Kover calls on Metsola to help ‘prevent undemocratic procedures’ in EP
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover on Monday sent a letter to Roberta Metsola, the newly re-elected President of the European Parliament, congratulating her and asking for her cooperation in "preventing undemocratic procedures in the European Parliament".
Defence Minister: Hungary to become self-sufficient in production of 30mm shells
Hungary will be self-sufficient from now on in the production of 30mm medium-calibre shells, Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at the official inauguration of Rheinmetall's ammunition plant in Varpalota, in western Hungary, on Monday.
Government official: Budapest airport’s repurchase ‘strategically important’
The repurchase of Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International airport by the Hungarian state has been of strategic significance, Csaba Domotor, state secretary at the prime minister's office, said on Monday.
Boka: Hungarian EU presidency ‘to listen to Europeans’
A task of Hungary's European Union presidency is to ensure that "the voice of European citizens is heard" and considered in decision making, Janos Boka, the European affairs minister, told a conference of EU affairs committees of the community's parliaments in Budapest on Monday.
Szijjarto: Polish foreign ministry official issues sharp response to PM’s Tusvanyos speech
Poland's foreign ministry state secretary has issued a "sharp response" to the Hungarian prime minister's speech at the Balvanyos Summer University, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Sunday, adding that the Polish official's reaction proved the adage that "the truth hurts".
Menczer: Many young people expected to join Fidesz
Fidesz anticipates that lots of young people will join the ruling party having witnessed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Tusvanyos speech, Tamas Menczer, the Fidesz head of communications, told public radio on Sunday.
Tusvanyos – Opposition parties slam Orbán’s speech
Opposition parties have criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's speech at the Balvanyos Summer University in Baile Tusnad, Romania, saying it had failed to address the problems of Hungarians.
Orbán: Europe will be on its own in the war if it does not come to its senses
Europe will be left alone to handle the war in Ukraine if it does not ditch its pro-war stance, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his address at the Balvanyos Summer University in Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday, adding that the "pro-peace position" was ...
Semjen: Ukraine cannot join EU without restoring rights to Hungarian minority
Ukraine cannot become an European Union member before it "eliminates the disenfranchisement of Hungarians in Transcarpathia", Hungary's deputy PM Zsolt Semjen said at the Balvanyos Summer University now under way at Baile Tusnad (Tusnadfurdo), in Romania, on Friday.
Gulyas: Ukraine ‘blackmailing’ countries in favour of peace talks
By halting the transit of crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia, Ukraine is blackmailing the countries that consistently speak out in favour of an immediate ceasefire and peace talks, the head of the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday.
