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    • PM Orbán: We were one centimeter away from leaving the EPP

    “This cannot go on,” Prime Minister Orbán said in his regular Friday morning interview on the public Kossuth Rádió. “If the EPP doesn’t stand up for Hungary, then we will have to start a new, Christian-Democratic European movement.”

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    PM Orbán: “It is in Austria's interest that the Hungarian border defense succeeds”

    Austria is a natural partner of Hungary and the Visegrád Group, and all of them together can cooperate in crucial areas, including migration, security, border protection, competitiveness, climate protection and enlargement.

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    Never underestimate the determination of the Soros Orchestra

    This is the way they work. No democratic mandate. Short-sighted, ideologically driven agenda that has no respect for the will of the citizens.

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    State acquisition of fertility clinics: It’s about removing obstacles for couples who want to have children

    Once again, here’s our reasoning for the move.

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    Innovation Minister: 2050 climate neutrality strategy by end of the year

    Based on the climate strategy adopted on Wednesday, the ministry will submit the National Clean Development Strategy, a prerequisite to meeting the 2050 climate neutrality goal, by the end of this year.

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    PM Orbán: 2019 was about elections; the next two will be about governing

    It was a no-holds barred, nearly three-hour-long, press conference with more than one hundred journalists from the domestic and foreign press corps – and yes, among those present were the biggest, most critical media outlets.

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    Here’s Hungary’s response to the persistent migration threat

    The figures point in an increasingly concerning direction. It’s no longer a question of one’s stance on immigration; definitive action is needed to stop illegal border crossers from flooding the European Union.

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    Called out for its fake news reporting, POLITICO covers it up

    Here’s the correction that POLITICO could have issued but didn’t.

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    2019 Year in Review: Hungary’s tourism industry had a booming year

    Hungary’s tourism sector enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2018. And 2019 is not showing any signs of letting up. Hungary’s tourism industry is rockin’.

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    You have the right to know: some in Brussels think your national borders are an unfortunate obstacle to immigration

    Feb 28, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    Have you noticed how the bureaucrats in Brussels talk about “border management” instead of saying “border protection” or “border defense”? It’s not a coincidence. It betrays a fundamental difference in how we approach migration. For those in the pro-migration lobby, immigration is a positive outcome and national borders are the obstacles.

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    No surrender: Hungarian borders must be protected by Hungarians

    Sep 21, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    PM Orbán has been saying it for years. Europe must make border security the top priority, before any discussion of quotas or anything of the kind. Now, as we heard in Salzburg this week, some are finally coming around to the stark reality that protecting Europe’s border is serious business. That’s generally a step in the right direction, but some of the proposals out there take things off track.

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    PM Orbán: A mandatory migrant quota is out of the question, external borders must be defended

    Mar 22, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    They’re not giving in, those who see quotas and pro-immigration policies as Europe’s answer to the migration crisis. We’ll see a “decisive showdown” in June, said Prime Minister Orbán this week, when the EU’s heads of state and government will gather in Brussels again. Immigration will feature as one of the overriding issues on the agenda.

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    Frontex prepares for everything but border protection

    Nov 21, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács

    “These people aren’t involved in border protection,” said Prime Minister Orbán of the newly established Frontex unit proposed to the management board. Frontex, of course, is the EU agency that was set up to manage cooperation among national border guards and help secure the EU’s external border. The problem with the proposed, new unit is that it is for anything but guarding European borders and coastlines. Plus, it is ridiculously weak in numbers.

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