Italy, Poland and Hungary trying to reorganise the European right wing, PM says

Orbán: Easing restrictions requires vaccinations to reach 2.5 million

Coronavirus-related restrictions could be eased when the number of vaccinated Hungarians reaches 2.5 million, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning. Current restrictions will remain in place unchanged for at least one more week from Monday, the prime minister said. ...

Fidesz quitting European People’s Party

Fidesz "no longer wishes to maintain its membership in the European People's Party," according to a letter posted on Twitter on Thursday by the Hungarian ruling party's deputy head, Katalin Novak.

Szijjarto: Hungary aims for closest cooperation possible with UK

Hungary aims to maintain the closest possible cooperation with the United Kingdom after Brexit, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a video on Facebook. Szijjarto noted that a trade deal signed by the European Union and the UK, which has been observed since January, ...

Covid passports should not discriminate against anyone, minister says

Szijjarto: Many lives saved thanks to Eastern vaccines

The lives many more Hungarians and Serbs have been saved thanks to Eastern vaccines bought by the two countries, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Belgrade after talks with counterpart Nikola Selakovic on Tuesday.

Szijjarto: Hungary backs EU operations in Sahel

Hungary supports the European Union's military operations in the Sahel region of West Africa and is tripling its number of troops taking part in the mission, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.

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.