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Connie Mack appointed Hungary’s American public advocate
The Prime Minister, September 16, 2015 4:01 PM
Former Republican Member of Congress Connie Mack has been appointed Hungary’s American public advocate, tasked with involvement in the representation of the country’s interests in the United States, Press Chief of the Prime Minister's Office Bertalan Havasi announced.
We are experiencing a crisis of liberal identity
The Prime Minister, September 16, 2015 2:23 PM
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
There can be no refugee camp in Hungary
The Prime Minister, September 15, 2015 1:07 PM
The Prime Minister takes the view that the current wave of migration is a threat to the European lifestyle, which we must defend, and we can only preserve Europe as it is if we do not let everyone in.
Mr Orbán spoke about this to the television channel TV2 in an interview which was broadcast in its entirety late Monday night.
Prime Minsiter Viktor Orbán receives the Prince of Liechtenstein
The Prime Minister, September 15, 2015 11:27 AM
On Monday evening, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein in Parliament.
We do not want a global mass migration to change our country
The Prime Minister, September 14, 2015 3:31 PM
At an oath-taking ceremony in Heroes’ Square, Budapest, for more than 860 police recruits who will join the Border Policing Directorate of the Riot Police, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the Hungarian people do not want a global mass migration to change Hungary.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomes Germany’s decision on the temporary reinstatement of border controls
The Prime Minister, September 14, 2015 1:57 PM
In an interview given to the German newspaper Bild, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomed the German government’s decision, announced on Sunday evening, regarding the temporary reinstatement of border controls.
We all feel sympathy for the migrants, but we must act
The Prime Minister, September 13, 2015 7:19 PM
German daily Bild published an interview with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday under the title “Why Hungary is building a fence”. Mr. Orbán said it was natural to feel sympathy towards the migrants, but also said that sympathy is not enough. “We must act”, he declared.
The EU must help protect Greece’s borders
The Prime Minister, September 11, 2015 5:14 PM
“If Greece is incapable of protecting its own borders then the EU must be given the right to protect the country’s borders with concrete security forces and border surveillance”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters outside Parliament today following a meeting with Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament. Mr. Weber said he supports the fact that the EU must intervene to protect its external borders if a country’s national authorities have failed to do so.
Viktor Orbán discusses migration crisis with Bavarian Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, September 11, 2015 3:16 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer discussed the European migration crisis by telephone on Friday, Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi told reporters.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expresses his best wishes in a letter to mark the Jewish New Year
The Prime Minister, September 10, 2015 6:55 PM
Marking the approaching Jewish New Year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his best wishes in a letter addressed to the President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ), which has been published on the organisation’s website.