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Timmermans: EC ‘shares concerns’ over rule of law in Hungary
The European Commission shares the majority of concerns over the rule of law, human rights and corruption in Hungary, the commission’s First Vice-President Frans Timmermans…
Fidesz’s membership suspended in the EPP
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz has “unilaterally suspended exercising its rights as a member of the European People’s Party”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at an international…
Orban meets US Congress delegation
Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks with members of the US Congress in Budapest on Tuesday. The delegation included Senators John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, John…
“Terror knows no boundaries”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday sent a letter of condolences to Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, expressing his sympathies over…
EPP-conflict: Orban’s waiting for the Bavarian PM’s letter
“I’m supposed to receive a letter from the Bavarian prime minister and I will answer you depending on its content,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban told…
Vilimsky: Defending society is top priority
The most important task today is to defend our own society and this is also a political task, an MEP of the Austrian Freedom Party…
Orban speaks against the “EU empire”
Europe’s peoples should “see and understand that Europe will have no free life without its Christian culture”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a state…
Orban apologises to EPP members
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has written to members of the European People’s Party that initiated the expulsion of his ruling Fidesz from the centre-right bloc,…
“Hungary is a reliable ally”
House Speaker Laszlo Kover, Defence Minister Tibor Benko, NATO dignitaries and other officials on Wednesday attended a conference in the Hungarian Parliament, marking the 20th…
Orban and Morawiecki celebrate Hungary-Poland friendship
Ahead of Hungary’s March 15 national holiday commemorating the Hungarian 1848 revolution, the Hungarian and Polish prime ministers celebrated the friendship of the two nations…
Weber gives vague statement after meeting Orban
Manfred Weber, the group leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), said in Budapest on Tuesday that his talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban had…
Weber meets Orban on Tuesday
Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet Manfred Weber, group leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament and EPP’s spitzenkandidat in the…
Orban: The role of NATO will be enhanced
NATO is being increasingly appreciated in light of Europe’s “fragile security”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a celebration marking the anniversaries of the Visegrad Four…
Weber comes to Budapest
The European People’s Spitzenkandidat, Manfred Weber told Welt am Sonntag that he aims to talk to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban soon “to warn him…
Orban meets Morawiecki two times in a week
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki will be the speakers at official celebrations of Hungary’s national holiday on March 15, government…
Orban: No compromise on migration
Hungary’s Fidesz has been “attacked by pro-migration forces” within the European People’s Party, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning. In…
Gulyas reacts to EPP accusations
Migration is the “most important topic” for the upcoming European parliamentary elections, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a press conference…
EPP leaders threaten Orban
“Representing the opinion of the Hungarian people in Brussels is more important than party discipline,” Janos Halasz, spokesman for the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz,…
Orban hails Macron’s EU reform initiative
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, on Tuesday hailed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for launching talks on reforming the European Union. “This could mark the…
EPP to discuss Fidesz’s exclusion
“Twelve EPP member parties from nine countries have requested the exclusion or suspension of Fidesz,” party leader Joseph Daul told AFP, adding that the question…
Government: Brussels wants to legalise and boost immigration
According to the Hungarian government’s response to the European Commission, Brussels intends to legalise and boost immigration. The document released on Sunday is a detailed…
Orban: Juncker to be replaced with Timmermans on the posters
Speaking to Die Welt, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused the European left of staging the attack against his party in the European People’s Party…
Pressure mounts on Orban in the EPP
Already nine member organisations of the European People’s Party have supported the exclusion of Viktor Orban’s Fidesz from the party family. By Friday evening, the…
“The government attacked the place I was sent to”
Hungary’s European commissioner, Tibor Navracsics didn’t believe the rumours that he had been sent to Brussels as a punishment. He told Civil Radio on Friday…
Jobbik: Orban to take Hungary out of EU
Conservative opposition Jobbik said on Thursday that what’s at stake at the European parliamentary elections this May is “whether we allow Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
Hungary’s sovereignty priority
