Orbán: V4 must be stronger, more united to counter EU discrimination

The Visegrad Group countries must stand stronger and more united in order to counter the discrimination they face in the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a "samizdat" letter to Mikulas Dzurinda, Slovakia's former head of government and the chairman of the ...

Minister hopeful of strong parliamentary representation for Slovakia Hungarians

Szijjarto: Central Europe should excel in approving immunity certificates

Central Europe should excel in approving coronavirus immunity certificates, Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his Austrian, Czech, Slovak and Slovenian counterparts in Bratislava on Thursday.

Ader calls for speeding up Western Balkans EU integration

The European Union should speed up its enlargement in the Western Balkan region, President Janos Ader said after talks with Montenegrin President Milo Dukanovic in Budapest on Tuesday. Speaking at a joint press conference, Ader said that the EU should set "clear criteria and ...

Szijjarto: Competitiveness, environment protection must go hand in hand

Hungary firmly believes that competitiveness and environment protection must go hand in hand and takes it upon itself to preserve a liveable planet for future generations, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said during a break in a meeting with his European Union counterparts in Brussels ...

EU commissioner: EU needs to move forward with enlargement

Oliver Varhelyi, the European commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood policy, said the EU needs to move forward with the bloc's enlargement, it cannot "waste any more time", in an interview published in daily Magyar Nemzet on Monday.

Ader addresses NATO states summit of B9

Hungarian President Janos Ader on Monday addressed an online meeting of the heads of state of the so-called Bucharest Nine (B9), a group of the easternmost members of NATO, the President's Office said.

Number of 16-18 year olds registered for vaccination exceeds 84,000

Orbán: Reopening economy depends on successful vaccine drive

Reopening the economy depends on implementing a successful vaccine drive, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video posted on social media after the first day of a European Union Porto Social Summit. Orbán said the summit's main topics were "vaccine, inoculation, and the ...