Prime Minister Orbán spoke at the inauguration of the Israeli Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD’s new Hungarian headquarters in Gödöllő, stating that the pharmaceutical industry is one of Hungary’s most successful trademarks worldwide and the Government will do everything in its power to maintain it.
On Tuesday, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and Viktor Orbán inaugurated the Pilis Slovakians' Centre in Pilisszentkereszt. In his speech at the ceremony, Robert Fico emphasized that the new cultural centre shows that if both sides have the will, delicate issues can also be tackled.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó welcomed Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi and his escort in the Hungarian Parliament.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Titus Corlatean on Monday, 1 October. Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and the Ambassador of Romania were also present at the meeting.
The Hungarian Prime Minister received József Berényi, President of the Hungarian Community Party (MKP), in his office on Monday. Mr. Orbán will be meeting his Slovakian counterpart, Prime Minister Fico, tomorrow, and although discussions are likely to mainly centre on economic issues, the Prime Minister wished to be informed on the status of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.
25 years ago, on 27 September 1987, 181 intellectuals met in a tent set up on current Deputy Speaker of Parliament Sándor Lezsák’s back yard. This meeting was a key step towards the transition to democracy.
Minister of State in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár announced at a press conference on Monday that the Hungarian Government proposes the complete ban of slot machines.
On 29 September Prime Minister Viktor Orbán unveiled the Memorial for National Unity in Ópusztaszer, Hungary. The event took place on Saint Michael’s Day, which is considered a turning point in the agricultural year, when shepherds have to account for the animals they were entrusted with and get paid for their work accordingly.
Hungary can reach an agreement with international lenders based on letters sent by the government to the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in his Friday interview on the regular morning show called 180 Minutes (MR1 Kossuth, Hungarian public radio).
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Georgia on Wednesday at the invitation of President Mikheil Saakashvili.