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The Czech Republic acknowledges Hungary’s efforts in the management of the migration crisis

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 30, 2015 6:59 PM

The Czech Republic appreciated the efforts made by Hungary towards managing the immigration crisis – said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.

Europe is fully exposed until Greece’s southern borders are effectively defended

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 30, 2015 6:54 PM

Europe will continue to be exposed to immigration as long as it cannot put up effective defence along the southern border of Greece – said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó by telephone to Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday after a meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotsias in Athens.

Europe has been betrayed

The Prime Minister, October 30, 2015 6:04 PM

Speaking about the immigration crisis at a conference introducing the discussion document “Signs of the Times” held in Budapest on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Europe has been betrayed, and if we do not stand up for it, this Europe will be taken away from us.

The Danube Region Strategy is of priority importance to Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, October 30, 2015 2:45 PM

In a telephone interview on Thursday, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office Takács Szabolcs said that the Strategy for the Danube Region and its implementation is of priority importance to Hungary.

Visegrád countries set an example of cooperation

Ministry of Interior, October 30, 2015 1:26 PM

The Visegrád countries have set an example of cooperation in the management of illegal immigration, the Interior Minister said at the Rapid Response Police Unit.

It is the duty of the State to protect every one of its citizens

Ministry of Interior, October 30, 2015 12:43 PM

The Hungarian State “cannot ever let a single one of its citizens down again”; it is the duty of the State to protect every one of its citizens from murderous intent, external enemy and internal treason, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said in Budapest before the Medals of Honour for Bravery and the Righteous Among the Nations medals were handed over in recognition of assistance rendered at the time of the Holocaust.

The peoples of Europe are beginning to wake up

The Prime Minister, October 30, 2015 11:30 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán takes the view that “the peoples of Europe are beginning to wake up”: they have realised that immigration is a cultural issue, and that “our identity is at stake”.

Development in supercomputing aids scientific cooperation between higher education and industry

Ministry of National Development, October 30, 2015 11:25 AM

At the closing event of the “Supercomputing in higher education” project in Budapest on Wednesday, Ákos Kara, Secretary of State for Infocommunications and Consumer Protection, said that the largest supercomputing development in Hungary has been completed, and that this will aid scientific cooperation between higher education and industry.

Introducing a mandatory quota system would be absolutely “absurd”

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, October 30, 2015 10:55 AM

On Friday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television channel M1 that introducing a mandatory quota system aimed at distributing illegal migrants among the EU Member States would be absolutely “absurd”, as the European Council has made the decision of not accepting one twice already: in April and in June.

Transatlantic-Russian cooperation is needed to end the civil war in Syria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 29, 2015 6:12 PM

On Thursday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó had talks with the President and members of the Government of Cyprus on the migration crisis and on promoting bilateral economic relations between the two countries.