Reynders hopes that the two countries will consider finding a solution to outstanding issues
EU Commissioner calls for continued Article 7 procedure against Hungary, Poland
The European Union's Article 7 procedures currently under way against Hungary and Poland should be upheld until issues around the rule of law in those countries are resolved, Didier Reynders, EU Commissioner for Justice, told the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and ...
Hungary wants to eliminate the use of double standards, Speaker says
Kover: EU institutional system in need of reform
The European Union's institutional system is in need of reform, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said in an interview to Saturday's online edition of the daily Magyar Hirlap, arguing that the bloc's institutions had "strayed too far" from their original principles.
Morawiecki: Rule of law mechanism could lead to EU disintegration
Orbán: Hungary won’t accept proposal deemed unacceptable by Poland
Hungary will not accept any proposal on the European Union's next multi-year budget and post-pandemic recovery fund that Poland deems unacceptable, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a press statement after talks with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki. Linking the political debate concerning the ...
A consensus will be reached no matter how contentious many are at present, MEP says
Deutsch: EU tyranny could take place of communist tyranny
By linking European Union funding to the criteria of rule of law, an EU tyranny could take the place of the decades of communist tyranny, Tamas Deutsch, an MEP of ruling Fidesz-KDNP, said on public radio.
EU turns a blind eye to issues elsewhere, Varga tells ministers
Justice minister: ‘Double standards’ on rule of law ‘unacceptable’
Justice Minister Judit Varga told a meeting involving European affairs ministers on Tuesday that "double standards" regarding the rule of law were "unacceptable".
The issue of the budget and the recovery fund could go back before the European Council
Hungary ‘not the cause’ of EU budget veto
The veto of the European Union budget and recovery fund was not caused by Hungary but by those who created the conditions leading to it, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications, told public news broadcaster M1 on Monday evening.
Brussels could employ "ideological blackmail" against member states by forcing them to adopt its political views, Varga said
Justice minister: Hungary ‘black sheep for rejecting migration’
Justice Minister Judit Varga said that Hungary was treated as a "black sheep just for rejecting migration", in an interview published in the German daily Die Welt.
Kovacs: Commissioners Jourova, Reynders ‘undermine’ EC’s reputation
European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova and Commissioner Didier Reynders bring their ideological convictions to office, which undermines the reputation of the EC, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications, said on Twitter on Friday.
Embassy celebrates Ayurveda Day 2020
Experts discuss Indian medicine system as relief for pandemic
The Embassy of India, Budapest, celebrated Ayurveda Day 2020 through a series of activities. In the run-up to the event on November 13, the Embassy organised an India-Hungary webinar on November 9 that brought together nearly 45 experts from India and Hungary who deliberated ...
British Ambassador to Hungary: UK aims to strengthen ties with Hungary after Brexit
The United Kingdom aims to strengthen its ties with Hungary as it leaves the European Union, especially in the security and economic sectors and through interpersonal ties, Paul Fox, the UK's new Ambassador to Hungary, told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Monday morning.
