Hungary

Hungary's security is a priority for most of its citizens, as nine out of ten believe the country should not be dragged into an armed conflict, Szazadveg Foundation said on Sunday, revealing the results of its latest survey of public opinion.

More than 62,000 people entered Hungary from Ukraine between Thursday and midnight on Saturday, the police headquarters of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg County said on the police website on Sunday.

Some staff of the Hungarian embassy and their family members, along with Hungarian journalists and civilians, have been evacuated safely from Kyiv, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a video message posted on Facebook late Saturday.

Hungary's National Election Committee (NVB) registered three national party lists for the April 3 general election at a meeting on Saturday, after the 4pm submission deadline.

Csaba Domotor, state secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, on Saturday said that Peter Marki-Zay, the prime ministerial candidate of the united opposition, confirmed "he would send weapons to the Ukrainian theatre" in a German newspaper.

The Municipal Council of Budapest is taking a number of measures to assist refugees arriving from Ukraine and is prepared to offer accommodations and meals to 2,000 people immediately, the Office of the Mayor told MTI on Saturday.

Hungary should make its Euro-Atlantic commitment unambiguous as soon as possible, Bertalan Toth, co-leader of the Socialist Party, said on Friday.

The united opposition has presented its joint national list for the April 3 general election, the National Election Office announced on its website on Friday evening.

The left wing's proposal for Hungary to get involved in the military conflict should be rejected, Gergely Gulyas, the prime minister's chief of staff, said in Vasarosnameny, in north-eastern Hungary, on Friday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended an emergency NATO summit in Brussels and held talks with Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the PM's press chief said.