaration adopted by the ministers of justice of the EU in Bratislava on 23 August 2016 includes the following statement: “The Member States of the European Union are ready to do everything possible in the future to suppress growing radicalism and extremism”.

Egypt plays a key role in the Southern Neighbourhood’s stability

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 24, 2016 6:02 PM

In a telephone interview with Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that close cooperation with Egypt is needed, as the country plays a key role in the Southern Neighbourhood’s stability.

Hungary protects its borders one hundred per cent

The Prime Minister, August 23, 2016 7:27 PM

In an interview given to the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán stressed that Hungary is protecting its borders one hundred per cent, even if Ankara follows through on its threats and launches masses of migrants into the European Union.

Referendum is about Hungary’s future

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, August 23, 2016 7:07 PM

Csaba Dömötör, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister takes the view that the quota referendum to be held on 2 October is not about parties, but about the future of Hungary.

Stable Turkey is in best interest of Europe and Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 23, 2016 6:57 PM

There is no doubt that Europe, and Hungary in it, is only interested in the stability of Turkey, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Tuesday in Ankara.