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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared at the ceremony marking the completion of the first stage of renovation work on the Romanesque church in Ják, that Europe and Hungary may also be renewed if they manage to focus on the traditions of praying and working, and announced that the Government is providing further financial assistance to renovate the building.
The Hungarian Government is awaiting the results of a probe by the European Commission into the fourth amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law, and is ready to discuss possible issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference in Bilbao on Monday evening.
Speaking at a forum organized by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Prime Minister Orbán said he expects economic growth to resume already this year and he considers lower interest rates a key issue. He also announced that the Government would make it possible for SMEs to convert their forex loans into forint loans.
Within the framework of the commemoration service, a monument indicating and depicting the national memorial site was inaugurated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In his address, he stated that as long as a single person lives in Hungary who had been prosecuted and tortured under Communist dictatorship, the lifting of the ban on totalitarian symbols is not timely and opposes the provisions of the Fundamental Law on human dignity.
Prime Minister Orbán inaugurated a football field in Nyírlugos. The ceremony was also attended by Balázs Dzsudzsák, born of Nyírlugos, currently playing for FC Dinamo Moscow.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the opening ceremony of the Vasas Sports Arena.
The Hungarian Government signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Hankook Tire Hungary Ltd. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged to set up an English-language business school, established from a mixture of public and private funds, which could indirectly improve Hungary's potential to attract investment.
