In Lausanne on Thursday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Julio C. Maglione signed the agreement on Budapest hosting the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. The Prime Minister said that national unity behind the event is the true guarantee of success.
In a statement released on the Memorial Day for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary’s goal is to continue to be a country of security and peace for all its citizens, in a world which is increasingly uncertain and conflict-ridden.
After signing a cooperation agreement in the presence of Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár, the city’s leaders and businesspeople, the Prime Minister pointed out that Zalaegerszeg was the third municipality in which they had signed an agreement with the mayor, following on from Sopron and Eger.
In a live interview with Zalaegerszeg Television on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that in the modern world, if a settlement cannot be reached quickly, investors will not choose it as an investment location; this is why a dual-carriageway link to Zalaegerszeg must be provided with government support.
An agreement signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Zalaegerszeg Zoltán Balaicz includes provision for a swimming pool, road and rail construction. The Government will also support the city with hospital development and the establishment of a pilgrimage site related to Cardinal József Mindszenty.
In an interview with Eger Television on Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the aim of the Government’s Modern Cities programme in the coming years is to allow the disbursement of available development funds based on the decisions of local people.
Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi informed kormany.hu that on Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz to Parliament for a working lunch.
On Monday morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Head of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) István Pásztor. The topics for discussion were current national policy issues and the detailed economic and regional development programmes that were prepared to the level of action plans by a specialist team from VMSZ, and which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has undertaken to support.
An agreement signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Eger László Habis on Friday includes provision for a four-lane express road to connect Eger to the M3 motorway by 2018.
At the foundation-stone ceremony for Apollo Tyres Hungary’s new plant in Gyöngyöshalász, Heves County, Viktor Orbán pointed out that Hungary’s educational system must be modernised so that the young can acquire practical knowledge.