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Brussels attacks: Prime Minister expresses his condolences and requests immediate information from competent authorities

The Prime Minister, March 22, 2016 11:05 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he was shocked to hear of the attacks in Brussels committed on Tuesday morning. He has expressed his condolences to the victims’ families and wishes quick recovery to those injured.

Hungarian regulation has served its purpose

Ministry of Justice, March 22, 2016 8:33 AM

Benediktas Juodka Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and Pál Völner Secretary of State of the Ministry of Justice had a discussion on Friday in Budapest about migration and regulation in Hungary.

EU-Turkey Agreement does not guarantee the dismissal of the quota system

Ministry of Justice, March 22, 2016 8:32 AM

“The Agreement signed at the EU-Turkey Summit does not provide any guarantees that the quota regulating the distribution of migrants will not become obligatory again in the future”, said Pál Völner, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Justice on 19 March 2016 in the evening programme of television channel M1.

New emphasis on regionalisation of Hungarian-Russian cooperation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 21, 2016 7:10 PM

“New emphasis is being placed on the regionalisation of Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation in the interests of decreasing the damage caused by EU and Russian measures”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday in Budapest.

The Court of Justice of the European Union upholds Hungary’s arguments

Ministry of Justice, March 21, 2016 6:04 PM

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered its judgment in the case of a Pakistani migrant, and has upheld every argument submitted by the Hungarian government; according to the judgment Hungary is legally entitled under the Dublin III Regulation to send back migrants to safe third countries.

Revocation of László Tőkés’s state decoration is unacceptable

Prime Minister’s Office, March 21, 2016 5:36 PM

The State Secretary for National Policy expressed his protest against the revocation of László Tőkés’s Romanian state decoration which, in his view, clearly fits into the series of actions taken against Hungarian officials and representatives.

Hungary is still the flagship of Chinese-Central European cooperation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 21, 2016 4:47 PM

“Hungary is still the flagship of Chinese-Central European cooperation and does not intend to allow this to change in future”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday in Budapest following a session of the Hungarian-Chinese Joint Economic Committee.

The referendum on quotas has never been as timely as it is now

Government spokesperson, March 21, 2016 2:38 PM

On Friday, after the EU-Turkey summit, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said that the referendum on quotas regulating the distribution of migrants has never been as timely as it is now.

The European migration crisis has not been resolved

Government, March 21, 2016 2:31 PM

On Saturday György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, told public television channel M1 that the agreement reached at the EU-Turkey summit has not resolved the European migration crisis.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán receives President of Poland Andrzej Duda in Parliament

The Prime Minister, March 21, 2016 2:25 PM

On Saturday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received President of Poland Andrzej Duda in Parliament.