Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presented Hungarian Order of Merit distinctions to German MPs at the Hungarian Parliament on Tuesday.
“The essence of Hungarian-American relations is that there is an alliance between the two countries in politics, a partnership with regard to the economy and respect within intellectual and cultural life”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event held in Budapest to mark the 25th anniversary of the presence of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and General Electric (GE) in Hungary.
“As a result of changes in legislation on loans, the Government is directing some one thousand billion forints from banks to the people”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday on Kossuth Radio’s 180 Minutes programme, where he also confirmed that the Government is in negotiations with regard to acquiring one or more foreign-owned banks. The Prime Minister also stated that the Cabinet had not yet developed a firm standpoint with regard to shops staying closed on Sundays.
It is in the strategic interest of Europe that gas from Azerbaijan reaches its Central and Eastern region, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday following talks with Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A joint interview with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer was published under the title „One Hungarian, One Bavarian – No Dispute” in the online edition of the German conservative newspaper Die Welt.
„Without the reunification of Germany, the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe could not have regained their freedom and the reunification of Europe would also have been unsuccessful”, Viktor Orbán said in his speech at the headquarters of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Munich.
“The United States is putting pressure on Hungary because of the South Stream gas pipeline and the planned expansion of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Munich on Thursday in reply to questions from the audience following his speech at the headquarters of the CSU-affiliated Hanns Seidel Foundation.
„The Hungarian and Bavarian governments have come to an agreement on all issues regarding the acquisition of MKB Bank Zrt. by the Hungarian state”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Minister-President of Bavaria Horst Seehofer announced following private talks on Thursday in Munich.
“Just like in the automotive industry, it is also difficult to introduce new models within the economy; the Hungarian model, which has set full employment as its goal, is successful”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Győr at the factory production launch of the new Audi TT Roadster.
“The new legislation on fair banks will protect borrowers”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the Hungarian press on Tuesday following a meeting of the Fidesz Parliamentary Group. He also stated that the Government was pushing for foreign currency loans to be converted into Hungarian forints as soon as possible and confirmed that the previously planned extension of the telecommunications tax was no longer on the agenda.