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Prime Minister pledges protection for Jews in Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, December 3, 2012 5:59 PM

Radical nationalist Jobbik’s MP, Márton Gyöngyösi's parliamentary address a week ago was unworthy of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Parliament on Monday.

Washington responds positively to Hungary’s changes in the most criticised areas

Prime Minister’s Office, December 1, 2012 1:53 PM

The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.

The government managed to turn over the bad tendencies

Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 5:46 PM

According to the Prime Minister, the new law on electoral procedure "will obviously have" a constitutional check by the Constitutional Court and "this is a good thing". Viktor Orbán spoke about the issue on Kossuth Rádio's 180 minutes program on Friday.

A Declaration of Intent has been signed regarding the transfer of E.ON's stake in the Hungarian natural gas industry

Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 5:23 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President and CEO of E.ON Johannes Teyssen signed a declaration of intent in Parliament on Friday with regard to the transfer of the E.ON Group's stake in the Hungarian natural gas industry to state-owned MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó meets his Austrian counterpart

Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 4:33 PM

Peter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations discussed bilateral relations with Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Reinhold Lopatka.

Hungary to open trade mission in Beijing, Moscow and Riyadh in 2013

Prime Minister’s Office, November 30, 2012 4:26 PM

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó announced at an event organised by the Joint Venture Association that Hungarian trade missions will open in Beijing, Moscow and Riyadh in the first half of 2013 to foster partnerships with Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises.

Anti-Defamation League appreciates the Hungarian Government condemning Jobbik MP’s remarks

Prime Minister’s Office, November 28, 2012 6:31 PM

Yesterday, Deputy State Secretary Ferenc Kumin met with Andrew Srulevitch, director of European Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League in New York, and conveyed to him in person the Government of Hungary's strong condemnation of the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi.

Albania and Hungary will be the winners of the upcoming decades

Prime Minister’s Office, November 28, 2012 6:23 PM

Albania and Hungary have a good chance of becoming winners in the coming decades, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said referring to both countries’ economies on Wednesday after talks with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Tirana.

Portugal: friend of the Hungarian cause

Prime Minister’s Office, November 28, 2012 12:23 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán handed the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Vice President of Banco Espírito Santo, Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado on Tuesday in the Parliament Building. The award was granted for his work to develop Hungarian-Portuguese economic and cultural relations and to improve Hungary’s international image.

The Hungarian Government categorically condemns the remarks made by a Jobbik party MP

Prime Minister’s Office, November 27, 2012 6:35 PM

The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in order to ensure that malicious voices incompatible with European norms are driven back, adding that every citizen will be protected from such insults.