Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission to assure him of Hungary's commitment to European norms with regard to the amendments to the Fundamental Law.
"Growth must be achieved while continuing to decrease debt and keeping the budget deficit in check", stressed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Warsaw.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and five Hungarian ministers received the President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Parliament Building on Thursday. Indonesia, with its 250 million inhabitants, has the strongest economy in South-East Asia, is among the G20 states and is considered the largest Muslim country in the world.
During the course of his visit to Warsaw, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Polish university students while giving a lecture at the University of Warsaw. The audience of about 200 people, comprising students and lecturers, welcomed him with a large round of applause.
The Prime Ministers of the Visegrad 4 countries, including Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, are to hold negotiations in Visegrád, at which Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande will also be present
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has appointed State Secretary Péter Szijjártó as Governmental Commissioner for the development of Hungarian-Russian and Hungarian-Chinese economic relations.
The measures of the Hungarian Government and the reasons behind them are understood considerably better in Germany now, while the two countries’ friendship remains remarkably strong, said the Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin following his meetings with journalists, politicians and researchers in Berlin.
Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász declared at a joint press conference held with Minister of Interior Affairs Sándor Pintér that the local governments may begin a new life following the Government's debt consolidation program.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced today that Minister György Matolcsy is the nominee for Central Bank governor to replace András Simor. The Ministry for National Economy will be headed by Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga, who was responsible for liaising with certain international financial organisations.
Opening towards the Arab world is an important element of Hungarian foreign policy, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told his counterpart Najib Mikati in Beirut on Thursday. "There can be no stability in the region without a stable Lebanon", he added.