In Novi Sad, where he delivered a speech on the justice policy of the Hungarian government, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi spoke to a reporter from Hungarian news agency MTI.
On Friday, following a conference organised to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Visegrád Fund, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the press that the cooperation of the Visegrád Group has never been as important as it is now, as due to the migration crisis, the European Union is currently facing the gravest challenge of its history.
On Thursday, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told public television M1 in connection with the infringement procedure launched against Hungary because of its migration regulation that the European Commission has raised objections related to the implementation of the regulation, not its preparation and content.
In connection with the closing event of the European Year for Development 2015 held on 9 December, EU international development ministers held an informal meeting in Luxemburg on Thursday, where Hungary was represented by Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade István Mikola.
Fiscal processes were favourable this year, and the budget deficit may even be 2.4 percent of GDP, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at a hearing by the parliament’s economic committee.
In line with the informal guidelines of the European Commission and in accordance with the MoU concluded with the EBRD the Government has submitted to parliament an amendment on bank tax.
János Lázár takes the view that the European Commission instituted a procedure on account of the Hungarian asylum regulations because Hungary contested the EU decision on the mandatory quotas before the European Court.
At a reception in Budapest on Thursday held for students participating in the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the migrant crisis does not change Hungary’s openness in its education policy: “we continue to welcome foreign students, and shall extend” the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme.
In Parliament on Thursday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed future cooperation with the new CEO of Audi Hungaria Motor Ltd., Peter Kössler. The Prime Minister asked the new CEO to place appropriate emphasis on representing Hungary when new developments are being discussed at Audi in the future.
On Thursday in Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo Hashim Thaci in his office.