House Speaker

12/03/2016

Kövér: The Arab culture is welcomed in Hungary

The Ethnographic Museum gave place to an excellent festival promoting the Arab culture and traditions where visitors could partake in the different lectures and exhibitions which […]
09/03/2016

Parliament speaker to visit South Africa, Namibia

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – House Speaker László Kövér will begin an official visit to the South African Republic and Namibia on Tuesday, his office told […]
05/03/2016

House speaker: Europe risks falling victim to ‘physical violence’

Budapest (MTI) – If Europe surrenders itself to “intellectual violence” it will eventually also fall victim to “physical violence”, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker said on Friday. Addressing […]
03/03/2016

Cbank foundations’ assets public, says House speaker

Budapest, March 2 (MTI) – The assets handled by foundations of the National Bank of Hungary are to be considered as public funds, László Kövér, Hungary’s […]
18/02/2016

Migrant crisis brings Hungary, Slovenia closer, says Hungarian House Speaker in Ljubjana

Ljubljana, February 18 (MTI) – Europe’s migrant crisis has brought Hungary and Slovenia closer together, reminding both countries of the need to focus on their shared […]
10/02/2016

Hungarian cities grant EUR 370,000 to ethnic kin in Transcarpathia

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s major cities have collected 115 million forints (EUR 370,000) in aid for the ethnic Hungarian community of Ukraine’s Transcarpathia (Kárpátalja). The grant […]
04/02/2016

Body scanner in the parliament

According to mno.hu, a body scanner will be used in the Parliament for a couple of weeks, but the screening is voluntary, the National Assembly’s Press […]
02/02/2016

Hungarian house speaker meets with Croatian foreign minister

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Croatia is more than a neighbour; it is an important ally of Hungary’s in the region as well as within NATO […]
21/01/2016

Kövér meets Iranian parliamentary official

Budapest, January 21 (MTI) – Speaker of Parliament László Kövér met Mohammed-Hassan Abutorabifard, vice-chairman or the Iranian parliament, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. According to […]
16/01/2016

House speaker: Rejection of migrants not in conflict with Christianity

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – House Speaker Laszlo Kover said he saw no conflict between the tenets of Christianity and refusing to accommodate migrants, in an […]
28/12/2015

House speaker sees need for competition, genuine opposition

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s political life needs healthy competition, as not even ruling Fidesz can benefit from having no rivals, Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover said on […]
24/12/2015

House Speaker urges forming new world order

Budapest (MTI) – House Speaker Laszlo Kover on Wednesday urged the creation of a new economic and political world order “instead of looking for new enemies […]
18/12/2015

Parliament speaker supports Sejm speaker initiative to mark Polish-Hungary solidarity

Budapest, December 18 (MTI) – Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover held talks with his Polish counterpart in Budapest on Friday and supported Marek Kuchcinski’s proposal to declare […]
16/12/2015

Government made no mention of Benes decrees, says Hungary envoy to Czech Republic

Prague, December 15 (MTI) – Neither the Hungarian president nor any member of the government have made any mention of the Benes decrees or their bearing […]
14/12/2015

Hungary’s parliamentary speaker talks with his Malaysian counterpart

Budapest, December 14 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Malaysia next year is set to produce a number of bilateral agreements that will boost […]
03/12/2015

House Speaker: Hungarians, Poles suffered together under communism

Budapest, December 3 (MTI) – Hungarians and Poles suffered together under communism, House Speaker László Kövér said in his opening address to an international conference on […]
26/11/2015

The speaker of Hungary’s parliament discusses migrant crisis with Dutch parliamentarians

The Hague, November 26 (MTI) – The speaker of Hungary’s parliament held talks with senior officials and members of the Dutch parliament with a main focus […]
25/11/2015

Hungarian parliament speaker presents state awards in The Hague

The Hague, November 25 (MTI) – The Hungarian parliamentary speaker presented high state awards to two people for their charity work in support of the Hungarian […]
14/11/2015

Education key in preventing assimilation of Hungarian diaspora, says Kover

Budapest (MTI) – One of the key factors in halting the assimilation of Hungarian communities around the world and helping them to retain their identity is […]
06/11/2015

Kover holds talks on further developing cooperation with Laos

Vientiane, November 6 (MTI) – Relations between Hungary and Laos have a history of over 50 years which serves as a good basis for further developing […]