On Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay an official visit to Budapest, and will hold talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
In an interview with Czech daily Lidové Noviny published on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “considerations of common sense” have been removed from European politics for some time now.
In a press conference held after the summit of EU heads of state and government in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a recent dispute between Hungarian pop singer Ákos Kovács and Magyar Telekom "may seem minor, but it raises important questions of principle and of a constitutional nature".
In Brussels on Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the heads of state and government of the European Union fully agree that border control is a national competency, but if a member fails to meet that obligation the other members should have the right to jointly enforce controls on that section of the bloc's external borders.
Visegrád Group leaders have issued a declaration welcoming the objectives of the European Council – especially those concerning the migration crisis, the fight against terrorism, making negotiations between the EU and the UK a success, and energy union issues.
In Brussels on Thursday, before the summit of EU Heads of State and Government, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that in principle Hungary is ready to support the establishment of a permanent EU border protection force. The details must be discussed, but the Government of Hungary agrees with the direction of the initiative, he added.
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Budapest is ready to take the opportunity provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
In the question-and-answer round of Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Constitution does not support the erection of statues in honour of political leaders in government during the time when Hungary had lost its sovereignty.
Today, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach in his office.
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.