CoE commissioner calls on Hungary to ‘restore’ press freedoms
Dunja Mijatovic, human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, said in a memorandum on Tuesday that it was "high time for Hungary to restore journalistic and media freedoms".
Szijjarto: Hungarian companies to upgrade strategic sectors in Uzbekistan
Orbán: Hungarian-Uzbek ties ‘solid’
Relations between Hungary and Uzbekistan have "solid foundations" and cooperation between the two countries has "gained good momentum", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Tashkent on Tuesday. Orbán said he arrived in the Uzbek capital with "great hopes and optimism". He spoke highly of ...
Szijjarto praises policy of Eastern opening
The high level of economic and trade cooperation between Hungary and Uzbekistan truly vindicates Hungary's decision to launch the policy of opening to the East, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade, told MTI before the founding session of the Hungarian-Uzbek business ...
LMP motions for rejecting EU free trade agreement with Mercosur
Opposition LMP on Monday submitted a draft resolution to parliament aimed at rejecting a free trade agreement the European Union has negotiated with South American trade bloc Mercosur and called on the government not to ratify the pact.
Fidesz MEP: EP using left-wing pressure tactics on rule-of-law issue
Tamas Deutsch, an MEP of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, on Sunday slammed the European Parliament's "political pressure tactics" aimed at persuading the European Commission to implement the rule-of-law conditionality.
Szijjarto: Hungary to protect national communities, promote vaccination of Europeans as CoE president
Hungary's priorities for the next six months as Council of Europe (CoE) president will include enforcing language use rights, mitigating the impacts of Covid-19 on families, promoting vaccination, and supporting national communities, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Strasbourg.
Hidveghi calls on Jourova to cease ‘hypocritical political attacks’
Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi has called on EU Commissioner Vera Jourova to "cease her hypocritical political attacks" concerning Hungary and the rule of law.
Katalin Cseh has the most significant embeddedness among Hungarian MEPs, Századvég says
Researcher: In the European Parliament, the Hungarian left considers its own ideology to be more important than national interests
In order to get a clearer picture of the activities of the left in Brussels, the right-leaning Századvég mapped the activity of Hungarian MEPs (starting from the amendment proposals noted by MEPs) and their embeddedness (i.e., the number and frequency of contacts with other ...
Minister: Russia not seen as security threat in Hungary
Hungary does not consider Russia a direct security threat to its territory but understands and respects that other NATO member states think differently, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels on Wednesday after a two-day session of NATO foreign ministers.
Budapest, Warsaw mayors mark Hungarian-Polish friendship day
The mayors of Budapest and Warsaw marked the day of friendship between the Hungarian and Polish peoples in a statement on Tuesday.
