EC President Von Der Leyen Congratulates Orbán Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, congratulated Viktor Orbán on his re-election as Hungary's prime minister on... 2022.05.17.
FM Szijjártó: No EU Decision on Russian Oil Import Ban, Hungary Maintains Position A meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday concluded without a decision being passed regarding a planned... 2022.05.17.
Orbán Takes Oath in Parliament: Hungary’s Interest to Remain a Member of the EU Viktor Orbán was sworn in as Hungary's next prime minister for the fifth time and outlined his plans for the... 2022.05.16.
FM Szijjártó Calls on Brussels to ‘Cease Arrogance’ over Western Balkans The European Union could suffer a setback similar to losing the United Kingdom unless it changes "its current arrogant attitude"... 2022.05.16.
Fidesz MEP to BBC: EU’s Proposed Sanctions on Russia ‘Unacceptable’ Hungary rejects the EU's proposed set of sanctions including an embargo on Russian oil in its current form, Balázs Hidvéghi,... 2022.05.16.
Press Roundup: Phasing Out Russian Oil Still Dominates News Pro-government commentators find the EU proposal to eliminate Russian oil unrealistic and even counterproductive. Left-wing and liberal pundits also acknowledge... 2022.05.16.
FM Szijjártó: Hungarians Must Not Be Made to Pay Price of War Hungary's government insists that the Hungarian people must not be made to pay the price of the war in Ukraine,... 2022.05.16.
EC Spokesman Says Oil Embargo Still on the Table A spokesman for the European Commission has confirmed for news channel M1 that the European Union's executive body is standing... 2022.05.14.
PM Orbán Concludes Talks on Forming Government Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has concluded talks on forming Hungary's next cabinet, the PM's press chief said. Orbán structured the... 2022.05.13.
Justice Minister: Hungary Wants to Create a ‘Democracy of Democracies’ Hungarians want a "strong Hungary within a strong European Union", Justice Minister Judit Varga told a conference in Budapest on... 2022.05.13.
Orbán: Hungary Rejects the Sanctioning of Russian or Other Church Leaders Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Budapest on Thursday. The patriarch... 2022.05.13.
Socialist MEP Calls for New Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan István Ujhelyi, MEP of the opposition Socialists, has said the government should prepare a new plan to access the European... 2022.05.12.
Press Roundup: Could Hungary Get Financial Compensation for Phasing Out Russian Oil? Before leaks or rumours spread about substantial compensation to be paid to Hungary for its vote on the ban of... 2022.05.12.
LMP Submits Draft Decree against New GMO Technologies Green opposition LMP has submitted to parliament a draft decree rejecting the initiative of leading international companies to exempt products... 2022.05.12.
Foreign Min Calls for Pipeline Deliveries to Be Exempt from EU Oil Embargo Hungary's government is calling for pipeline deliveries to be exempt from the European Union's planned sanctions on Russian energy deliveries,... 2022.05.11.
Croatia Summons Hungary’s Ambassador to Zagreb over PM Orbán’s Statement Hungary's ambassador to Zagreb, Csaba Demcsák, was summoned to the Croatian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to explain Prime Minister Viktor... 2022.05.11.
Ambassador to Kyiv: ‘Hungary Will Not Block Ukraine’s EU Membership’ Hungary will not prevent Ukraine's accession with the European Union when the time comes, István Íjgyártó, Hungarian ambassador to Kyiv,... 2022.05.11.
Foreign Min Warns of Continuing Security Challenges Outside EU Amid challenges linked to the war in Ukraine, "continued security challenges in the neighbourhood of the European Union must not... 2022.05.10.
No Deal Reached between Von Der Leyen and Orbán on Russian Oil Ban Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, reported in a Twitter post that she arrived in Hungary on... 2022.05.10.
Fidesz MEP: EU Wants to Implement Centralized Decision-Making The European Union is looking to implement centralised decision-making in the bloc, Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi said on Monday in... 2022.05.10.
Press Roundup: Foreign Minister Reaffirms Objections to EU Sanctions on Russian Oil A pro-government pundit, as well as his alt-left counterpart, agree that the EU’s proposed embargo on Russian oil would harm... 2022.05.10.
