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PM Orbán: We can only support EU leaders who respect Central Europe

No politician should be nominated to embody Europe’s unity who has previously participated in an affront against any member state

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Q&A on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

What’s the deal with the current research funding framework? Does it really have to be reformed?

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Straight out of Trump’s White House: politics, the press and the President

A guest post by Rajmund Fekete

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Rumänische Menge verwüstet ungarischen Friedhof in Siebenbürgen: ein hässlicher Vorfall und auch noch illegal

Gestern Nachmittag hat ein Mob aus Rumänen einen österreichisch-ungarischen Soldatenfriedhof in Siebenbürgen gestürmt, trotz der Anwesenheit der Polizei und friedlich protestierender Ungarn.

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Aus diesen Gründen nennen wir es das Budget der Familien

Durch die Erhöhung der Staatsausgaben in Schlüsselbereichen wird sich der Haushalt im nächsten Jahr auf Familien, Bevölkerungspolitik, Sicherheit und nachhaltiges Wirtschaftswachstum konzentrieren.

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Cohesion Funds

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You have the right to know: Brussels plans to cut EU funding for countries that oppose immigration

Mar 12, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

They’d require admitting migrants as a precondition to receiving cohesion funding. This is pure black mail.

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The European Commission is planning to cut cohesion funding for Hungary by a quarter from 2021

Jul 18, 2018

The EC is planning to cut more than 17.9 billion euros from Hungary's cohesion funds

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Hungary and Poland agree on the importance of building a strong Europe

May 18, 2018

Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, met with his Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz in Warsaw to highlight the importance of building a strong Europe

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Hungary has confirmed that there are no “irreconcilable differences” between the goals of the government and the EC's position on the budget

Feb 05, 2018

Hungary has confirmed that there are no “irreconcilable differences” between the goals of the government and the position of the European Commission concerning the community’s budget

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Hungarian government says immigration can't be tied to cohesion funds

Sep 08, 2017

"The Commission should not only oversee the fulfilment of the obligations related to immigration, but should also take the security of the EU’s citizens into consideration," the minister heading the Prime Minister's Office said

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Migrant quota dispute against original spirit of the EU

Jun 23, 2017

Zoltán Kovács said the dispute over migrant quotas was unsolvable and attempts to link cohesion funding to the issue were based on a false argument which misled public opinion

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Europe is facing the greatest threat of terrorism of all time

Jun 20, 2017

Minister Szijjártó said that due to the threat of terrorism "clear speech and determined action are required in the interests of protecting the people of Europe. Recent events have shown that previous integration models have failed and there are huge tensions in European societies"

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Hungarian government strongly refutes Martin Schulz’s criticisms of Hungary’s stance on immigration

Jun 15, 2017

Hungary is currently engaged in litigation in relation to the EU migrant quota decision, with Slovakia, Poland and others on side. The quota scheme is “unfair, unlawful and impracticable"

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Myth: If they want EU funds, Eastern European members must tow the line on Brussels' migration dictates

Apr 25, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

In today’s information-saturated world, we encounter a number of arguments and story lines that become popular and oft-repeated despite having almost no basis in fact. They sound compelling and have many people who would very much like to believe them, but they’re not true. The longer they linger, however, the more they get in the way. These myths deserve to be busted.

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