On Saturday, in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that President of the European Commission (EC) Jean-Claude Juncker wants to protect democracy from the people.
On Saturday, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that thanks to the recently introduced in-depth border protection measures, illegal border crossings have ceased.
211 illegal border crossers were apprehended on the territory of Hungary between Friday and Sunday, according to a statement by the National Police Headquarters.
“Mercedes is building a new plant next to its existing factory in Kecskemét; 150 thousand cars-a-year will be manufactured at the new plant, which is being built with an investment of 1 billion euros. The project will create 2500 new jobs and the Hungarian Government will be providing funding of 12.9bn forints (EUR 41.2M)”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference in Budapest on Friday.
Hungary is prepared to lend assistance to the most vulnerable among the migrants – such as families, minors without guardians and disabled people – but it had to make these investments with its own resources, without any support from the European Union, Minister of State for Social Affairs and Inclusion Károly Czibere said at a press conference in the Röszke transit zone.
Hungary’s two largest Chinese investors, Huawei Technologies and Wanhua-BorsodChem, have concluded a strategic agreement on raising the level of technology of Hungarian production to the highest possible level, which according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó confirms the success of Hungary’s Eastern Opening policy.
The Kingdom of Morocco’s Minister in charge of water Ms. Charafat Afailal and her delegation arrived in Hungary on 25 July 2016 for a three-day professional programme aimed at tightening cooperation between the two countries in the field of water management.
According to the latest data compiled by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), in June 2016 the number of people in employment exceeded 4.3 million in Hungary. The fact that the unemployment rate has hit the lowest level since the regime change confirms that Hungarian reforms are working.
“The Hungarian Defence Forces are taking part in major operations involving a great deal of responsibility also at present both within and beyond our borders, but even amidst circumstances such as these, it is extremely important to develop cooperation with our NATO allies”, Defence Minister Dr István Simicskó stressed on the open-press day of the international military training exercise called Panther Strike 2016 held at the Pápa air base of the Hungarian Defence Forces on Wednesday, 27 July.
On Thursday, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió that the introduction of the in-depth border protection has resulted in high-level efficiency and effectiveness.