Justice minister: EU deal victory of common sense

Thursday's agreement concerning the European Union's next budget and coronavirus recovery fund has in the first place been a victory for common sense, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga said in an interview to BBC World News on Friday.

DK: Orbán ‘suffered defeat’

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered a defeat at the European Union summit.

Hungary, Poland reject 'what is unacceptable', Orbán says

Morawiecki: The agreement was a joint achievement of the Visegrad Group

"We have fought for our rights and rejected everything that isn't acceptable for our nations," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a press conference held with Mateusz Morawiecki, his Polish counterpart, in Brussels late on Thursday. The European Council on Thursday night accepted the ...

Common sense has prevailed, PM says

Orbán: ‘We’ve protected Hungarians’ money’

After a deal was struck on the EU budget and recovery fund at the European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video on Facebook that "common sense has prevailed: we've protected Hungarians' money." Orbán said there ...

In case of a violation, the Commission will need to prove that it has negatively affected the EU budget

Orbán, Morawiecki in agreement with Merkel concerning EU budget

Hungary and Poland have achieved a "great victory" in the debate concerning the European Union's budget, news portal Origo said late on Wednesday. According to the portal, Angela Merkel, the chancellor of EU president Germany, has accepted the conditions set by Hungarian Prime Minister ...

Szijjarto: Bulgaria-Hungary ties ‘strong’

Bulgaria-Hungary ties are strong even in times of crisis, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday after talks with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Marijana Nikolova, adding that one of the effects of the pandemic was to boost bilateral cooperation.

Economic and investment cooperation with the US is very important, minister says

Hungary has vested interest in close EU-US cooperation

Hungary has a vested interest in close cooperation between the European Union and the US and believes it important that cooperation is based on mutual respect, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.