Government - The Prime Minister

If V4 are able to grow together, they will become influential actors of European politics

The Prime Minister, October 8, 2020 1:40 PM

The Visegrád Four (V4) must try to grow and gain in strength together because if they are able to do that, then the world economy and world politics will have Central European players, and they will become influential actors in European politics, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday at the opening of the Budapest branch office of the Polish company R4S.

VAT on housing construction will be 5 per cent again until end of 2022

The Prime Minister, October 8, 2020 10:04 AM

Until the end of 2022, the VAT on housing construction will be 5 per cent again, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Wednesday on Hír TV’s programme ‘Hungary Live’.

Germans can continue to rely on Hungarians in defence of Europe also in future

The Prime Minister, October 5, 2020 8:40 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel and citizens of unified Germany on the occasion of their national holiday, German Unity Day in a message, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.

Government accepted chamber of doctors proposal representing a breakthrough pay rise for physicians; we will phase gratuities out of Hungarian health care system

The Prime Minister, October 5, 2020 8:36 AM

The government accepted the proposal presented by the Hungarian Chamber of Doctors representing a breakthrough pay rise for physicians, while an agreement was also reached regarding the phasing out of gratuities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video message posted on his Facebook account after delegations of the government and the chamber met on Saturday morning, after several months of preparatory work.

At this time, we must stand together; this is the moment when we must achieve a breakthrough improvement in physicians’ pay

The Prime Minister, October 5, 2020 8:26 AM

We have a difficult period ahead because “we have had enough of the virus, but the virus has not had enough of us yet,” it is spreading faster than before, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Sunday Paper’.

Common fight against coronavirus epidemic has intensified Chinese-Hungarian friendship

The Prime Minister, October 2, 2020 8:56 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his friendly greetings and best wishes to Prime Minister Li Keqiang on the occasion of the national holiday of the People’s Republic of China, the 71st anniversary of the founding of the country.

Reintegration of 13th monthly pension to start at the beginning of next year

The Prime Minister, October 1, 2020 3:08 PM

At the beginning of next year, we will start the reintegration of the 13th monthly pension, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Thursday, on the International Day of Older Persons.

If debates on rule of law hinder operation of recovery fund, there is scope for intergovernmental solutions

The Prime Minister, October 1, 2020 12:38 PM

If the debate on connecting together issues of the rule of law and the budget hinders the launch of the recovery fund which became necessary due to the coronavirus epidemic, there is scope for agreements between governments, outside the institutions of the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday before he left for the EU summit in Brussels.

Hungary must remain up and running, including diplomacy and external relations

The Prime Minister, September 29, 2020 3:40 PM

Hungary must remain up and running, including diplomacy and external relations, guests are coming here and “we too are visiting countries that are important for us,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday in Budapest after he had talks with Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov.