
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.

Agriculture minister urges transporting grain from Ukraine by land
A catastrophic food shortage in many poor countries worldwide cannot be avoided unless "a corridor is opened from Ukraine to transport grain by land", Istvan Nagy, the minister of agriculture, said in an interview to daily Magyar Nemzet published on Tuesday.

Orbán: Hungary’s stance on sanctioning Russian Orthodox leader well known
Hungary's views on EU plans to sanction Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, have been known for a long time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday, adding that Hungary's position had not been challenged at this week's summit of EU leaders.

Hungarians must not be made to pay price of war, minister says
Szijjarto: NATO stance coincides with Hungary’s national interests
The position adopted by NATO on the war in Ukraine continues to coincide with Hungary's national interests, namely that everything must be done to ensure that the conflict does not spread beyond Ukraine's borders, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Berlin on Sunday.

Foreign minister urges stronger border security, counter-terrorism measures in Europe
Europe must significantly boost the protection of its borders and step up preparations against terrorism, Hungary's foreign minister said in southern Spain's Malaga on Tuesday, arguing that increased activity from the Islamic State terrorist group and radicalisation stemming from looming food shortages could pose ...