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Foreign Minister holds phone consultations with Israeli counterpart
Minister Szijjártó said the government was making every effort to support Hungarian citizens living or travelling in the region.
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FM: Government will use all means possible to thwart Von der Leyen-Zelensky plan
Minister Szijjártó told public radio that gas prices in Europe were double or triple those in the United States, while electricity prices were four or five times those in China.
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PM Orbán holds talks with president of Botswana
The prime minister and Boko discussed expanding ties in the economy, education and development policy.
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PM Orbán: More than 2 million have returned questionnaires on Ukraine's accession to EU
"I see the numbers every day, the number of responses being returned, and we’re over 2 million," PM Orbán said in an interview with public broadcaster Kossuth Radio.
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FM: Unacceptable that Brussels are hampering EU enlargement in the Western Balkans
Minister Szijjártó said enlargement would bring significant economic and security benefits to the EU.
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FM: Hungarians in need of assistance should contact Hungary's embassies in Tel-Aviv and Tehran
Minister Szijjártó said the Hungarian foreign ministry is monitoring developments and will take further measures if necessary.
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PM Orbán: Complying with Brussels' recommendations would 'ruin half of families' in Hungary
The prime minister said Brussels had recommended that Hungary roll back a rate freeze protecting 300,000 households with mortgages and warned that compliance would put most of those families "on the brink of ruin".
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PM Orbán: Hungarians will not pay the price of Ukraine's war
The prime minister said the European Commission had disapproved of the government's effort "to protect families from profiteers through price caps, interest rate caps and markup limits."
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President Sulyok: We created the possibility of uniting Hungarians across the borders
The president spoke in parliament on the occasion of the oath-taking ceremony of new Hungarian citizens.
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FM: Zelensky has a vested interest in having a 'puppet government' in Hungary
A "puppet government sending Hungarians' money, weapons, and Hungarian soldiers to Ukraine" would be in Ukraine's interest, Minister Szijjártó said.
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PM Orbán expresses condolences to Austrian Chancellor following school shooting
The prime minister said in a letter that he was "deeply shaken" to have heard of the "terrible tragedy claiming several innocent lives".
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Parliament approves main figures of 2026 budget
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FM: Strengthening V4 cooperation is at the heart of Hungary’s foreign policy strategy
Minister Szijjártó said that the recent period had "not been easy" when it came to bolstering V4 cooperation.
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PM Orbán: Hungarians don't want to die for Ukraine
"We don't want Hungarians' money to go to Ukraine. We don't want utility fees to grow two-and-a-half-fold because of the aid provided to Ukraine and its EU membership," the prime minister said.
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Bakondi: Hungary to file a lawsuit against ECJ over fines
Several European countries are currently introducing national solutions to the migrant crisis, including Italy, Bulgaria, Austria and Spain.
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MEP: Brussels is once again demanding that Hungary scrap its utility price caps scheme
Csaba Dömötör said the EC and the "grand coalition of the European People's Party and the left" wanted member states to pay the amount spent on the war and wanted to make room for the costs of Ukraine's accession.