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We should do more for strategic partnership between the EU and China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 3, 2015 6:57 PM

We are celebrating this year the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Community; however, the act of filling this strategic partnership with genuine content is making very slow progress, Péter Szijjártó said in Beijing after he attended the grandiose military parade held on the Chinese Victory Day.

If we cannot observe the Schengen regulations, we shall be left out

Prime Minister’s Office, September 3, 2015 6:56 PM

The head of the Prime Minister’s Office takes the view that if the Hungarian Government were to give up on compliance with the obligations under the Schengen Agreement, this would automatically result in Hungary finding itself outside the Schengen borders. János Lázár also said at his press conference held on Thursday in Budapest that the Government is seeking the assistance of German diplomats in Hungary.

Hungary continues to be committed to protecting its borders

The Prime Minister, September 3, 2015 4:28 PM

Hungary continues to be committed to protecting its borders, continues to insist on the provisions of the Schengen Agreement, and will enforce the Agreement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in Brussels before he had talks on the migrant crisis with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council.

National Assembly asked to provide mandate for protection of southern border

Prime Minister’s Office, September 3, 2015 3:47 PM

On Thursday, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár asked Hungary’s national Assembly to support the Government and provide a mandate for the protection of the country’s southern border.

Volume of retail sales on the rise for more than two years

Ministry of Finance, September 3, 2015 3:04 PM

The volume of retail sales has been up for more than two years in Hungary and the volume growth registered in the month of July was the largest since the onset of the crisis, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Béla Glattfelder told public news channel M1, commenting on the latest data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).

The Government is not planning to shelter migrants in Veszprém County

Ministry of Interior, September 3, 2015 1:45 PM

Rumours claiming that migrants would be sheltered in any locality in Veszprém County are totally without foundation.

Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty

The Prime Minister, September 3, 2015 12:57 PM

Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament.

Payment of grants of former EU fiscal cycle to be completed by mid-October

Prime Minister’s Office, September 3, 2015 11:11 AM

Payment of the EU grants from the 2007-2014 fiscal cycle will be completed by mid-October, Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication of the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy said on the morning programme of the public service television news channel M1 on Thursday.

Inter-state talks regarding Belgrade-Budapest railway line commenced

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 3, 2015 11:01 AM

Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.

No excuse for discrimination and persecution

Ministry of Justice, September 3, 2015 10:55 AM

There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s Ambassador to Hungary.