Justice minister: Idea of rule of law being used as political tool
The concept of the rule of law "idolised by the left" is "an arbitrary political tool used to sidestep meaningful debates" and avoid having to hear out political opponents, Justice Minister Judit Varga said in an article in the Saturday issue of daily Magyar ...
Public is entitled to be fully informed about the delivery schedule, minister says
Gulyas requests publication of EU vaccine contracts
Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, asked European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides in a letter on Friday to facilitate publication of the European Union's agreements with coronavirus vaccine producers and the timeframe of vaccine shipments.
Hungary to cooperate with Israeli firm on test kit production
Orbán: Effective governance ‘key to success’ in fight against pandemic
Effective governance is key to fighting the coronavirus pandemic successfully, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Jerusalem on Thursday. Orbán met his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in King David Hotel to focus on efforts to halt the ...
EC supports transparency of vaccine contracts
The European Commission supports the transparency of framework agreements signed with vaccine manufacturers, the representative office of the EC in Hungary said on Thursday.
Hungary, Poland challenge EU in court over funding linked to rule of law
Hungary and Poland have filed a suit in connection with the mechanism in the European Union budget that links EU funding to the rule of law, the European Court said on Thursday.
Hungary MEPs divided in EP debate on alleged media interference
Hungarian MEPs were divided in their views on the state of media freedom in Hungary in a European Parliamentary debate on Wednesday, with ruling Fidesz slamming what it calls a "smear campaign" against the government, and the opposition decrying "the end of media plurality" ...
Szijjarto: Hungary benefiting significantly from cooperation with Japan
Hungary is benefiting significantly from its cooperation with Japan, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after talks with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on Tuesday.
Orbán to meet Netanjahu, Babis in Jerusalem on Thursday
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend a meeting with his Czech and Israeli counterparts in Jerusalem on Thursday, the PM's press chief said.
Szijjarto: Brussels ‘ineffective’ against illegal migration, drug abuse
Illegal migration and increasing drug consumption are two serious global security challenges linked to organised crime, and the European Union's measures are "not effective enough", the Hungarian foreign minister said in Kyoto, where he attended the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal ...
Gulyas: Quitting EPP ‘just a technical issue’
Fidesz will continue to represent traditional Christian democratic, conservative, family values having quit the European People's Party, the prime minister's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, told MTI after talking to Markus Soder, leader of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) and the province's prime ...
