Fidesz MEPs call for EU renewal ‘not infrigning on national identity and culture’
MEPs of Hungary's ruling Fidesz have called on the European Parliament to promote European renewal while at the same time respecting the identity and traditions of nation states.
Hungarian diplomat to serve as UNGA’s president after forty years
A Hungarian diplomat, Csaba Korosi, has been elected to serve as the 77th President of the United Nations General Assembly from September for twelve months which is a great honour as well as a great opportunity for Hungary, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, ...
Novak, Zeman confirm commitment to V4 cooperation
Hungary and the Czech Republic have confirmed their commitment to the Visegrad Four cooperation, President Katalin Novak said in Prague on Tuesday after talks with Milos Zeman, her Czech counterpart. All the four member states have a vested interest in continuing a close Visegrad ...
Orbán to Bettel: Hungary does not support sanctioning church leaders, standpoint well-known
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to Xavier Bettel, his Luxembourg counterpart, in connection with criticism of Hungary's insistence that the European Union strike Patriach Kirill of Moscow from its sixth sanctions package, the PM's press chief said on Tuesday.
President in Berlin: ‘Peace to be guarantee of common European future’
"Our common goal is to have peace, and peace is what could be the guarantee of a common European future," the Hungarian president said in Berlin.
Foreign ministry summons Austrian Ambassador over “scandalous” Facebook post
The foreign ministry is summoning Austria's ambassador to Budapest over a "scandalous" Facebook post by the CEO of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, ministry spokesman Mate Paczolay said on Thursday.
President Novak greets Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee
President Katalin Novak on Thursday greeted Elizabeth II in a video message on her Platinum Jubilee, the 70th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.
Orbán: Hungary to back embargo if it excludes pipelined Russian oil, contains guarantees
Arriving in Brussels for a two-day summit on Monday, Viktor Orbán said Hungary could back an EU embargo on Russian oil if it left out oil delivered through pipelines. The prime minister told journalists that Hungary would find such a solution acceptable since this ...
Szijjarto: Hungary supports African expert’s nomination to UN agriculture fund head
Hungary is ready to support the nomination of an expert from Africa to head the International Fund for Agricultural Development, an agency of the United Nations, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Monday.
Orbán, Johnson discuss state of affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday talked to his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the phone, and discussed the "worrisome" situation in Ukraine, the PM's press chief has said.
