Reform measures launched by the Government in 2010 have borne results, and these are reflected in the upgrade by Fitch Ratings, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a press conference.
At the invitation of the Swedish Ministry of Defence, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, Deputy Minister Tamás Vargha recently visited Sweden, to hold a bilateral discussion with Deputy Minister of Defence Jan Salestrand in Linköping.
In a message to congregations celebrating Hungarian Reformed Unity Day, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote that, in the period leading up to the five-hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, we should remind ourselves of the close relationship that existed between the cause of religious revival, the preservation of the Hungarian language and the reinforcement of our Hungarian identity.
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, informed kormany.hu that Cuban human rights activist Óscar Elías Biscet, the politician behind the Emilia Project – one of the Cuban democratic opposition’s most important initiatives – visited Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The Szabadka Holy Trinity statue may also be regarded as a symbol of the Hungarian community in Vojvodina as it has sustained a number of attacks over the course of years, as has the community itself. Numerous attempts have been made to foil its very existence; yet, it has been able to survive, and has therefore served as an example for the Hungarian community in the Carpathian Basin, Péter Szilágyi, Deputy State Secretary for National Policy at the Prime Minister’s Office stressed on Sunday in Szabadka where the 201-year-old, refurbished Holy Trinity statue was reconsecrated.
State Secretary and Ministerial Commissioner Szabolcs Takács delivered a speech at the conference of B’nai B’rith „Improving the perception of the Jewry – struggle against anti-Semitism” held in Budapest on 21 May 2016.
According to the Prime Minister’s chief advisor for internal security, refugees stationed in open camps have the right to leave even before the conclusion of their asylum proceedings.
Fitch Ratings announced that the investment grade status of Hungarian sovereign bonds has been restored. The upgrade proves that the transformation of the Hungarian economy has been successful, and Hungarian reforms have been working.
On Kossuth Rádió’s “180 Minutes” programme on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Hungarian economy has the financial means needed for a modern, accountable, reliable education system providing students with the most up-to-date knowledge.
The National Police Headquarters has stated that in Hungary between Friday and Sunday around 500 people were apprehended who had illegally crossed the border.