Fully 78 percent of all respondents in a recent Nezopont survey — and 63 percent of left-wing supporters — were in favour of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while only 2 percent expected the war would end before its first anniversary.
Fidesz MEP: EP proposal on fossil fuels ‘life-threatening, flawed’
The European Parliament's proposal on the full embargo of Russian fossil fuels is "life-threatening, untenable and flawed", Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public radio on Sunday. Fidesz MEPs stayed away from the vote because "this was the latest of many impossible texts we should ...
Momentum MEP urges opposition to show credible vision
Momentum MEP Anna Donath said the opposition must show a credible vision if is to replace Viktor Orbán's regime, addressing her party's conference on Saturday.
Government official: EP resolution on war ‘step towards escalation’
The European Parliament adopted a resolution last week on the Russia-Ukraine war, calling for stepping up weapon deliveries to Ukraine, among other measures, a state secretary of the cabinet office said on Saturday.
Energy ministry: New sanctions ban re-export of Russian oil products
The new European Union sanctions will ban the import and re-export of Russian oil products from Sunday, but Hungary's exemption from the former and various alternative resources will ensure the country's energy security, the energy ministry said on Saturday.
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LMP politicians stress importance of effective green policy at party conference
Speakers at the 54th conference of the green LMP party stressed the importance of an effective green policy in Budapest on Saturday.
El Greco exhibition attracts close to 150,000 visitors
An exhibition of the work of El Greco, a Greek painter of the Spanish Renaissance, at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts has drawn close to 150,000 visitors since it was opened last October, the museum said on Saturday.
Kover warns against swapping one energy dependence for another
The problem of energy dependence must be resolved without it leading to another one-sided dependence, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover told a meeting of Visegrad Group parliamentary speakers in Bratislava on Friday.
Deutsch: Proof ‘Brussels bureaucracy’ attacking Hungary for political reasons
Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch has slammed EU institutions for not responding to Hungary's suggestion that they take over the country's asset declaration law, saying the EU was mired in serious corruption and was reluctant to uncover how political influence is bought systemically.
Szijjarto: Brussels ‘must do its homework’ to ensure diversification
Brussels "must do its homework" to ensure diversification does not remain just a dream, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Azerbaijan on Friday. The community must offer support for infrastructure improvement in south-eastern Europe to guarantee energy security, he said.
Karacsony visits Berehove, delivers aid
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony has delivered aid, including a mobile lifting crane for street lighting maintenance, and eight washer-driers to the mayor of Berehove, a sister city for Budapest, during his visit to Transcarpathia.
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Gulyas: Government to cover 2024 Erasmus grants if talks with EU fail
Hungary's government will cover students' 2024 Erasmus grants if it fails to reach an agreement with the European Union on Erasmus funding for universities run by foundations, the head of the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday.
Szijjarto: Ukraine’s infringement of minority rights will make future support harder
Decisions by Ukraine infringing on the rights of its Hungarian national minority will make it more difficult for Hungary to make the sacrifices necessary to support the country in the coming period, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels on Monday.
Government official: Anti-Hungarian decisions, actions in Western Ukraine unacceptable
Tamas Menczer, the foreign ministry state secretary for external relations, has called on local leaders of the Mukachevo (Munkacs) district, in western Ukraine, to "immediately stop anti-Hungarian atrocities" such as "harassment and stripping the ethnic minority of their rights".
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Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment
A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.
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Orbán: New EU migration pact could force Hungary to welcome migrants
Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...