Protecting Hungary’s sovereignty was an important policy objective at bilateral talks with the United States on renewing the two countries’ defence cooperation, the foreign minister…
German politician cancels meeting with Szijjarto
Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann cancelled his meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who is not too disappointed. The Green politician stressed in a…
Kovacs: Brussels makes confession
Brussels has in effect made a confession that its concepts of migration that the Hungarian government claims would increase migration to Europe do indeed exist,…
Orban holds talks with Syrian patriarch
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, together with Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen, held talks with Youssef Absi, the patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, in…
“Sweden’s EPP MEPs are Soros allies”
Swedish right-wing politicians criticised the Swedish EPP member parties after they called on the party family to expel Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party. “We don’t want…
Orban: Causes of tensions triggered by migration to strengthen
The causes of current tensions triggered by migration will strengthen, raising the question of whether “we want to take control of these trends or simply…
Brussels doesn’t help Hungary – govt spox
In contrast to the promise they made one and a half years ago, the European Commission still hasn’t given any money for Hungary’s border protection,…
No common ground with Sweden’s govt on migration
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto called it unacceptable to draw parallels between the Nazi dictatorship and Hungary’s family policy. Szijjarto was speaking…
Orban vows to expose the plans of Brussels bureaucrats
People have the right to information about “what Brussels is up to”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio in an interview on Friday. The…
Orban faces backlash over billboard campaign
The Hungarian government’s ad hoardings campaign on “Brussels’ plans” contains accurate, true and tenable statements, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told…
Press uncovers “secret” refugees from Venezuela
Several independent sources confirmed that Hungary accepted approximately 300 refugees from Venezuela after the country’s descent into political and economic turmoil, Index.hu wrote on Thursday….
Message to Swedish minister Annika Strandhall from Hungary’s strongest opposition party
“With such different backgrounds, I believe it’s only natural that we cannot agree on everything and we don’t need to,” Jobbik’s group leader and deputy…
Swedish MFA summons Hungary’s ambassador after deputy PM’s remark
Hungary’s ambassador to Stockholm, Adrien Muller was summoned to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen called Sweden’s Minister of…
Hungary and the Commission accuse each other of spreading fake news
The European Commission on Tuesday rebuked a media campaign by the Hungarian government aimed at European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.S. businessman George Soros,…
Hungary opens trade representation on Jerusalem
The Hungarian government will open a foreign trade representation in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday, adding that the move is “another step…
New allies would welcome Orban
French MEP Nicolas Bay talked about the status quo changes he expect in the European Parliament after the elections to Hungarian news site Azonnali. According…
EP2019: Fidesz to have more mandates
The European Parliament published its first seat projections for the European elections, according to which “the next hemicycle would reflect a more fragmented political landscape…
Szijjarto: Budapest Process to become symbol for stopping pro-migration forces
The Budapest Process interregional forum on migration will become a symbol for stopping pro-migration forces, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Saturday, commenting on the…
Timmermans calls for fair wages in EU – Socialist congress
Frans Timmermans, addressing a Hungarian Socialist Party congress in Budapest on Saturday, called for fair wages in the European Union and closing the wage gap…
Novak demands an apology from Swedish minister
Hungarian Secretary of State for Family and Youth Affairs, Katalin Novak wrote a letter to Swedish Minister for Social Affairs Annika Strandhall, after the left-wing…
State secretary supports Trump’s state of emergency declaration
“Go Trump!” – Szilard Nemeth, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence wrote on his Facebook page on Friday, after US President Donald Trump decided…
Successful campaign against the Migration Compact
Hungarian daily Magyar Hirlap interviewed Austrian identitarian leader Martin Sellner about his campaign against the UN Global Compact for Migration. According to the right-wing activist,…
MFA summons Swedish ambassador
Hungary’s foreign ministry has summoned the Swedish ambassador over critical remarks by a Swedish minister concerning the Hungarian government’s recent family assistance measures, the foreign…
Timmermans attends Socialists’ congress
The Spitzenkandidat of the European Socialists (PES), Frans Timmermans attends the party congress of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) on Saturday, Hungarian media reported. According…
Szijjarto dismisses Swedish minister’s criticism
Sweden’s minister for social affairs compared Hungary’s new family assistance measures to Nazism. Foreign Minister Szijjarto hit back by criticising the Scandinavian country’s migration policy….
