News in Brief PM Orbán: The value of central Europe is on the rise Oct 15, 2020 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the value of central Europe is on the rise, with the focus of growth in the European Union shifting to the east.
News in Brief FM: Global companies are putting their trust in Hungary Sep 25, 2020 Péter Szijjártó said, at the official opening of the Continental test track in Veszprém, in western Hungary, that it will be the largest vehicle dynamics test track in central Europe.
News in Brief V4 has a vested interest in keeping central Europe’s economy going Sep 14, 2020 The prime minister said the Visegrad Group has a vested interest in keeping central Europe’s economy going while curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
News in Brief FM: Central Europe is in a position to gain a big competitive advantage in the coming years Sep 01, 2020 The foreign minister said the novel coronavirus pandemic presents a historic challenge for the European Union, adding, at the same time, that the coming years “could be all about central Europe”.
Blog Prime Minister PM Orbán on Kossuth Rádió: New restrictions must be put in place due to the epidemic, starting in September Aug 21, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács The epidemiological situation is getting worse in most European countries; this is why Hungary must introduce new, stricter restrictions in order to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. In an interview on Kossuth Rádió this morning, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about the start of the school year, an upcoming economic growth plan and the importance of geostrategic thinking for Hungary.
News in Brief FM: Central European countries are now “net security contributors” to NATO’s operations Mar 11, 2020 “We central Europeans believe that NATO will continue as the strongest and most successful military alliance of the world,” the foreign minister said.
News in Brief FM: Hungary to boost cooperation between fast-growing Central Asia and central Europe Feb 19, 2020 The foreign minister said business ties between Hungary and Uzbekistan would strengthen, thanks to decisions made during his visit to Tashkent.
News in Brief FM: Central European countries should use River Danube to connect to other states Dec 16, 2019 The foreign minister said central Europe is the “engine of growth in Europe” and said it was time to “further boost that quality with a modern, shared Danube strategy”.
News in Brief PM Orbán: We can turn central Europe into one of the most successful regions in the world Dec 16, 2019 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Hungary stands ready to build, together with its neighbors, including Romania, a new central Europe.
News in Brief FM: Central Europe has become the engine of European economic growth Dec 06, 2019 “The significance of Central Europe has increased continuously in recent years, and it has become the engine of European economic growth,” Minister Szijjártó said.
News in Brief FM: V4 will not allow illegal migrants into central Europe Dec 03, 2019 “The success and security of central Europe is thanks to our pursuit of a firm anti-migration policy, and this will endure,” the foreign minister added.
News in Brief FM: New vistas are opening up for energy supplies in central Europe Nov 26, 2019 The foreign minister said that if gas supplies via Ukraine do not materialize, infrastructure must be put in place by the end of the year to deliver supplies to eastern Hungary from the west and north.
Blog Prime Minister PM Orbán in Prague: We are Europe’s future Nov 17, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács “The cooperation of Central European countries is engraved in the hearts of Central European people,” Prime Minister Orbán said earlier today in Prague, adding that the upcoming years will be all about the success of Central Europe and the Visegrád Four. A few highlights from the PM’s speech honoring the 30th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, a peaceful transition of power that marked the end of the communist era.
News in Brief FM: Central Europe is the clear winner of the new world order Jun 06, 2019 “The rational political decisions that we have made in Central Europe with relation to the economy and security have all contributed to enabling Central Europe to be among the winners of the new world order today, and in fact the region represents the engine of European growth and competitiveness and will continue to do so in future,” the Foreign Minister said.
News in Brief FM: Central Europe has a clear interest in good ties between East and West May 03, 2019 The foreign minister said good ties embrace the opportunity for meaningful dialogue and a mutually beneficial Eurasian economic cooperation
News in Brief FM: Cooperation between East and West is in Hungary’s political, economic, and security interests Jan 15, 2019 “It has become clear to the Hungarians: it is in the interests of the Central European for a pragmatic cooperation to come about between East and West that is based on common sense and mutual respect,” the foreign minister said
News in Brief Hungary and Slovenia have a shared interest in building a strong central Europe Jan 11, 2019 Szabolcs Takács, state secretary for EU Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office, said both countries share a vision in building a politically and economically strong central Europe within the European Union that is pro- rather than anti-EU
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: Every European country has the right to protect its Christian culture and the traditional family model, as well as reject immigration Jul 30, 2018 During his speech at the 29th Balvanyos Summer University in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő), PM Orbán insisted that Europe’s current leaders were “inadequate” and incapable of protecting the continent from migration
Blog Prime Minister PM Orbán: The hundred-year-long era of Hungarian solitude is over Jul 28, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Following the work of the last eight years, the people have given the government a mandate to lead Hungary into a new age, Prime Minister Orbán said in Tusnádfürdő this morning, calling for the rebuilding of the whole region of Central Europe.
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: The future is in Central Europe Sep 27, 2017 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told Singaporean and Hungarian business leaders that Central Europe is an “outstanding and thriving region"
News in Brief European Commission has launched a “witch hunt” against several central European countries that offer solutions to migrant crisis Jul 21, 2017 Hungary's foreign minister has said the European Commission has attacked several central European countries that speak about European challenges openly and honestly
Blog Hungarian Presidency of Visegrád Four: Our group serves as example of strength from strong nation states Jun 22, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács “Over the past two years, the Visegrád Four,” said Prime Minister Orbán on Monday in Warsaw, “have succeeded in not only protecting Hungary, but also the southern border of Europe.”
Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 11th Congress of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) May 23, 2017 20 May 2017, Maribor
News in Brief Visegrad Group Radio launched in Hungary Jan 10, 2017 The Visegrad Group consists of the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia and the radio network will broadcast in their respective languages
News in Brief PM Orbán calls for economic ties between Hungary and Serbia to be strengthened Nov 22, 2016 The two countries have laid down the political foundations of bilateral economic cooperation and now the time has come to carry out investments that benefit both countries, PM Orbán said