We must act now!

2019. március 23.

At a migration conference organised by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) at the Castle Garden Bazaar in Budapest on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for immediate action on the issues of migration, border protection and European unity.

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.

Viktor Orbán’s press statement after his talks with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov

2016. január 29.

29 January 2016, Sofia (София)

Migration is the number one public security issue

2016. január 29.

Following talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Sofia on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a new situation has been established in the European Union: migration has become the number one public security issue.

Viktor Orbán’s interview given to the Czech daily newspaper Lidové noviny (19 December 2015)

2015. december 19.

In an interview with Czech daily Lidové Noviny published on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “considerations of common sense” have been removed from European politics for some time now.

V4 prime ministers welcome European Council objectives

2015. december 18.

Visegrád Group leaders have issued a declaration welcoming the objectives of the European Council – especially those concerning the migration crisis, the fight against terrorism, making negotiations between the EU and the UK a success, and energy union issues.

EU summit reaches consensus on Schengen borders

2015. december 18.

In Brussels on Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the heads of state and government of the European Union fully agree that border control is a national competency, but if a member fails to meet that obligation the other members should have the right to jointly enforce controls on that section of the bloc's external borders.

In principle Hungary is ready to support the establishment of a permanent EU border protection force

2015. december 18.

In Brussels on Thursday, before the summit of EU Heads of State and Government, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that in principle Hungary is ready to support the establishment of a permanent EU border protection force. The details must be discussed, but the Government of Hungary agrees with the direction of the initiative, he added.

Visegrád Group to reject the idea of “mini-Schengen”

2015. december 3.

At a meeting of the Visegrád Group (V4) in Prague, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán welcomed as very important an initiative whereby the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia will establish a wider group called “Friends of Schengen”, as part of which every participant can contribute to the reinforcement of external Schengen borders.

Viktor Orbán attended the summit of EU heads of state and government in Brussels

2015. január 18.