China refutes US pressure, applauds Szijjarto
One day after the joint press conference of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in…
Lamberts: No alliance with Jobbik
The European Green Party would expel Hungary’s Politics Can Be Different (LMP) party, if they start cooperating with the right-wing conservative Jobbik party, Philippe Lamberts…
Protest for the Academy of Sciences
Government plans to reorganise the structure and funding of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) have triggered protests from opposition parties on Tuesday. The leftist…
Hungarian govt rejects Soros’s article
Hungarian-born American billionaire George Soros published an article on Monday entitled “Europe, please wake up!”. He urged “pro-European” forces to protect Europe from its external…
Szijjarto: Hungary-US political ties on the mend
Hungary and the United States have started to rebuild their political ties, the Hungarian foreign minister said after meeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Orban announces major family protection package
Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced a seven-point family protection action plan in his state-of-the nation address in Budapest on Sunday. “This is Hungary’s answer to…
Pompeo to give Orban a hard time
The United States State Department held a telephonic press briefing about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s upcoming visit to Budapest, Bratislava, Warsaw, Brussels and Reykjavik….
Orban: No decisions should be made before the European elections
No major decisions should be made before the European parliamentary elections “when European citizens will make their choice”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a…
Pompeo visits Hungary on Monday
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Hungary next week, National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Twitter, according to news portal Origo. The…
Lauren Southern slams pro-migration NGOs
Canadian right-wing YouTuber, author and filmmaker Lauren Southern spoke to Hungarian daily Magyar Hirlap about her upcoming documentary, Borderless. According to Southern, when they started…
Gulyas calls for Timmermans to be withdrawn
The Hungarian government has called on the European Commission president to withdraw EC vice president Frans Timmermans, who is the spitzenkandidat of the Party of…
Freedom House deems Hungary “partly free”
According to the latest yearly report of the Freedom House, Hungary’s rank changed from “free” to “partly free”. The government dismissed the report. “Fidesz regained…
Govt won’t receive Dutch parlt delegation
The Hungarian government will not receive the Dutch parliamentary delegation visiting Budapest to investigate the state of the rule of law in the country, a…
Gulyas: Hungary attacked for its migration policy
The European Parliament election campaign is not the forum to chew over the politically motivated Article 7 procedure launched against Hungary, a government official said…
All of our policies follow anti-migration stance – govt spox
Every element of Hungarian government policymaking follows from its anti-migration standpoint, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications and relations, said on Monday. The…
Szijjarto: Hungary maintains zero tolerance stance on migration
Hungary has a policy of zero tolerance for migration and will never back any document that uses the UN’s global migration compact as a point…
Jobbik leader vows to ‘fight to the end’ for change
Jobbik leader Tamas Sneider, at the conservative party’s season opening event on Saturday, vowed to “fight to the end” to “eliminate the current regime” and…
Szajer calls EP Hungary debate cheapest auto-da-fe ever
The recent debate held in the European Parliament about the rule of law in Hungary can be regarded as “the most pointless and cheapest auto-da-fe…
“The real fascists are in Brussels”
The European elites are worried that anti-immigration parties will take over, as the polls are predicting, Lega MEP Marco Zanni tells Hungarian daily Magyar Hirlap,…
Jobbik convenes congress over Audit Office fine
Right-wing opposition Jobbik will convene an emergency congress to discuss the situation in light of fines levied on the party by the State Audit Office…
Szijjarto: EU policy on China hypocritical
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday called the European Union’s policy on China “hypocritical” and said cooperation between the bloc and Beijing was in the…
Slovenian MEP slams EU’s double standards
The debate about Hungary in the European Parliament on Wednesday was unnecessary, EU institutions should rather focus on how Slovenia’s left-wing government brings back censorship…
Orban agrees that Maduro should leave Venezuela
Pablo Casado, President of the Spanish People’s Party, phoned Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday to discuss the situation in Venezuela, the prime minister’s communication’s…
MEPs speak out in the EP’s Hungary debate
