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We jointly profess values of freedom, sovereignty and independence; Hungary remains committed ally of United States
The Prime Minister, July 4, 2020 4:17 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted US President Donald Trump in a message on the occasion of the federal holiday of the United States, Independence Day, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
V4 had a good year
The Prime Minister, July 3, 2020 6:34 PM
On Friday at a press conference held after the summit of prime ministers in Warsaw, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described the past one year of the countries of the Visegrád Cooperation (V4) as good. On 1 July, Poland took over the presidency of the V4 from the Czech Republic which held it for a year.
Hungary could come out of crisis caused by coronavirus epidemic even stronger
The Prime Minister, July 3, 2020 1:06 PM
If Hungary does not allow the coronavirus epidemic to start spreading again, if “we keep our wits about us in the protection of the borders,” if we support investments and job creation, and if we do not allow the West to take us “for a fool,” then we can come out of the crisis even stronger, the Prime Minister said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Friday. He also highlighted that if health care experts – whom he thanked on the occasion of Semmelweis Day – prepare themselves well and work well, then there will be no second wave.
EU budget will be at the centre of Friday V4 summit
The Prime Minister, July 3, 2020 8:35 AM
The first summit of the Polish presidency of the Visegrád cooperation will be held on Friday in Warsaw with the attendance of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.
Hungary is not letting in non-EU nationals
The Prime Minister, July 2, 2020 10:24 AM
At this time, Hungary is not letting in nationals from countries outside the European Union, not including nationals of Serbia because that is contrary to the interests of Hungarian people’s health, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated after debating the proposal of the European Union asking Member States to open their borders to 14 non-European countries.
We will further strengthen Visegrád cooperation
The Prime Minister, July 1, 2020 8:21 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Boris Kollár agreed on the issues of V4 cooperation, the representation of national interests, family policy and illegal immigration at their talks held in Budapest on Tuesday, Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.
It would be contrary to European values if richer states received more funding
The Prime Minister, July 1, 2020 8:18 AM
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán consulted with President of the European Council Charles Michel as part of a video conference, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI. The consultation was held in preparation for the EU summit due to be held on 17-18 July.
Uniformed officers will never be abandoned in Hungary
The Prime Minister, June 27, 2020 4:26 PM
In Hungary, uniformed officers will never be abandoned, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Saturday at the officer inauguration ceremony of the Faculty of Law Enforcement of the National University of Public Service in Budapest.
There is no life without Hungarian culture
The Prime Minister, June 23, 2020 6:00 PM
Hungarian culture is a creative and cohesive force without which not only can we not survive, but neither can we live; and it is perhaps not even worth living without, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the funeral of Honorary President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts György Fekete at the Fiumei út cemetery in Budapest on Tuesday.
Election success of Hungarians of Vojvodina is a message to the entire nation
The Prime Minister, June 22, 2020 1:24 PM
In a message sent to President of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians István Pásztor, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised the election result of the Hungarian community in Serbia, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.