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Pope Francis paid a three-day apostolic journey to Budapest over the weekend. He was received by President Katalin Novak, met Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and held a mass in front of the parliament.
Pope Francis paid a three-day apostolic journey to Budapest over the weekend. He was received by President Katalin Novak, met Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and held a mass in front of the parliament…
"We, Hungarians will do anything for our children, and we will protect them," state secretary Tamás Menczer responded to Czech FM Jan Lipavsky.
Tamás Menczer, the foreign ministry state secretary for external relations, has hit back at criticism of Hungary’s child protection law by Czechia’s foreign minister, saying Hungarians “will do any…
group leader Máté Kocsis said the greater the pressure was to have a decision made quickly, the more thorough consideration was required.
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz will support the ratification of Finland’s NATO accession bid at a vote set in the national assembly for March 27, while it will make a decision in connecti…
“According to all sober calculations,” the war in Ukraine cannot be won, also for this reason we need an immediate ceasefire, Prime Minister Viktor Orban stressed regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Friday.
“According to all sober calculations,” the war in Ukraine cannot be won, also for this reason we need an immediate ceasefire, Prime Minister Viktor Orban stressed regarding the conflict between Rus…
Hungary and Azerbaijan have raised cooperation to the level of a “priority strategic partnership”, the prime minister said after talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Budapest.
Hungary and Azerbaijan have raised cooperation to the level of a “priority strategic partnership”, the prime minister said after talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Budapest. The…
Hungary and the Hungarian people are already paying a high price for the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at an open debate in the UN Security Council.
Hungary and the Hungarian people are already paying a high price for the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at an open debate in the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday, …
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife Aniko Levai attended the Saturday gala held in Pozsony (Bratislava) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Slovak state.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife Aniko Levai attended the Saturday gala held in Pozsony (Bratislava) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Slovak s…
“Now is not the time for discouragement but to cleave together,” 's President Katalin Novak said in her New Year’s address to the nation.
“Now is not the time for discouragement but to cleave together,” President Katalin Novak said in her New Year’s address to the nation, MTI reports. “It is God’s miracle that our homeland still stan…
FM Peter Szijjarto called the gas price cap “harmful, dangerous and totally needless”
Instead of dealing with pressing energy issues such as the search for new energy resources and the development of infrastructure, the EU has wasted time in the last few months on moves to cap the p…
The scandal has shaken European institutions, there are ongoing property searches, millions of euros are being seized by the police, and everyone keeps guessing which further Brussels politicians could be involved, Viktor Orban said.
“It is time to drain the swamp here in Brussels,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Thursday in a video message posted on his Facebook account. Orban stressed that the fact that “the European P…
During times of crisis, one must take action and must alleviate troubles; Hungary, for one, will most certainly do its best and not surrender, Viktor Orban at the CDI meeting.
On Saturday as part of a video conference, Prime Minister-Vice President of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) Viktor Orban attended the leadership meeting of the right-wing world organisati…
Hungary and Israel are promoters of peace, President Katalin Novák said after bilateral talks with Isaac Herzog, her Israeli counterpart, in Jerusalem.
Hungary and Israel are promoters of peace, President Katalin Novák said after bilateral talks with Isaac Herzog, her Israeli counterpart, in Jerusalem. Ties between Hungary and Israel are very stro…
Former US President Donald Trump’s method to promote peace should be applied in connection with the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in New York on Friday.
Former US President Donald Trump’s method to promote peace should be applied in connection with the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in New York on Friday. The foreign mi…
We Hungarians need an effective army of deterrent force that can guarantee peace, because “he who does not possess strength will also not be right”, Viktor Orbán said.
We Hungarians need an effective army of deterrent force that can guarantee peace, because “he who does not possess strength will also not be right”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday in …
The situation regarding illegal migration is becoming ever more difficult, the numbers and facts are becoming ever more alarming; yet, not enough attention is being directed at this problem, Prime minister Viktor Orban said on Monday in Budapest.
The situation regarding illegal migration is becoming ever more difficult, the numbers and facts are becoming ever more alarming; yet, not enough attention is being directed at this problem, prime …
Tibor Navracsics, the minister in charge of the uptake of European Union funds, on Sunday welcomed as “progress” the European Commission’s decision on EU funds allocated to Hungary.
Tibor Navracsics, the minister in charge of the uptake of European Union funds, on Sunday welcomed as “progress” the European Commission’s decision on EU funds allocated to Hungary, saying it would…
Her Majesty's dedication and service for the United Kingdom are an example for us all, Viktor Orbán wrote to Liz Truss.
In a message, Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered his condolences to his British counterpart Liz Truss in connection with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s pres…
"We urge the international community to prioritise measures and decisions that help bring about peace, and we want aspirations that risk the escalation, continuation or spread of the war beyond Ukraine to take a back seat" - in
The international community should favour measures that help bring about peace in Ukraine instead of those that risk escalating the conflict, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on the sidelines …
IT company 4iG and state-owned Corvinus have entered into non-binding heads of terms with Group to acquire 100% of the telco’s Hungarian unit.
IT company 4iG and state-owned Corvinus have entered into non-binding heads of terms with Vodafone Group to acquire 100% of the telco’s Hungarian unit for a cash consideration equivalent to an ente…
We tell the truth and represent the truth, even if half the world attacks us for it - Viktor addressed . Full speech + video in the article!
“We should unite our forces,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas. “We Hungarians know how to defeat the enemies of fre…
Viktor described “demography, migration and gender” as a historical battle between Right and Left as in his view the future will depend on these issues.
