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.
Szijjarto: "This is an act of revenge against us for blocking the EU's unified position in support of the UN's global migration compact"
EU proposal to scrap unanimity requirement for foreign policy decisions ‘dangerous’, minister says
A new European Union proposal under which the bloc's foreign policy decisions would no longer require unanimous support from member states is "dangerous" from Hungary's perspective and "completely goes against" the EU treaties, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his EU counterparts in ...
Gulyas hits back at German foreign minister’s comments on Hungary, Poland
Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, on Monday criticised German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for "wanting to inflict pain on Poland and Hungary".
Netanyahu: Hungarians, Israelis more united than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Bejnamin Netanyahu, in a letter, thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for his New Year's wishes to the Jewish community, saying that the partnership between Israel and Hungary had brought the two governments and nations closer together than ever before, the PM's ...
Orbán marks German Unity Day
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter of congratulations to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, marking German Unity Day, the country's national holiday, the PM's press chief told MTI.
Szijjarto slams Salvini trial over detention of migrants as ‘shameful’
The Hungarian foreign minister on Saturday called it "shameful" that Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Italy's opposition League party, has to appear in court, rather than those smuggling migrants to Italy.
Memorial events culminate with TV special
Two-year Gandhi commemoration reaches climax
The full name given to the boy born in India in 1869 was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. A century and a half later, just one of those three names is all that’s needed for universal recognition of the boy who became one of the greatest ...
Orbán: Joint fight against pandemic deepened Hungary-China friendship
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent "greetings of friendship" and expressed "best wishes" to Chinese counterpart Li Keqiangon on the occasion of the national holiday marking the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Orbán's press chief said.
Croatian Embassy and National Tourist Board celebrate at botanical garden
Promoting figs and friendships
The sixth anniversary of Croatia’s “Fig Day” was hosted by the country’s Ambassador to Hungary, Mladen Andrlic, at the ELTE "Füvészkert" Botanical Garden in Budapest’s District VIII on September 30.
