Orbán calls for ‘reasonable’ EU sanctions policy

Hungary wants the European Union to make changes to its sanctions policy so that it is built on more "reasonable foundations", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Belgrade on Friday. Orbán spoke after meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and accepting the Order of Merit ...

Fidesz MEP: New EC proposals no solution to crisis

The measures of the European Commission in response to the Russia-Ukraine war have backfired, weakened the European economy and caused "rampant" inflation, MEP Tamas Deutsch of ruling Fidesz told the plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday. "The commission's new proposals won't solve ...

Orbán travels to Moscow for Gorbachev’s funeral

"God rest Mikhail Gorbachev", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday, in a video uploaded to Facebook from Moscow where he travelled to attend the funeral of the former party secretary of the Soviet Union.

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.

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 ...