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Inadequate response to immigration played key role in British decision

The Prime Minister, June 29, 2016 9:33 PM

After a meeting in Brussels for the heads of state and government of the remaining EU Member States, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the inadequate response the EU has given to the issues of immigration and migration played a key role in creating a majority vote for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU in that country’s recent referendum.

Reinforcing friendly Hungarian-Polish relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 29, 2016 3:26 PM

Deputy State Secretary Kristóf Altusz was in Warsaw on 28 June 2016 to discuss the further reinforcement of bilateral relations and the harmonisation of Polish-Hungarian standpoints on current international processes in preparation for the Polish Presidency of the Visegrád Group (V4), which begins on 1 J

Hungarian interests are clear, the legal situation is settled

The Prime Minister, June 29, 2016 3:24 PM

In Brussels on Tuesday, arriving at a two-day summit of EU heads of state and government, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that during the course of negotiations Hungary will have to pay attention to ensure that an agreement is reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union which protects the interests of Hungarians and other Central European countries.

We must avoid measures that make it easier for terrorists to enter Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 29, 2016 2:57 PM

“We must avoid all measures that make it easier for terrorists to enter Europe, and accordingly it is important that we do not have a repeat of the “insane situation” at Europe’s borders in which tens of thousands of people are allowed to enter [the European Union] without knowing who they are”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference at Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest.

Number of illegal border crossings this year exceeds seventeen thousand

Government, June 29, 2016 12:47 PM

This year the number of people illegally crossing the external Schengen border section of Hungary’s borders has exceeded seventeen thousand.

Government of Hungary: EU is not able to handle the migration issue

The Prime Minister, June 29, 2016 12:42 PM

Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told kormany.hu that prior to the Brussels EU summit Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with the prime ministers of the Visegrád (V4) countries.

EU goals must be clarified

Government, June 29, 2016 12:41 PM

On Wednesday György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, told Hungarian television channel M1 in its evening programme that the European Union’s goals on the migration issue must be clarified.

Brexit had no effect on Hungarian government securities

Ministry of Finance, June 29, 2016 11:13 AM

The Brexit did not affect Hungarian government bonds; demand was outstanding at the auction for three-month Discount Treasury Bills, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga told public news agency MTI.

Number of people in employment increased by more than 600 thousand in six years

Ministry of Finance, June 28, 2016 6:39 PM

The number of people in employment has been above 4 million for more than two years, and there have not been as many people in employment in Hungary for 26 years as there are today, Péter Cseresnyés said.

We cannot sacrifice Europe’s unity for a few million immigrants

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, June 28, 2016 6:33 PM

Washington sacrificed the lads of Pest for the Suez Canal in 1956; we cannot let Brussels sacrifice the unity of Europe and the future of Europe for a few million immigrants, Antal Rogán said at the opening of the new ’56 exhibition of the House of Terror Museum.