Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa has arrived in Budapest; he was received by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Carmelite Monastery, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday morning.

The purpose of the working meeting is to make preparations for the European Union’s summit of heads of state and government beginning on Friday, and to conduct consultations regarding their respective national positions on budgetary issues featured on the agenda, Mr Havasi said.

(The Prime Minister/MTI)