The “Soros Plan” must be opposed

2017. szeptember 18.

Addressing the eleventh national congress of the Alliance of Christian Intellectuals (KÉSZ) in the Hungarian Parliament on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán argued for the need to oppose the “Soros Plan”, which would transform Central European countries into “immigrant countries”: states with mixed populations and cultures.

Population decline calls for urgent response

2017. szeptember 11.

On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.

Hungary is not an immigrant country and does not want to become one

2017. szeptember 7.

“Your interpretation of the principle of solidarity is not in accordance with European Union legislation, or with Hungarian historic traditions”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote, amongst others, in his letter of reply to President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the text of which was provided to the miniszterelnok.hu website on Thursday afternoon by the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi.

Families and schools have been among the main winners over the past few years

2017. szeptember 1.

In Pécs on Friday, at a ceremony held on the Day of Hungarian Higher Education – which this year coincides with the 650th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Pécs – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that never have so many children had access to free textbooks and meals as they will this year. He added that families and schools have been among the main winners over the past few years.

It is high time for European solidarity to prevail in border protection as well

2017. szeptember 1.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, asking the Brussels body to make a 50 per cent contribution to Hungary’s border protection costs. In the letter Mr. Orbán states that Hungary is protecting not only itself against the flood of illegal migrants, but the whole of Europe. On Friday Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief, made the full text of the letter available to kormany.hu.

Defending the border is a national task

2017. július 21.

On the Kossuth Radio programme “180 Minutes” on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that a country which is unable to defend its border is no country at all.

Joint task force to be set up in fight against terrorism

2017. július 19.

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.

Government proclaims zero tolerance on anti-Semitism

2017. július 18.

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

2017. július 13.

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

2017. július 12.

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”.