PM, US ambassador unveil George Bush statue in Budapest
Orbán hopes Trump will be re-elected
"Hungarians have always regarded the United States as a home of freedom," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday, at the inauguration of a statue of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, on Budapest's Szabadsag Square.
Calling Hungary's democracy "degenerate" called into question the achievements of the Hungarian people, minister says
Szijjarto hits back at Tusk’s criticism
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Sunday slapped down European People's Party leader Donald Tusk's recent criticism of the state of Hungary's democracy, saying that the EPP leader had "failed both as a party leader and as a person".
Szijjarto: Hungary, Poland ‘won’t be blackmailed’ over EU funds
Poland and Hungary will "do what it takes" to stop any potential blackmail when it comes to accessing European Union funding, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after talks with Zbigniew Rau, his Polish counterpart, in Warsaw on Thursday.
Italian right-wing leader marks October 23 holiday
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of Italy's right-wing Fratelli d'Italia party, paid respects to the anniversary of Hungary's 1956 uprising, and said that Europe needed "brave peoples like the heroes of '56, to remind it of its real identity".
New UK ambassador to Hungary aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation
The United Kingdom's new ambassador to Hungary, Paul Fox, on Tuesday said his aim during his tenure in his post would be to "maintain and further strengthen the friendship and collaboration" between the two countries.
Szijjarto: Biden should address suspected Ukraine corruption
Joe Biden should address corruption allegations in connection with Ukraine before resuming dealings with Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said on Facebook on Saturday.
New ambassador at British Embassy
Paul Fox takes over from Iain Lindsay
New British Ambassador to Hungary Paul Fox handed his credentials to President of Hungary János Áder at the Sandor Palace on October 16. Fox arrives from a posting in Moscow where he was Minister Counsellor, and he succeeds Iain Lindsay whose four-year term in ...
Orbán: Focus of EU growth shifting to central Europe
The value of central Europe is on the rise, with the focus of growth in the European Union shifting to the east, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Cirkovce-Pince power line in eastern Slovenia on Wednesday.
Kover: Rule of law issue, recovery package talks should be kept separate
The debate around the rule of law and the European Union's next seven-year budget and post-pandemic recovery package should be kept separate, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said after talks with his Polish counterpart in Wroclaw on Wednesday.
US ambassador addresses conference on CE Europe
Freedom of religion and speech are genetically ingrained for Americans, US Ambassador David B. Cornstein told an international conference in Budapest focusing on central and eastern Europe and religion on Tuesday.
