European Union sanctions against Russia have neither “forced Russia to its knees” nor brought peace any closer, but they have harmed Europe, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with public radio broadcast on Sunday, calling the sanctions policy “a total failure”.
Teachers’ union calls strike for World Teachers’ Day
Teachers' trade union PDSZ has called a nationwide strike for October 5, World Teachers' Day, union leaders told MTI on Sunday.
DK submitting bill to lawmakers to ‘restore rule of law’
DK is submitting a package of legislation to parliament that aims to "restore the rule of law", the deputy head of the opposition party's parliamentary group told MTI on Sunday.
“The Jersey, The Secrets Behind the World's Most Successful Team” by Peter Bills (published by Pan Books)
How New Zealanders took the ball and ran with it
A bit of an odd thing happened after Peter Bills published his book in August 2018 about the all-conquering New Zealand All Blacks rugby union teams that had a better winning record than any other sports teams in history – they actually started to ...
Orbán: Tradition brings peace, joy, harmony to people’s lives
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has greeted Hungary's Jewish community in a letter on the occasion of the approaching Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, his press chief said on Saturday.
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Szijjarto: Peace is ‘ultimate solution’
Peace is the "ultimate solution" to the problems posed by the war in Ukraine and sanctions, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with CNN on Saturday.
Toroczkai re-elected Mi Hazank leader
The third congress of opposition party Mi Hazank on Saturday re-elected Laszlo Toroczkai their head.
LMP presses for ‘climate pass’ for all public transport
Opposition party LMP is urging the introduction of a "climate pass" for all public transport in Hungary, MP Bernadett Bakos said on Saturday.
The capital with the eye of an expat
An opportunity to change
The villages of Bag and Dány in Pest County lie about 26 km apart, both a little more than 40 km from the country’s capital. Both have populations of around 4,000 with sizeable, segregated Roma settlements.
Varga: EU funding deal ‘closer’
When the government's commitments to the European Union are enforced, disputes with the EU over the recovery fund are expected to be resolved by mid-November, Mihaly Varga, the finance minister, told a conference of economists in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Friday.
Police detain Hungarian man suspected of hawking honorary consular positions in Africa
Police have detained a Hungarian man suspected of promising to arrange honorary consular positions in Africa for money, the public prosecutor's office said on Friday.
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Gripens intercept US aircraft in Hungarian airspace
Gripen fighters of the Hungarian Air Force were scrambled to intercept a C-130 US airplane entering Hungarian airspace from Romania around noon on Wednesday, the defence ministry told MTI.
Hungarians see Russia sanctions triggering European economic decline
Fully 83 percent of Hungarians agree with the view that EU sanctions against Russia would result in Europe's precipitous economic decline next year, according to a survey by the Szazadveg Foundation.
Wizz Air to add 75 A321neo aircraft to fleet
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air on Monday said it negotiated the purchase of 75 new A321neo aircraft from Airbus.
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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, ...
