Szijjarto urges international community to help Syrian refugees return home
The international community should shift its focus to helping Syrian refugees return to their homeland, Hungary's foreign minister said in Beirut on Thursday, warning that failure to do so could lead to instability in the Middle East and "unprecedented migration pressure".
Four-fifths of Europeans say Brussels responsible for energy crisis
The proportion of Europeans stating that "the misjudged energy policy of the European Commission" was partly to blame for the energy crisis in the European Union increased from 75 percent in a pre-war survey to 79 percent in December, the Szazadveg Foundation said on ...
Szijjarto in talks with Belarus FM: ‘Hope for peace hinges on keeping open communication channels’
Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's foreign minister, has talked by phone with Syarhey Aleynik, his new Belarussian counterpart, and they agreed on the importance of keeping communication channels open, as blocking them would mean "giving up hope for peace".
Orbán welcomes former Czech PM Babis’s acquittal in EU funds fraud case
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has welcomed that former Czech premier Andrej Babis has been acquitted of charges of fraud involving European Union funds.
Szazadveg: Quarter of Europeans face heating difficulties
On average every fourth household in the European Union faces difficulties with heating and unpaid utility bills, while Hungary is ranked second in the EU in the former category and third in the latter thanks to the government's scheme capping household energy prices, according ...
Support for nuclear energy growing in Europe
Opposition to nuclear technology has fallen significantly in the European Union in light of the ongoing energy crisis, according a survey by the Szazadveg Foundation published on Wednesday.
Fidesz MEP calls for change in Brussels’ ‘self-destructive’ sanctions policy
Brussels' policy of sanctions is "ill-advised and self-destructive", Tamas Deutsch, the head of ruling Fidesz's EP delegation, said on Wednesday, calling for the sanctions to be scrapped.
Orbán pays respects at catafalque of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his wife, Aniko Levai, paid their respects at the catafalque of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St Peter's Basilica in Rome on Tuesday, the prime minister's press chief said.
Erdo: Pope Benedict ‘defining personality of the church’
Pope Benedict, as a theologian, cardinal, incumbent and then pope emeritus, was a defining figure in the life of our church, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, said on Saturday.
Europeans want peace, not sanctions, survey says
Europeans want peace, not sanctions, according to a survey by the Szazadveg Institute published on Tuesday, which found that Europeans expect leaders to try to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and a peace agreement as swiftly as possible.
