Hungary cannot responsibly support the European Commission’s latest package of sanctions against Russia in its current form, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday, arguing that the sanctions would destroy Hungary’s energy security.
Szijjarto: War ‘won’t end anytime soon’
The Russia-Ukraine war "won't end anytime soon" as there "isn't a trace" of negotiations, Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian foreign minister, said in an interview with daily Magyar Nemzet on Saturday.
Government spokesman: Global minimum tax spells competitive disadvantage for Europe
The European Union's planned global minimum tax for large corporations would bring a competitive disadvantage to Europe, as nowhere else has such a measure been introduced as mandatory regulation with an abrupt starting date, the state secretary for international communication and relations told French ...
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Christian Democrats: Hungary stands for EU candidacy of Georgia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lorinc Nacsa, a lawmaker of the co-ruling Christian Democrats (KDNP), said on Wednesday that Hungary will stand up for the European Union candidacy of Georgia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, besides Ukraine and Moldova.
Szijjarto: War threatening to cause global food shortages
he war in Ukraine is threatening to cause global food shortages and triggering further migration waves, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday, adding that Hungary has offered to provide a route for Ukrainian food produce exports.
Finance Minister: Global minimum tax would bring about tax increases
US advocacy group welcomes Hungary rejecting global minimum tax
Hungary is wise to reject the global minimum tax proposal that would significantly damage the valuable tax competition among countries and would cause undue harm to businesses, workers, and economies around the world, Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, said on the ...
Szijjarto: Hungary doesn’t support global minimum tax
Hungary does not support the introduction of a global minimum tax, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday, arguing that it would be harmful and would threaten jobs.
V4 chiefs of staff discuss army cooperation
Army leaders attending a meeting of Visegrad Group chiefs of staff discussed current issues in cooperation between national armies on Tuesday, the Hungarian chief of staff said on Tuesday.
Charity concert in Budapest, June 16
Ukraine artists responding in song to Russian slaughter
An open-air charity concert with Ukrainian artists and musicians, part of a Life Will Win tour to draw attention to the struggle of the Ukrainian people against the Russian military invasion, will take place at Bakáts ter, a park near Bálna and Petőfi Bridge, ...
Szijjarto: ‘Global East-West cooperation needed’
Within Europe, the hope of cooperation between East and West has evaporated for the time being due to the war in Ukraine, but on a global level this cooperation is ever more important, Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian foreign minister, said at the Indo-Pacific Forum ...
Fidesz MEP: Hungary doing everything it can for peace
Hungary is doing everything possible to help bring about peace in Ukraine, Kinga Gal, an MEP of ruling Fidesz, said in Strasbourg on Wednesday, noting that the country had backed all six of the EU's sanctions packages against Russia.
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Kovacs: Hungary among first urging for peace in Ukraine – RAI
Hungary will not send weapons to Ukraine but is among the first countries to urge for peace, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications, said in an interview broadcast by Italian television RAI on Sunday.
Biden, wife stayed at Lake Balaton in 1977
Honeymoon over for Hungary as Democrats return
United States Presidents of the Democratic persuasion and their ambassadors to Hungary have repeatedly accused the right-wing Fidesz/Orbán governments since 2010 of autocratic tendencies, and the incoming Joe Biden has already stirred the pot. Perhaps, though, the new President may also harbour a soft ...
PM security advisor: Up to 10,000 people arriving from Ukraine daily
Some 9,000-10,000 people arrive in Hungary from Ukraine every day, and the number of refugees has exceeded 601,000 since the start of the war, the prime minister's chief security advisor said on Thursday.
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Having "to remain in one of the transit zones ... constitutes detention", ECJ says
EU court: Hungary failing to fulfil obligation to protect asylum-seekers
Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligation under EU law to grant international protection to illegal migrants from third countries, the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg ruled.
US presidential elections: how they work
Winner must secure 270 Electoral College votes
Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants to see the similarly politically aligned United States President, Donald Trump, re-elected on Tuesday, November 3. Trump came to power four years ago despite recording a popular vote of 62.9 million to Democrat rival Hillary Clinton’s 65.8 ...
Thirtieth anniversary of freedom for Lithuania
Deadly day of protest remembered
Although each January 13 is a day of celebration in Lithuania, it is also a day of sorrow and remembrance for those who fell on that date in 1991 while seeking independence for their country. Thirty years later in Budapest, Ambassador to Hungary Vytautas ...
