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    • PM Orbán on the EU budget: An ambitious Europe needs an ambitious budget

    “Right now, we are very far from coming to an agreement. There are two positions. We will continue negotiations sometime in the future,” PM Orbán said following the two-day European Council summit in Brussels on the EU’s upcoming seven-year budget.

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    A tale of “independent journalism”

    Independent, investigative journalism helps uncover stories and connections that would otherwise remain hidden from the public eye. It’s a good thing and should be promoted, except when it’s politically driven, biased and one-sided.

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    PM Orbán in State of the Nation address: The last decade has been the most successful in Hungary’s last 100 years

    Here are some highlights from the prime minister’s speech

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    PM Orbán warns of growing migration pressure at Hungary’s southern border

    Visiting Hungary’s southern border fence alongside Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini earlier today, Prime Minister Orbán said that with spring weather right around the corner, migrants are expected to arrive in even larger masses and in a more organized manner.

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    FM Szijjártó in Vienna on nuclear energy, migration and terrorism

    Speaking at an IAEA conference and counter-terrorism summit earlier this week, Foreign Minister Szijjártó made Hungary’s voice heard on some of the hard-hitting issues affecting the country today.

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    Commissioner Várhelyi on EU enlargement: We need to speed up accession for the Western Balkans

    Várhelyi: In order to maintain its credibility, the EU must “speed up” accession for the Western Balkans and “make it more dynamic.”

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    Remembering Steindl, here’s a list of Budapest’s 10 most beautiful buildings

    Aug 30, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    With August upon us, we’re enjoying peak tourist season in Hungary and expecting record numbers again this year. Most international visitors who come to Hungary will pay a visit to the capital and for many good reasons. It’s not only the historic thermal baths, the terrific cuisine, world-class music offerings, rich cultural scene and lively night life but also the capital’s monumental architecture and exceptional buildings.

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    FINA Aquatics Championships taking over Hungarian cities this week

    Jul 12, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    Thousands of athletes, a record-breaking fast-track preparation for the international event, and the most picturesque diving background ever. The 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Hungary’s largest sporting event to date, will overtake the cities of Budapest and Balatonfüred for over two weeks. As a nation with exceptional watersports traditions and accomplishments, Hungarians can barely wait, although it is not just our athletes who are setting the bar high.

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