PM’s political director: Stakes in US presidential election have never been higher
The stakes in a United States presidential election have never been as high as they are now, Balazs Orban, the Hungarian prime minister's political director, said in a keynote address to an international geopolitical summit in Budapest on Tuesday.
Szijjarto calls for sincere communication, end to ‘deception’, on EU enlargement
Northern and western European, and Baltic states, should "finally put an end to deception" and talk sincerely about the issue of European Union enlargement, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.
Government official: Hungary supports Romania, Bulgaria full Schengen membership
Hungary supports the accession of Romania and Bulgaria as fully-fledged members in the EU's Schengen border regime, Barna Pal Zsigmond, state secretary at Hungary's European affairs ministry, told a panel discussion in Tirgu Mures (Marosvasarhely) on Friday.
Szijjarto: EU ‘idly watches’ Ukraine ‘playing with’ energy security
Ukraine has threatened the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia by making Russian Lukoil's crude oil transit impossible and the European Commission has not taken any action, the foreign minister said on Thursday.
Bucharest archbishop warns of ‘attacks against Christianity’ on Hungary’s national holiday
Aurel Perca, the archbishop of Bucharest, noted the "attacks against Europe's Christian values" in his sermon at a ceremonial mass in Budapest's Saint Stephen's Basilica, on the day of the basilica's name-giver and Hungary's national holiday on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis – UNICEF aiding refugee children returning to school
Ukrainian children who have fled to Hungary from the war need material aid and social support to start the upcoming school year, the UN's children's fund UNICEF said in a statement on Monday, coinciding with the opening of an exhibition of photomontages in City ...
Retvari: Southport murders, Vienna terrorism threat ‘dire warning’ for Europe
The murder of children in Southport and the threat of terrorism in Vienna are a "dire warning for Europe", Bence Retvari, the parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in a statement issued by the ministry on Saturday.
Szijjarto: Middle East situation ‘worrying’
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday said there was growing worry around the world concerning developments in the Middle East.
Szijjarto: Hungary to aid fight against wildfires in North Macedonia
Hungary will send 3 all-terrain firetrucks to North Macedonia on Thursday, to aid efforts to extinguish wildfires there, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Facebook on Wednesday, after talking with Timco Mucunski, his North Macedonian counterpart, on the phone.
Minister calls on EC to take steps against Ukrainian oil restrictions
Hungary and Slovakia called for action by the European Commission last week regarding Ukraine's decision to restrict crude oil deliveries, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Facebook on Tuesday, asking: "Why has the EC not taken any steps for more than ...
