"For us solidarity means that we protect our (EU) borders", said Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in an interview published in Monday's edition of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard, in which he also stressed that for Hungary the protection of borders is one of its highest priorities.
At a meeting convened for the heads of Hungarian diplomatic missions abroad, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that conflicts should be handled where they emerge, because it is an illusion to believe that the migrants arriving in Europe can be sent back.
Minister of Defence Csaba Hende has resigned, the Government Information Centre informed Hungarian news agency MTI.
“The refugees are not seeking political asylum in Europe, but have instead left their home countries in the hope of a better life”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in an interview with Austrian public media network ORF. An edited version of the conversation was published on Sunday night.
The central sub sector of the state budget accumulated a deficit of HUF 914.9bn at the end of August 2015. Within that, the central budget posted a deficit of HUF 980.2bn, while Social Security Funds and Extra-Budgetary State Funds posted surpluses of HUF 33.7bn and HUF 31.6bn, respectively.
The Government can state that it has been successful in preparing and adopting the Ányos Jedlik Plan and the related Jedlik Action Plan, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the inauguration of the newest electric charging point in Budapest. The Government is to fund the development of electromobility infrastructure through revenues from CO2 quota sales.
Two Hungarian fighters carried out a control task in Lithuanian airspace on the morning of Thursday, 3 September. After the quick reaction alert (QRA) evaluation flight, the Hungarian fighters flew over Vilnius as well.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged the closure of borders in his interview given to the Austrian public service television (ORF) on Friday.
The Government recently decided to launch an information campaign on immigration in countries of origin and transit countries. Within the framework of the campaign, leaflets will be distributed along the transit route south of Hungary starting today.
“Hungary is fully adhering to all EU regulations when handling and treating the immense numbers of immigrants, in addition to which it is doing everything possible to protect the external Schengen border”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Sunday.