The Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi, has told the press that in the Parliament Building on Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Jan Figel, the European Union’s Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief.

President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides.

Csaba Dömötör takes the view that Brussels is seeking to withdraw ever more Member State powers from EU Member States without authorisation from the citizens of the EU.

Today the European Commission has announced an emergency aid package worth €82 million as famine has been declared in South Sudan for the first time since the country gained independence in 2011.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to People’s Artist of Belarus Mikhail Finberg.

Dmitry Medvedev’s condolences on the passing of Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin.