More than 850,000 people have availed themselves of the possibility of expedited naturalisation or have been granted citizenship status in the past six years, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said at the press conference held in the summer camp of the Youth Christian Democratic Alliance on Friday in Kisvárda.
Based on the Prime Minister’s decision, the work of the Government will be divided into two government cabinets in the future: an economic cabinet and a strategic cabinet, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the press conference Governmentinfo 57 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Zsolt Semjén received Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev, who is paying an official visit to Hungary, in the Parliament Building.
The referendum regarding the mandatory settlement quotas is not aimed against the EU, but is, in actual fact, a good example of how to consult with the electorate on an issue of great significance, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the press conference Governmentinfo 56 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
The Government supports the refurbishment of the Budapest M3 metro line, a government decision is being prepared with respect to a metro replacement service, and it will be published by 5 July, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said on the Wednesday evening programme of Klubrádió.
Close EU-British cooperation must be formed even after the departure of Britain from the EU, and bilateral relations, too, must be further developed, Szabolcs Takács, the State Secretary responsible for EU affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office said in Luxembourg, upon speaking to Hungarian journalists by telephone after the meeting of the ministers of EU Member States responsible for European affairs.
According to secret service information, the threat of terrorism has increased in France, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office pointed out at his press conference.
A new office of the Central-European trade development network of the Hungarian National Trading House was opened on Wednesday in Ipolyság, and as a result, the network of the institution in Slovakia comprised of seven offices is now complete.
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén received Gennady Moskal, the head of state administration in Transcarpathia, who is in Budapest on an official visit, on Tuesday, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed kormany.hu.
Dr István Grezsa, Government Commissioner responsible for the governmental coordination of development projects in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County and Transcarpathia, and Árpád János Potápi, State Secretary for National Policy, received Governor Gennady Moskal, head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration Office. The meeting was also attended by József Buhajla, Consul General of Hungary in Ungvár.