Blog Ministerpräsident Orbán: Freiheitskämpfer wie wir wussten immer, dass es ein einziges Europa gibt Aug 22, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel bezeichnete das Paneuropäische Picknick als Symbol der Einheit und dankte den Ungarn, die vor 30 Jahren zur Überwindung der Teilung Europas beigetragen haben.
Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s press statement after his talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel Aug 21, 2019 19 August 2019, Sopron
Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the thanksgiving service held on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic Aug 21, 2019 19 August 2019, Sopron
News in Brief PM Orbán stresses the necessity for stronger business relations between Hungary and Germany Aug 20, 2019 “Central Europe will have a growing weight in European decision making; ties between Germany and Central Europe will have a focal role in preserving Europe’s unity," the Prime Minister said.
Blog Prime Minister PM Orbán: Freedom fighters like us always knew there was one, single Europe Aug 19, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Even at times of division, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, “freedom fighters like us always knew that there was only one, single Europe.” As the prime minister reflected on the historic significance of Hungary-Germany relations, Hungary’s role in German reunification and the future of Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel named the Pan-European Picnic a symbol of unity and thanked Hungarians who 30 years ago helped overcome the lines of division.
News in Brief PM Orbán and Chancellor Merkel mark 30th anniversary of Pan-European Picnic Aug 19, 2019 PM Orbán and Chancellor Merkel took part in an ecumenical service in Sopron’s Lutheran Church. Afterward, they held bilateral talks during lunch.
News in Brief Hungary celebrates 30th anniversary of Pan-European Picnic Aug 19, 2019 On this day 30 years ago – one day before Hungary’s St Stephen Day celebrations - several hundred East Germans crossed the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Blog Chancellor Merkel is coming to Hungary to commemorate the Pan-European Picnic Aug 17, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács Chancellor Merkel is coming to Hungary to commemorate the Pan-European Picnic – here’s why that Picnic was so important