Orbán said firms like Csatári Plast were instrumental in the Hungarian economy’s recovery. Europe’s markets are opening up and its member states are competing to improve the position of their own economies, he said.

For Hungary’s part, the number of the employed has grown to nearly 4.4 million and the country’s GDP growth is “among the strongest” in the EU, he added.

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