During a meeting on the Austrian side of the border, Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the two countries were working together closely to tackle the pandemic.
President János Áder has paid a visit to Vienna today at the invitation of Alexander Van der Bellen, his Austrian counterpart.
Austria will send 21 police officers and two police dogs to serve on the Hungary-Serbia border.
The Prime Minister expressed hope that Hungary and Austria would continue their cooperation along the lines of those shared values to increase the region’s competitiveness and build a European Union...
The Prime Minister said Austria should remain “a stable and great partner of Hungary”.
The Foreign Minister said central Europe today is home to “robust, developing, proud” countries which are able to cooperate according to national interests and contribute substantially to Europe’s economy and security.
"The problem of the European elite is that they do not believe in the power of the individual, the leader. They regard leaders who are able to inspire the people as dangerous," PM Orbán said
"Prime Minister Viktor Orbán deserves thanks for the responsible manner in which the country defended the European borders at the peak of the migration crisis," Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said
In a joint press conference with Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that he’d like to see the same changes in Europe that have occurred in Austria, where the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and his ruling Austrian People’s Party thrive in cooperation with the patriotic Freedom Party.
Prime Minister Orbán is due to meet Austrian Freedom Party Chairman Heinz-Christian Strache this afternoon in Budapest. Prior to the meeting, the PM discussed Hungary-Austria relations, liberalism, European politics and migration in an exclusive interview with Austrian daily Kleine Zeitung. Here are some of the highlights:
President Áder said Austria is still one of Hungary’s major economic partners, noting that it is the third largest foreign employer and investor in Hungary
Pál Völner said the interests of Hungarian workers come first, and the government does everything in its power to make sure their rights are not infringed upon abroad
According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, the recent decision on family supplements by the Austrian Government is unfair and unjust to the people of Hungary. PM Orbán’s government will do whatever it takes to protect the interests of Hungarians abroad.