Klara Dobrev, the shadow prime minister of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said at a forum in the northern town of Gyongyos that Hungary needed a “strong, well-trained and honest” military, and for that a “strong and honest homeland” was required.
Tutto tops Socialists’ EP list
Kata Tutto, a Socialist Party politician who is currently a deputy mayor of Budapest, has been chosen to head the party's European Parliament list.
Orbán: ‘Prosperous businesses crucial for prosperous country’
"The private success of Hungarian entrepreneurs is a precondition for the country to be successful, therefore the government is not jealous - on the contrary, it wishes each entrepreneur even more success, even more profit and further increasing assets," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
Szijjarto: Goal continues to be to avoid escalation in ME
The most important goal continues to be to avoid the escalation of the "worrying" situation in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Friday, after phone talks with Abdallah Bou Habib, his Lebanese counterpart.
President in Dubai: ‘Sustainable future requires sustainable demography’
Family is not the cause but the solution of the climate crisis, a sustainable future requires a sustainable demography, the Hungarian president said in her address at the UN COP28 climate conference in Dubai on Friday.
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Orbán: Ukraine’s EU membership ‘does not coincide with Hungary’s national interests’
Ukraine's European Union membership and the start of accession talks "currently do not coincide with Hungary's national interests", the bloc should first sign a strategic partnership agreement with the country, and support for Ukraine should be provided outside the EU budget, in a transparent ...
LMP: Government abuses ‘priority investment’ legal category
The introduction of a legal category for priority investment in the national economy has been harmful because the government has been abusing it, an opposition LMP national board member said on Friday.
Hungary, Slovakia open new bridge over River Ipoly
Hungary and Slovakia on Friday opened a new bridge over the River Ipoly linking the border villages of Orhalom and Vrbovka (Ipolyvarbo).
Ader: Adapting to changed climate and hydrological conditions essential
Adapting to the changed climate and hydrological conditions is essential, Janos Ader, chairman of the board of the Blue Planet Foundation and Hungary's former president, told a meeting of Water and Climate Leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations' COP28 climate summit on ...
Trade surplus widens to EUR 1.3 bn in September
Hungary's trade surplus reached 1.3 billion euros in September, widening from 665 million euros in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data on Friday.
Q3 GDP up 0.9 pc q/q, KSH confirms
Hungary's GDP grew by 0.9 percent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, adjusted for seasonal and calendar year effects, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data released on Friday.
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Szijjarto: Hungary seeking energy cooperation with Venezuela
Hungary wants to make use of the possibility of energy cooperation with Venezuela and is exploring ways to import liquefied natural gas from and export oil extraction technologies to the Latin American country, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Caracas on Friday.
Szijjarto: Hungarians, Kazakhs related peoples, establish strategic relations easily
Kazakhs and Hungarians are clearly related peoples which is why it is easy for them to establish strategic relations, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in interview to a Kazakh television channel after attending a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Turkic States ...
Trade surplus of goods at EUR 1.3 billion in September
The value of export declined by 5.1%, and that of import was 19% lower in EUR terms in September 2023 than in the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office said on Wednesday. The balance of the external trade in goods ...
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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, ...
