Throughout the preparation of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant enlargement, the Government of Hungary respected all relevant and existing national, EU and international law.
On Tuesday in Brussels, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office Szabolcs Takács announced that according to the European Commission’s statement published a few weeks ago, there is no EU stance that questions the rule of law with regard to Hungary.
Szabolcs Takács, State Secretary for EU Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office held talks in London regarding the reforms of the European Union required by the United Kingdom, and Hungarian-British EU cooperation in that context.
On Saturday morning, at a meeting convened as a result of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the National Security Cabinet task force decided that security measures in Hungary will be reinforced. The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. At the Government Spokesperson’s press conference, the Prime Minister’s senior internal security advisor György Bakondi gave an account of the decisions adopted earlier.
Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár stressed at the press conference entitled “Government info 30” that the Hungarian Government does not intend to take action against migrants, but merely seeks to help and support Hungarian society.
If necessary, the Government is ready and able to erect a technical border fence within a short time on the Hungarian-Romanian border as well, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed at the press conference “Governmentinfo 30” which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
The study published today by Transparency International Hungary does not reveal anything new. What it states is exactly what Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár has been saying about the National Development Agency since it was taken over by the Prime Minister’s Office in August 2013. The agency had been “operating as a state within a state”, and the Prime Minister’s Office dissolved it in 2014.
In Makó on Thursday, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that, if necessary, the border closure may be constructed along the Hungarian-Romanian border between the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border and Mezőhegyes.
Localities with a population of less than 1,500 may increase the pay of their mayors by as much as 30 per cent if they are able to raise the necessary funds within their budgets, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office told the press at his usual Thursday press conference.
The Hungarian Government respects Germany’s desire to let immigrants in, but finds it inconceivable that this decision should be binding on any other countries, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said. János Lázár spoke about this at the press conference “Governmentinfo 29 – Government actions explained” which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.