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Ukraine must be granted visa-free travel
The Prime Minister, October 21, 2016 9:28 AM
On Thursday, at his arrival in Brussels at the two-day summit of EU head of states and governments, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that it would be time to do something for Ukraine and there is one thing we can do for the Ukrainians: we can grant them the possibility of visa-free travel.
Viktor Orbán holds talks with Ukrainian President
The Prime Minister, October 20, 2016 8:52 PM
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed Hungarian news agency MTI that ahead of the summit of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Maastricht on Thursday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
We must not give way to anarchy
The Prime Minister, October 20, 2016 8:41 PM
On Thursday, German newspaper Passauer Neue Presse published an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán entitled “We must not give way to anarchy”.
We are proud of our police
The Prime Minister, October 20, 2016 2:18 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his appreciation of the Hungarian police on Thursday with reference to the fact that the suspected perpetrator of the bombing on Teréz Körút in Budapest has been apprehended; the man has duly been remanded in custody by the Central Prosecutorial Investigation Office.
The security of Hungary also means the security of Europe
The Prime Minister, October 18, 2016 5:18 PM
At an event organised by the Hungarian consul general in the building of the Bavarian parliament (Landtag) to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that opening Hungary’s western border in 1989 and protecting its borders now are two sides of the same coin: “In 1989 we took action for Europe’s freedom, and today we are protecting this freedom. Today […] the security of Hungary also means the security of Europe”.
What we need are investors like India
The Prime Minister, October 18, 2016 3:05 PM
In the Parliament building on Sunday, in a press statement following his talks with the Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that what Hungary needs are investors like India.
The new unity is wide and strong
The Prime Minister, October 18, 2016 3:00 PM
Opening the parliamentary debate on the Bill for a constitutional amendment which he had submitted, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the quota referendum on 2 October established a new unity which transcends party political boundaries. This unity, he said, is so wide, diverse and strong because people can sense that Hungarian independence is once again in danger.
Good Friday to become a public holiday
The Prime Minister, October 15, 2016 7:27 PM
“Good Friday will be a public holiday”, Prime Minster Viktor Orbán announced at the commemorative session of the Hungarian Reformed Church Synod.
The Hungarians acted bravely
The Prime Minister, October 14, 2016 11:26 AM
Minister Viktor Orbán told Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” programme that “we can be proud of the fact that it is only in Hungary that people have been asked about the issue of immigration; we did the right thing and the Hungarians acted bravely in this matter”.
Reformation Year – Memorial Committee holds session in preparation for jubilee celebrations
The Prime Minister, October 13, 2016 3:45 PM
“The Reformation Memorial Committee held its autumn session on Thursday morning in the Parliament Building, chaired by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán”, the head of the Prime Minister’s press Office told Hungarian news agency MTI.