Hungary is taking the terrorism threat seriously

2016. április 2.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has confirmed that the Hungarian government is taking the threat of terrorism seriously, and that it has enacted the necessary measures.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán agrees on plan to boost economy in Tatabánya

2016. március 22.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Tatabánya Csaba Schmidt (Fidesz-KDNP) have agreed on a plan to boost the economy.

All forms of terror must be combatted

2016. március 22.

At a press conference in Tatabánya on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that all forms of terror must be opposed and combatted. Referring to the attacks in Brussels, he said that a stand must be taken against terrorists.

Prime Minister expresses his condolences and requests immediate information from competent authorities

2016. március 22.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he was shocked to hear of the attacks in Brussels committed on Tuesday morning. He has expressed his condolences to the victims’ families and wishes quick recovery to those injured.

Hungarian diplomacy has achieved its goals

2016. március 18.

At a press conference in Brussels on Friday afternoon, in which he evaluated the agreement between the European Union and Turkey, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungarian diplomacy has achieved its goals.

We shall not allow others to tell us whom we can let into our home and country

2016. március 15.

At an event held on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “we reject the forced resettlement scheme, and we shall tolerate neither blackmail, nor threats”.

Agreement reached on closure of borders

2016. március 8.

The times are over when one can travel on the Western Balkan routes without controls. EU leaders have decided that the routes of people smugglers must be closed, which means that order must also be restored at the borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists in Brussels after the summit of the leaders of the European Union and Turkey in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

A second line of defence needs to be established

2016. február 15.

At a press conference following a special summit of Visegrád Four (V4) prime ministers in Prague, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the policy the European Union has so far pursued in handling the migration crisis has failed, the external Schengen borders could not be protected, and therefore a new, second line of defence is needed.

Action against the compulsory resettlement quota should be a national issue

2016. február 15.

“Action against the compulsory resettlement quota should be a national issue”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Parliament.

Threats are coming from both Brussels and the South

2016. február 11.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that while we are facing a threat from Brussels of “forced resettlement quotas”, the threat from the South is a significant increase in migration pressure this year.