Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Rádio that, without the EU’s unrealistic legislation, Hungary would be able to defend itself against economic immigrants. Other issues discussed in the interview were the death penalty, reducing the banking tax and the Hungarian National Bank’s proposal to convert foreign-exchange car and personal loans into forint-denominated debt.
At the annual general meeting of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce held in Budapest on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that, contrary to some people’s views, the actions of the Hungarian government on important issues are consistent and predictable.
Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi informed kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Qatari Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Al Thani on Thursday.
At a retrospective conference jointly organised by Veritas Research Institute and the Office of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the task and the crucial issue of the coming three years will be the consolidation of a civic Hungary which was dreamt of 25 years ago.
In an interview with TV channel Echo TV on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that we are living through a period of civic consolidation. He also pointed out that there is some “disorientation” on the political right.
A successful Hungary needs strong and successful family businesses, said Viktor Orbán in Lajosmizse on Thursday.
In answer to an enquiry, the chief of the Prime Minister’s Press Office Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI that "Mr. Orbán takes the view that the question of the death penalty should be kept on the agenda. Naturally, consultations on the matter should also take place at a European level, and on this occasion also the Prime Minister is happy to be at the disposal of President Schulz”.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Director of the National Theatre Attila Vidnyánszky have unveiled a statue of György Schwajda, the first director of the National Theatre; the work is by the sculptor Imre Varga, and stands outside the theatre in Bajor Gizi Park.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed willingness to assist in resolving the problem of hazardous waste accumulated at the Illatos út facility in Budapest.
According to Viktor Orbán, Pécs is also winning from Hungary’s successful economic policy: many new jobs are being created in the city and its surroundings, the road system is developing, and in the coming period sports facilities can be built.