On the occasion of his official visit to Budapest, Jerzy BUZEK, EP President, meets with László KOVER, Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, Pál SCHMITT, President of the Republic of Hungary, Tibor NAVRACSIC, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Vitor ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister.

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BUZEK, Jerzy (EPP, PL)

NAVRACSICS, Tibor (HU, EC)

EU - Hungary (T)

ORBÁN, Viktor (HU)

Hungary

Budapest

SCHMITT, Pál (EPP, HU)

KÖVER, Laszlo (HU)

Official visit of Jerzy BUZEK, EP President, to Budapest: meetings with László KOVER, Pál SCHMITT, Tibor NAVRACSIC and Vitor ORBAN

Exterior shot, view from the Presidential palace to the city centre and a closer showing the Hungarian Parliament (2 shots)

Meeting with L&aacute;szl&oacute; K&ouml;v&eacute;r, Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, signing of the Guest Book of the Hungarian Parliament (8 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, The meeting was very fruitful and that the Hungarian EU Presidency in beginning of 2011 will be a very important one for the European Union.

Exterior, Presidential Palace, Sandor Palace, Budapest, Hungary, 2 shots

Jerzy Buzek, EP President, meets P&aacute;l Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary (4 shots)

EP President meets Polish citizens just in front of the Presidencial Palace (1 shot)

Exterior shot of one of the Bridges in Budapest (1 shot)

Meeting with Tibor Navracsics, Deputy Prime Minister, at the Hungarian Parliament (1 shot)

Exterior shot Kossuth t&eacute;r, the square at the Hungarian Parliament, Ceremony to commemorate the revolution of 1956, several shots of people gathering, flags, candles are lit up (5 shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, I would like to pay Hommage to the victims of the 1956 revolution, there had been 28.000 who were emprisoned, several hundreds of people excecuted. The Hungarian showed the world that these are vualues the Hungarians are willing to fight for.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, The revolution of 1956 started and brougth the Central Eastern countries freedom and let them to EU member ship.He is saying that the Hungarians started this process thanks to their great fight for freedom and democracy.

Applause by the Hungarian population at the arrival of Vitor ORBAN, the Hungarian Prime Minister