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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sends letter of congratulation to new President of the US upon his inauguration
The Prime Minister, January 21, 2017 10:23 AM
In a letter sent on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated Donald Trump, the new President of the United States. Bertalan Havasi, head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, made the letter available to kormany.hu.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sends the Batthyány Society of Professors a letter and an enclosure containing factual data
The Prime Minister, January 20, 2017 11:23 AM
Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister, informed kormany.hu on Thursday that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent the Batthyány Society of Professors (PBK) a letter of thanks, and a list of 25 points containing data which has served as the basis for government decisions departing from the study published by the PBK.
Father Placid was a witness to European Christian culture
The Prime Minister, January 18, 2017 8:57 AM
The Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi has informed the kormany.hu government news portal that, following the death of Father Placid Olofsson, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written a letter to the Archabbot of Pannonhalma and the grieving Benedictine congregation, expressing his shock and condolences.
Battles can be expected in Brussels on migration and economic strategy issues
The Prime Minister, January 13, 2017 4:49 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expects two major battles in Brussels this year: one on the issue of migration, and the other on economic strategy. On both fronts, he said, “we shall have to defend our sovereignty”.
Funding for participants in public life must be made transparent
The Prime Minister, January 13, 2017 3:00 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that the possibility must be created for the Hungarian public to find out about every participant in public life: their identity and where they receive funding from.
Assistance must be taken to Middle Eastern Christians
The Prime Minister, January 12, 2017 7:02 PM
In the Parliament Building on Thursday afternoon Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church Moran Mor Ignatius Youssef III Yonan. In this context Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, informed kormany.hu that “In relation to persecuted Middle Eastern Christians also, the Hungarian government’s standpoint is that assistance must be taken there, rather than bringing the problem here”.
Border protection continues to remain a priority national security issue
The Prime Minister, January 12, 2017 6:28 PM
In Budapest on Thursday, at the ceremonial swearing-in of police officers who took part in the first phase of border guard training, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the intense migration pressure on the Hungarian borders will not end within the next few years, and therefore border protection continues to remain a priority national security issue.
Through his poetry Gáspár Nagy was able to transform the fate of the nation
The Prime Minister, January 9, 2017 4:35 PM
In Budakeszi, at the unveiling of a memorial bust of Gáspár Nagy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the poet – who was awarded Kossuth and József Attila prizes, and who died ten years ago – was able to transform the fate of the nation through his poetry.
Viktor Orbán greatly appreciates Tamás Gyárfás’s work for the Hungarian Swimming Association
The Prime Minister, January 6, 2017 4:48 PM
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed the government news portal kormany.hu that “In the Parliament Building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Tamás Gyárfás, outgoing President of the Hungarian Swimming Association and Vice-President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA)”.
Istanbul atrocity – Prime Minister Orbán sends letter of condolence
The Prime Minister, January 2, 2017 11:01 AM
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Prime Minister’s Press Office, has informed kormany.hu that “In a letter of condolence to Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conveyed his sympathies to the families of the victims of the Istanbul terrorist attack, and wished a speedy recovery to those who were injured”.