A decade of threats, uncertainty and wars is coming, but Hungary can be a local exception at a time of global recession, prime minister Viktor Orban stressed in Tusnadfurdo (Baile Tusnad) in his ad…
The government has earmarked 3,230 billion forints for family assistance, 453 billion forints more than this year
Hungary’s parliament passed into law the government’s budget for 2023 in a final vote on Tuesday. The budget was passed with 135 votes in favour and 54 votes against. It calculates with…
“Hungarians and Brazilians know that our future lies in the support of our children and traditional families,” Katalin Novak said after meeting Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
The war in Ukraine, bilateral cooperation, aid to persecuted Christians and family policy were among topics on the agenda for talks between President Katalin Novak, and her Brazilian counterpart Ja…
: Everyone stands with Ukraine as you normally stand with the victim and root for the victim. However, sooner or later, we will have to face the existing military realities.
Hungary must stand for peace, wartime inflation cannot be stopped any other way, only by putting an end to the war, prime minister Viktor Orban said on Friday on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good mor…
At the Orban said we will not support any proposal that could drag NATO and Hungary into this conflict as this is a war between Russia and Ukraine and NATO is a defence alliance.
Prior to the official beginning of the NATO summit, on Wednesday morning in Madrid, Prime Minister Viktor Orban had talks with Andrés Pastrana, President of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI…
Soon it will be difficult to talk about security in Europe without integrating the Western Balkans into the EU, FM said. Visiting Tbilisi, he said that Georgia deserves a place in the EU
“Brussels and every capital in western Europe should understand that soon it will be difficult to talk about security in Europe without integrating the Western Balkans into the European Union,” Pet…
: We managed to broker a deal which lays down that countries which receive oil via pipeline will be allowed to continue their operations under the old conditions
We have defended the reduction of household energy bills, we managed to fight back the European Commission’s proposal that sought to ban the use of oil coming from Russia in Hungary, Prime Minister…
's new government has already announced the state of emergency in view of the armed conflict in Ukraine and the establishment of the Utility Costs Protection Fund and Defense Fund.
Hungary needs a feisty, responsible government that unites the country while showing the necessary strength, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Parliament on Tuesday. Speaking ahead of the oath-ta…
Europe had “no means whatsoever” of handling the conflict, while “its leaders are convinced that Russia could be brought to its knees through sanctions - Viktor said in his inaugural speech after being re-elected by lawmakers as prime minister.
“We stand for peace,” Viktor Orban said in his inaugural speech after being re-elected by lawmakers as prime minister, adding that “war destroys” while “peace builds”. “So we want an immediate ceas…
Novák Katalin took over the presidency of the republic of from Janos Ader on Tuesday. Israeli President יצחק הרצוג - Isaac Herzog already congratulated her in a letter.
Katalin Novak on Tuesday took over the presidency of the republic from Janos Ader. Ader greeted Novak at the entrance of Sandor Palace in the Castle District and showed her round the presidential o…
"Crazy, nonsense sanctions" - Hungary rejects sanctions against religious leaders, Azbej Tristan ن said, commenting on the European Union’s plan to sanction Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Hungary rejects sanctions against religious leaders, the state secretary for aiding persecuted Christians told public television on Sunday, commenting on the European Union’s plan to sanction Patri…
Viktor on the : It's worth considering whether such a costly project that could only start functioning in 4 or 5 years’ time would make sense at all, given that the war is the cause of the whole thing, and the war is taking place right now.
Prime minister on Kossuth Radio’s Friday morning programme, Viktor Orban described the EU oil embargo intended to be introduced against Russia as unacceptable, stating that it amounts to an atomic …
Hungary’s energy supply is currently secure and on a stable foundation, but this package “would destroy that completely” - FM Szijjártó Péter warns.
Hungary cannot responsibly support the European Commission’s latest package of sanctions against Russia in its current form, the foreign minister has said, arguing that the sanctions would de…
Hungary's lawmakers took their oaths on Monday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle.
Hungary’s lawmakers took their oaths on Monday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance has 135 seats in the 199-seat parliament, the Democra…
Orban pledged that the members of his new government would protect Hungary from the dangers of the next decade
President Janos Ader has asked Viktor Orban, the incumbent prime minister and leader of the election-winning Fidesz party, to set up Hungary’s next government.Orban was nominated for the post…
According to press reports, efforts are being made to put the opposition leader behind bars in Slovakia, Hungary's FM Szijjártó Péter warns. Robert Fico said that Slovakia is not a state governed by the rule of law but an American province.
The Hungarian government is following closely the “unusual” events in Slovakia’s domestic politics, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told MTI on Saturday. Szijjarto said that, according to press re…
The session will be opened by the president who will put forward a nomination for the country’s next prime minister, to be elected with a simple majority of the votes.
President Janos Ader has convened the inaugural session of Hungary’s new parliament for May 2, the president’s office said. Under Hungary’s constitution, the inaugural session of the new parliament…
Orban: Poland's and Hungary's views on foreign policy are different on a number of issues, but the alliance must be operated in the area where it can be the most successful, and that is the issue of self-defence within the EU.
On Wednesday, prime minister Viktor Orban described the Sunday election result as the best of all time, stressing that the government parties continue to believe in the nation state, and envisage t…
With 98,96% of the votes counted, the Fidesz-KDNP alliance won 54,01% with their national list as against 34,35% for the united opposition, while Mi Hazank secured 6.06% at the Hungarian parliamentary elections on Sunday.
With 98,96% of the votes counted, the Fidesz-KDNP alliance won 54,01% with their national list as against 34,35% for the united opposition, while Mi Hazank secured 6.06% at the Hungarian parliament…
“Our position is the majority position at present, and therefore NATO decided not to take part in this military conflict: it will not send soldiers, it will not send weapons,” - Viktor interview
What is at stake now in the elections is not whether Hungary “should go forward or backward,” but peace or war, prime minister Viktor Orban spoke about this in an interview published on the Interne…
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