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Double-digit growth in tourism sector indicators

Ministry of Finance, April 11, 2016 3:01 PM

In the second month of the year, the volume of tourism traffic grew by 12 percent in comparison to the already high base of the previous year. After the fluctuation in the number of arrivals at the end of last year, it is an especially promising sign that the number of arrivals soared in case of each of Hungary’s top ten source countries, including Germany, and Russian guests have also come in larger numbers.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán receives President of International Skating Union

The Prime Minister, April 11, 2016 2:00 PM

On Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received President of the International Skating Union (ISU) Ottavio Cinquanta in Parliament, saying that since the Government of Hungary has significantly increased the support provided to skaters, they have achieved better and better results. Thanks to this, he said, Hungary has regained its position among the best in the sport.

Consensus about the need to amend the Fundamental Law

Ministry of Defence, April 11, 2016 11:37 AM

At a press briefing held after multi-party talks in Budapest on Friday 8 April, the Minister of Defence stated that the parliamentary parties have agreed on the need to amend the Fundamental Law of Hungary in relation to counter-terrorism measures.

The economy requires a stable Hungarian banking sector and economic growth requires lending recovery

Ministry of Finance, April 11, 2016 11:25 AM

A strong domestic financial sector can -- through lending -- significantly contribute to the improvement of economic competitiveness as well as to investment and employment growth, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the staff meeting of the Hungarian Banking Association.

Hungary and Poland oppose mandatory migrant quota

Ministry of Justice, April 9, 2016 1:44 PM

After talks with his Hungarian counterpart László Trócsányi in Krakow on 8 April, Poland’s Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro announced that his country is supporting the lawsuit filed last December by Hungary at the European Court of Justice against the EU mandatory migrant resettlement quota, because it considers Hungary’s complaint to be legitimate.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán receives President of the Republic of Tatarstan

The Prime Minister, April 9, 2016 9:33 AM

Bertalan Havasi, Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told kormany.hu that on Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Hungarian Parliament Building.

Quota proposal jeopardises Europe’s future and internal security

Government, April 9, 2016 9:04 AM

Should the European Commission’s quota proposal be implemented, it would jeopardise Europe’s future and internal security, the Chief Advisor of the Prime Minister for Internal Security said on the Friday evening programme of the public service current affairs television channel M1.

Hungarian-American relations have never been as highly developed as they are now

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 8, 2016 5:33 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó received a bipartisan delegation of United States Members of Congress on Friday in Budapest. “The system of relations between Hungary and the United States of America have never been as highly developed as they are now”, he said at the event.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discusses Ukraine crisis and Hungarian-American relations with representatives of the US Congress

The Prime Minister, April 8, 2016 4:08 PM

On Friday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received a two-party delegation consisting of US Congress representatives. US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell also attended the meeting.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls for the investigation of Hungarian strands

The Prime Minister, April 8, 2016 1:08 PM

In an interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that he has asked the Minister of Interior, Hungary’s secret services and the Minister supervising the National Tax Authority to individually investigate all Hungarian strands in the “Panama Papers” offshore scandal. People must see whether or not those with large amounts of capital are respecting the law, he said.