News in Brief Justice minister highlights “huge geographic discrepancies” in cohesion funding Nov 15, 2019 The justice minister has highlighted how Hungary regards planned cuts to European Union cohesion funding as “unacceptable”.
News in Brief President Áder meets German counterpart to discuss EU cohesion funds Oct 14, 2019 President János Áder met his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Athens on Saturday to discuss cohesion funds in the next EU budgetary period and German investments in Hungary.
News in Brief Gulyás: It is extremely important that the EU has causes on its agenda in which citizens can express their wish Jul 22, 2019 Gergely Gulyás has signed a European civil initiative aimed at increased focus on aspects of ethnic regions when distributing cohesion funding.
Blog 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.
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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"
News in Brief 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"
Blog 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.