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PM Orban asks MPs to decide on state of alert extension based on objective analyses, not political interests
Prime minister Ludovic Orban on Wednesday said in Braila (northeast of Bucharest) that he is asking the MPs to decide on the extension of the state of alert based on objective analyses, and not on momentarily political interests, stressing that this is not a topic to be politicised. "It's not a topic that should be politicized.
UPDATE PM Orban urges ministries to finalise legislation for economic recovery package
On Thursday, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban asked the ministries of Finance, Economy, Labour and European Funds to finalise the pieces of legislation to be included in an economic recovery package. "I am requesting all ministries involved in the preparation of the economic recovery package to work on finalising the pieces of legislation.
PM Orban: The biggest proof of respect for the heroes is to attract the young to learn history
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has stated "the biggest proof of respect" for the heroes of our country is to attract the young people to learn history and appreciate the example of devotion and courage of those who sacrificed themselves for the ideals of the Romanians.
PM Orban promises gradual return to normalcy, provided that people act responsibly
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Friday that bar, restaurant and cafe terraces have not yet reopened, but that as solutions are found to reduce the virus transmission risk and provided that people act responsibly, they could be opened again. "Our intention is to gradually relax all restrictions according to a well thought out plan based on precise epidemiological risk assessments.
PM Orban makes an appeal to Romanians not to relax measures and observe social distancing rules
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has stated that the measure of prolonging the programme of agro-food markets during the Easter celebrations doesn't mean that the rules are not to be observed anymore, and he made an appeal to the citizens not to relax measures and to strictly observe them, including after the peak of the coronavirus epidemic will be reached and overcome in Romania.
Orban Using Coronavirus Crisis to Cement Power, Critics Say
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A draft bill submitted to parliament on Friday would make it quick and easy for Orban to dismantle democratic checks and balances — and for an indefinite period, the critics say.
PM Orban: Relatively low number of coronavirus cases, proof measures taken were efficient
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban says that the best proof of the efficiency of the measures taken by the authorities is represented by the "relatively low" number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Romania.
Hungary’s Populist PM Seen Back on the Offensive in 2020
"There is a strong view inside the upper circles of the governing party that if they do not change the line, they may fail in 2022," Gabor Torok, a leading political analyst, told Nepszava daily.
Fidesz has already lured back Orban's longtime spin doctor, Arpad Habony, from his London retreat — to lead a new political offensive and demolish the opposition for good, insiders say.
PM Orban: I believe more responsibility assumption is needed at institutional, individual level in matters related to children's rights
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has conveyed on Wednesday a message on the occasion of the World Children's Day, in which he argued that "it's absolutely necessary" to have more responsibility assumption at institutional and individual level in matters related to citizens' life and rights, including children.
On 32nd anniversary of Brasov revolt PM Orban says sufferings of anti-communist heroes must not be forgotten
In a message on the 32nd anniversary of the anti-communist uprising of November 15, 1987 in Brasov, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban says the sufferings of Romania's anti-communist heroes must not be forgotten. "Today it is 32 years since the moment of Brasov 1987, when workers on the industrial platform of Brasov had the courage to unite spontaneously in the streets to say no to communism.