Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to nominate Olivér Várhelyi as new candidate for commissioner

2019. október 1.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will nominate Ambassador Olivér Várhelyi, head of Hungary’s Permanent Representation in Brussels as Hungary’s commissioner in the EU. He announced this on Monday evening in Budapest at a press conference held jointly with Antti Rinne, Prime Minister of Finland which currently holds the EU presidency. Mr Orbán also said in answer to questions of journalists that in Hungary the rule of law is not a legal issue, but an issue of honour.