The issue of Hungary has been returned to the agenda of the European Parliament plenary session on Wednesday as a result of the EP election…
Defence minister: Migration most serious threat to Europe
Migration is the biggest threat to the safety of Europeans, the defence minister said ahead of a two-day meeting with his European Union counterparts in…
Szijjarto: Treating migration as given is dangerous to Europe
The policies of Brussels that handle migration as a given fact, and even encourage it, present a danger to Europe and they are harmful to…
Orban: Hungary an ally of the U.S.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban told MTI on Tuesday that in Hungary there have been false international and Hungarian media reports regarding Hungary. The purpose of…
Kovacs: Pro-migration forces hijacked EU institutions
A top Hungarian government official said on Monday that “left-wing and liberal migration policy advocates” had “hijacked” European institutions and were using them to promote…
WSJ: Concerns over Orban’s Russian and Chinese ties
According to the Wall Street Journal, in a meeting with US Ambassador David B. Cornstein, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the American diplomats that…
Hungary marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Commemorations were held in Budapest on Sunday, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in 1945. Gergely…
Szijjarto slams EU institutions for pro-migration decisions
International institutions that make decisions and adopt documents that encourage migration “are making a huge mistake”, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Friday. Peter Szijjarto spoke…
Orban calls EP’s Hungary debate a campaign event
The European Parliament’s debate on the rule of law in Hungary will be a “George Soros-type seance, an election rally, a campaign event”, Prime Minister…
Hungary’s honorary consul in Norway resigns
In a letter to Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s honorary consul in Trondheim, Eszter Vanky wrote that she’s been worried…
“Stop Soros” infringement procedure stepped up
The European Commission has entered its infringement procedure against Hungary concerning Hungary’s “Stop Soros” laws in the next phase, the body announced on Thursday. The…
The government won’t attend the EP’s debate on Hungary
The Hungarian government will not participate in next week’s European Parliamentary debate concerning observance of the rule of law in Hungary, Gergely Gulyas, the head…
Orban holds talks with to apostolic nuncio to Syria
Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday met Archbishop Mario Zenari, the Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, in his office, the PM’s press chief said. Orban handed…
Orban congratulates Soeder
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has congratulated Markus Soeder on his election as chairman of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), in a letter, Orban’s press…
Szijjarto: Brussels to bring back its failed migration policy
Brussels is making a stealth attempt to reinstate its failed migration policy, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said during a break in a meeting with his…
Film mogul Vajna dies
Andrew G. Vajna, a Hungarian-American film producer behind blockbuster movies such as Terminator 3 who went on to head the Hungarian National Film Fund which…
Anti-govt protesters call for unity
Speakers at a Saturday demonstration held in Budapest against the labour code amendments emphasised the importance of unity and they also spoke up for the…
“Syrian terrorist” Ahmed H. remains in custody
Ahmed H, the Syrian migrant who spent 40 months in prison for inciting a riot in 2015 on the Hungary-Serbia border, will remain in detention…
“EP vote on NGO funding to increase migration”
“The European Parliament’s fresh decision to increase funding for ‘Soros groups’ once again makes it clear that George Soros is practically dictating Brussels’ migration policy,” ruling…
Poll: Most Hungarians against massive, uncontrolled migration
Two-thirds of respondents in a recent poll see illegal migration to Hungary as a worrying issue, while some 40 percent said that the problem was…
Gal: Europe must protect its borders
The European Union “must protect its borders at sea and on land as expected by its voters,” Kinga Gal, MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz, said…
Szijjarto urges cooperation with Belarus
Cooperation between East and West is in Hungary’s interest in terms of security as well as for political and economic reasons, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto…
Hungary initiates infringement procedure against Austria
Hungary’s government has turned to the European commissioner for employment and social affairs with a view to initiating an infringement procedure against Austria over the…
“Soros pulls the strings in Brussels”
Fidesz believes George Soros’s people “are pulling the strings of the European Commission’s leading politicians” and demands an explanation, Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch said at…
Ahmed H. to be expelled
