Hungary continues to undertake a leading role in the fight against terrorism as under the Hungarian Chairmanship of the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe, Hungary is coordinating not only the cooperation of Hungary and the European Union but also that of the Balkan countries, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér stressed.
Press release by Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács, concerning an article published in today’s issue of the British newspaper The Guardian.
In answer to an enquiry, the chief of the Prime Minister’s Press Office Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI that "Mr. Orbán takes the view that the question of the death penalty should be kept on the agenda. Naturally, consultations on the matter should also take place at a European level, and on this occasion also the Prime Minister is happy to be at the disposal of President Schulz”.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Director of the National Theatre Attila Vidnyánszky have unveiled a statue of György Schwajda, the first director of the National Theatre; the work is by the sculptor Imre Varga, and stands outside the theatre in Bajor Gizi Park.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed willingness to assist in resolving the problem of hazardous waste accumulated at the Illatos út facility in Budapest.
Hungary has agreed on a five-point action plan with Belarus with a view to exploring the opportunities inherent in bilateral economic cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said, who held talks with his Belarusian counterpart and the Prime Minister of Belarus in Minsk.
In order to clarify the situation regarding the Altus issue, the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár has written a letter to the European Commission’s Director General Walter Deffaa, and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker’s Head of Cabinet Martin Selmayr. Following reporters’ questions and requests made at the press conference “Government Info” on 23 April, the Prime Minister’s Office has made the letters available to the public.
According to Viktor Orbán, Pécs is also winning from Hungary’s successful economic policy: many new jobs are being created in the city and its surroundings, the road system is developing, and in the coming period sports facilities can be built.
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published this morning, the number of those in employment has been rising steadily. In the period of January-March 2015, the number of those in employment aged 15-74 years increased year-on-year by 79 thousand, to 4 million 117 thousand, thanks mainly to the positive private sector job trend.
“Within the framework of the foreign affairs consultation mechanism between the two countries, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman Ahmed Bin Yousif Al Harthy visited Hungary on 27-28 April 2015.