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Hungary satisfies all European requirements
Prime Minister’s Office, May 25, 2018 11:40 AM
The Visegrád countries have nothing to fear on account of questions raised or intended to be raised in the context of the rule of law. A number of audits conducted in recent years clearly prove that Hungary satisfies all European requirements, Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office said in Brussels on Thursday.
Government to submit tightened Stop Soros legislative package on Tuesday
Prime Minister’s Office, May 24, 2018 8:49 PM
After the passage of the Stop Soros legislative package, the organisation of illegal immigration will be a criminal law scenario in the Penal code, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday in Budapest, at the first press conference Governmentinfo held after the formation of the new cabinet.
Zsolt Semjén is prepared to rethink the 1% personal income tax system
Prime Minister’s Office, May 15, 2018 8:41 AM
Prior to his appointment as Minister without Portfolio, candidate for the post Zsolt Semjén attended a hearing before Parliament’s Justice Committee on Monday at which he stated that he is prepared to rethink the current system enabling Hungarians to contribute 1 percent of their personal income tax to charity each year.
Progress must be made in fulfilling the goals of the European pillar of social rights
Prime Minister’s Office, May 11, 2018 11:15 AM
“The first of the 20 points of the European pillar of social rights that must be put in order is the situation of posted workers and assuring a suitable balance between work and private life, in addition to which the welfare system available in member states must be expanded to include all workers”, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Liina Carr stressed in Budapest on Thursday.
The preservation of our culture and identity is the guarantor of our development
Prime Minister’s Office, April 26, 2018 12:32 PM
On 25 April 2018, Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács from the Prime Minister’s Office held talks with Israeli Political Director Alon Ushpiz.
It is to be hoped political witch-hunt launched against Polish government may finish
Prime Minister’s Office, April 18, 2018 12:00 PM
Hungary sincerely hopes that the political witch-hunt launched against the Polish government may soon come to an end and that the European Commission will finally show respect for Member State legislation resting on the pillars of national traditions and sovereignty, Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office stated on Tuesday after the meeting of the General Affairs Council held in Luxembourg.
Prayer for the victims
Prime Minister’s Office, April 16, 2018 1:49 PM
On the occasion of the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Holocaust in Hungary, the Prime Minister’s Office pays tribute to the almost six hundred thousand Hungarian victims most of whom were persecuted and killed on account of their Jewish descent.
Hungarian-Slovenian consultation regarding EU affairs – protection of external borders and Western Balkans enlargement must be priorities
Prime Minister’s Office, March 29, 2018 10:51 AM
Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács received his Slovenian counterpart State Secretary Iztok Mirosic on Wednesday. At the meeting the parties reviewed their positions concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the challenge posed by the migration crisis, the importance of the protection of the external borders, the prospects of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans and the issue of the Posted Workers Directive.
Soros network also intervenes in EU reports on Hungary
Prime Minister’s Office, March 28, 2018 7:34 PM
According to the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, members of the “Soros network” do not only attempt to influence decisions in Hungary, but they also continually try to intervene in the drafting of EU reports and positions concerning Hungary and Poland.
Government is committed to further pay rises in health care
Prime Minister’s Office, March 26, 2018 1:36 PM
The government is committed to further pay rises in health care subject to the country’s economic performance, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated on Saturday in Hódmezővásárhely.