Ahmed H., earlier sentenced for his participation in illegal migrants’ crashing with police at the Roszke border station in 2015, will be put on probation…
“The most important European election is coming”
Never have the stakes of European Parliamentary elections been as high as they will be this May, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. As…
Orban: Migration to be Europe’s defining issue in next 15-20 years
Addressing an international press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary’s goal is to have “anti-immigration forces” in the majority in every European…
Sargentini demonstrated with Hungary’s opposition against Orban
Dutch Green MEP Judith Sargentini, author of a report critical of the state of the rule of law in Hungary approved by the European Parliament…
Jobbik opposes all-opposition cooperation
Conservative opposition Jobbik is against the cooperation of all opposition parties before the European Parliamentary elections because votes would be cast for party lists and…
Anti-Orban demo with Sargentini
The left-wing RED movement – founded by Socialist MEP Istvan Ujhelyi – holds a protest on Tuesday in Brussels’ Schuman Square. The Hungarian speakers –…
Opposition calls for nationwide demos
Hungary’s opposition parties on Saturday called for further protests, another change of regime and building a new republic, while trade unions announced nationwide demonstrations to…
Weber: Orban is a difficult partner
“Viktor Orban is a difficult partner,” according to Manfred Weber, the EPP’s Spitzenkandidat for the next European elections. The Bavarian politician was asked by Austria’s…
Orban held talks with Bolsonaro
Prime Minister Viktor Orban held bilateral talks with new Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during his working visit to Brazil on Wednesday, Orban’s press chief said….
Szijjarto: Juncker ‘no longer’ Christian Democrat
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s “lecturing” others about Christian Democracy “is a bad joke”, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Sunday. Peter Szijjarto insisted that…
According to opposition party Jobbik, Orban wants to drive Hungary out of the EU
The outcome of next year’s European Parliamentary elections will determine “whether we can build a free, liveable and predictable Hungary in a safe Europe”, the…
Retvari: Immigration is dangerous, integration failed
Mass migration is dangerous not only regarding terrorism, public security, culture and social security, but also the whole healthcare system, State Secretary Bence Retvari told…
Szijjarto rejects Swedish foreign minister’s criticism of Hungary
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday rejected remarks by his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstrom criticising Hungary for being “problematic” when it comes to European unity….
Pro-government businessman richest Hungarian
According to the last Top50 list published by Hungarian weekly Forbes, currently, the richest person in Hungary is businessman Lorinc Meszaros, a former pipe-fitter, who…
Orban attends Bolsonaro’s inauguration
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban confirmed that he will attend the inauguration of Brazil’s next president, Jair Bolsonaro on the 1st of January, according to…
Orban: Europe successful only if it remains European
Europe will be stable and successful only if it remains European, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Austrian news portal oe24.at published…
Poll: Support for Fidesz up, opposition down since the elections
The ruling Fidesz-led alliance’s base has strengthened while support for the opposition has waned since the spring general election, according to the latest poll released…
Orban: No one can be allowed to engage in violence
No one can be allowed to engage in violence, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Friday, referring…
Trocsanyi ruling parties’ top candidate for EP election
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance has selected Justice Minister Laszlo Trocsanyi to head their list for next year’s European Parliamentary elections, Fidesz announced on Thursday….
Ader signs amendment to labour code
President Janos Ader has signed an amendment to the labour code, the president’s office said on its website on Thursday. Opposition parties and trade unions…
Govt rejects Amnesty’s accusations of police violence
The interior ministry on Tuesday rejected Amnesty International’s accusations that Hungarian police have used excessive force against anti-government protesters in recent days, saying that police…
Anti-govt demonstration held in Budapest under opposition initiative
Opposition politicians attended a demonstration in front of the public media headquarters in Budapest on Monday, calling for a “free and independent public media” as…
Benoist, Klaus speak about national sovereignty in Budapest
French philosopher Alain de Benoist, who attended the “A new world order was born” international conference in Budapest, talked about European politics, the yellow vests…