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Freedom House paints a false picture of Hungarian democracy

Ministry of Justice, June 24, 2015 9:12 AM

The Freedom House report published on 22 June 2015, according to which the peak of the past ten years was 2006, paints a false picture of Hungarian democracy.

Political refugees have always been accepted by Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 24, 2015 9:02 AM

Hungary has always taken in political refugees and has always granted them asylum, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade emphasised on the M1 news channel on Tuesday.

Hungary initiates refugee conference in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 24, 2015 9:00 AM

Hungary has put forward the idea that the capital of Malta should not be the only venue for an international conference on migration this autumn to review the situation in the Mediterranean, but a summit should also be organised in Budapest at which issues related to the Western Balkan migration route would be discussed, Péter Szijjártó said in Luxembourg on Monday.

Hungary is full

Prime Minister’s Office, June 24, 2015 8:59 AM

“We are full” – these were the words used by Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on the Tuesday night news programme of the public service television channel M1 to comment on the fact that, for technical reasons, the Office of Immigration and Nationality is suspending the acceptance of illegal migrants from other EU Member States in pending cases for an indefinite term.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán agreed on development programme in Nagykanizsa

The Prime Minister, June 23, 2015 10:31 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán agreed on a development programme, which also includes the upgrading of the M70 express road, on Tuesday in Nagykanizsa.

A number of EU Member States are opposed to mandatory refugee admission quotas

Prime Minister’s Office, June 23, 2015 8:49 PM

The issue of the management of the migration crisis dominated the meeting of EU ministers and state secretaries responsible for community affairs held on Tuesday in Luxembourg with a view to making preparations for this week’s summit of heads of states and prime ministers, Szabolcs Takács, State Secretary for EU Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office said upon rendering an account of the debates held, adding that a significant number of Member States are opposed to receiving refugees on the basis of mandatory quotas.

Hungary is suspending re-admission of asylum-seekers from other EU Member States

Ministry of Interior, June 23, 2015 6:48 PM

The Office of Immigration and Nationality informed the authorities of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, France, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, Italy, Sweden and Slovakia via the DubliNet system that effective as of 23 June 2015, Hungary is suspending the acceptance of Dublin transfers for an indefinite term.

Anti-Hungarian activities observed in some neighbouring countries

Prime Minister’s Office, June 23, 2015 4:40 PM

We may observe expressly anti-Hungarian activities in quite a few neighbouring countries, and the Bureau of Intelligence must take action to combat these, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said before the National Security Committee of Parliament at his annual hearing held on Tuesday.

New trading houses to open in the Carpathian Basin

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 23, 2015 4:30 PM

The Hungarian Government will enlarge its network of trading houses in the Carpathian Basin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced at the Ministry’s foreign trade conference held in Budapest.

National Assembly adopted a budget of tax reductions

Ministry of Finance, June 23, 2015 3:16 PM

The Government has fulfilled a promise: the country has a Budget Act for 2016 at the beginning of the summer. Next year, everybody will make a step forward: the amount left in the economy – at employees, families and enterprises - will total HUF 230bn.