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Joint task force to be set up in fight against terrorism
The Prime Minister, July 19, 2017 8:04 PM
In Budapest on Wednesday, after a meeting between the Israeli prime minister and the prime ministers of the countries of the Visegrád Four (V4), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that, at the initiative of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the V4 countries, a joint task force will be set up to further the fight against terrorism.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán receives Nigerian Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme
The Prime Minister, July 19, 2017 11:37 AM
Bertalan Havasi, head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed the Hungarian news agency MTI that in Budapest on Tuesday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with Oliver Dashe Doeme, the Bishop of the Nigerian diocese of Maiduguri. The two men discussed possibilities for providing help to persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
Government proclaims zero tolerance on anti-Semitism
The Prime Minister, July 18, 2017 4:49 PM
At a press conference in Budapest, held jointly with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has stated that Hungary proclaims zero tolerance on anti-Semitism. The Hungarian prime minister also stressed that Hungary had committed a crime in failing to protect its Jewish citizens in World War II.
Industrial investment related to agriculture is a special focus
The Prime Minister, July 14, 2017 8:35 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an address at an inauguration ceremony for a new production plant for Balogh Tészta Zrt. in Tiszakécske on Thursday. He said that the Hungarian government particularly values any enterprise linked to agriculture which converts know-how from this area into industrial know-how and commercial capital. Balogh Tészta Zrt., he said, is one such enterprise.
Hungary has reacquired the remaining seven pieces of the Seuso Treasure
The Prime Minister, July 12, 2017 6:27 PM
In a break in Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that “Hungary has succeeded in arranging the return of the remaining seven pieces of the uniquely important and priceless hoard from ancient Roman times known as the Seuso Treasure”.
Viktor Orbán holds talks with Central European foreign ministers
The Prime Minister, July 10, 2017 5:35 PM
Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, has told the government news portal kormany.hu that in the Parliament Building in Budapest on Monday afternoon Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received the foreign ministers of the Visegrád Group (V4) for their first meeting since Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the V4 on 1 July.
Interfaith dialogue gaining in importance
The Prime Minister, July 10, 2017 5:33 PM
The Prime Minister’s Press Chief has told Hungarian news agency MTI that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Arthur Schneier, the Senior Rabbi of New York’s Park East Synagogue, for a working lunch in the Parliament Building on Monday.
The political and legal power of the state will be mobilised against anyone who undermines the security of Hungary
The Prime Minister, July 10, 2017 3:17 PM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written a letter to András Heisler, President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ), which has been made available to the Hungarian news agency MTI by the Prime Minister’s press chief Bertalan Havasi. Mr. Orbán stated that “We shall mobilise the political and legal power of the Hungarian state against anyone who undermines the security of Hungary, regardless of their origins, religious affiliation or wealth”.
Soros’s plan is being implemented in Brussels
The Prime Minister, July 7, 2017 4:32 PM
Speaking about the current government poster and billboard campaign on Kossuth Radio’s morning programme “180 Minutes”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that George Soros’s immigration plan is being implemented in Brussels, and it is right that the Hungarian people should know about this.
Viktor Orbán holds meeting with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
The Prime Minister, July 6, 2017 2:30 PM
The Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi, has informed the government website kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau met in Budapest’s Parliament Building on Thursday. Their topics for discussion included the protection and support of Hungary’s Jewish community and the renaissance of Jewish life in Hungary.