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Foreign Minister says EU summit reached "the best deal" over recovery package

Jul 27, 2020

“Our primary goal was that these European resources should be distributed fairly and on objective criteria. Giving in to any blackmail or some countries pressing others and setting subjective criteria were out of the question,” the foreign minister said.

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Justice Minister says Hungary won EU budget battle

Jul 27, 2020

The justice minister said the Hungarian government “won a battle” at last week’s European Union summit over the community’s budget, but “the war goes on” in the EU’s institutions.

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PM Orbán: Hungary and Poland have succeeded in protecting their national pride

Jul 22, 2020

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary and Poland have succeeded in ensuring substantial funds and in protecting their national pride.

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Hungary will only agree to EU's coronavirus rescue fund if Brussels ends Article 7 proceedings

Jul 17, 2020

“Article 7 proceedings against Hungary must be terminated,” Katalin Novák said, adding that Hungary’s parliament had endorsed this demand.

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Justice Minister: Parliament has set clear terms for EU budget talks

Jul 17, 2020

Conditions approved by Hungary’s parliament regarding the EU’s coronavirus rescue package lay out a clear set of principles to be applied by the government at the upcoming EU summit focusing on the bloc’s next budget.

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Parliament's decision on EU recovery package is binding for PM

Jul 16, 2020

At the EU summit this week, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will be bound by parliament's conditions.

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PM Orbán: “We should expect the coronavirus to appear in our country, too”

Feb 28, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

In his regular radio interview, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán covered negotiations over the new EU budget, the current migration situation, the coronavirus and the upcoming National Consultation.

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Ministerpräsident Orbán zum EU-Haushalt: Ein ehrgeiziges Europa braucht einen ehrgeizigen Haushalt

Feb 25, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

„Im Moment sind wir weit davon entfernt, eine Einigung zu erzielen. Es gibt zwei Positionen. Wir werden die Verhandlungen irgendwann in der Zukunft fortsetzen“, sagte Premierminister Orbán nach dem zweitägigen Gipfeltreffen des Europäischen Rates in Brüssel zum bevorstehenden Siebenjahresbudget der EU.

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NBH Governor: Some member states' position on next EU budget is “unfair” and “wrong”

Feb 25, 2020

Significant progress has been made in the region over the past 15 years, but local infrastructure is still not on par with that in the West. At the same time, western European companies have staked out local markets.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statement after a special summit of the European Council

Feb 24, 2020

21 February 2020, Brussels

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PM Orbán calls it "unacceptable" that four EU members reject EC budget proposal

Feb 24, 2020

“If we wish to see an ambitious Europe, we need an ambitious budget,” PM Orbán said during an EU summit in Brussels on Friday.

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

Feb 22, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

“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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Was sich ändern muss: Das steckt hinter den „4 Punkten“ von Ministerpräsident Orbán, die im nächsten EU-Haushalt überarbeitet werden müssen

Feb 14, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

Nach dem gestrigen Treffen mit dem Präsidenten des Europäischen Rates, Charles Michel, skizzierte Premierminister Orbán vier Schlüsselbereiche, die seines Erachtens im kommenden EU-Haushalt 2021-2027 modifiziert werden müssen. Lesen Sie hier, was hinter jedem seiner Punkte steckt.

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PM Orbán: EU member states set to reach a deal on the bloc's next budget

Feb 11, 2020

Talks on EU enlargement were also on the agenda during PM Orbán’s meeting with the German Chancellor yesterday.

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It’s gotta change: Here’s what’s behind PM Orbán’s “4 points” that must be revised in the next EU budget

Feb 04, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

Following a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel yesterday, Prime Minister Orbán outlined four key areas he would like to see modified in the upcoming 2021-2027 EU budget. Here’s what’s behind each of his points.

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PM Orbán calls for EU budget to be allocated fairly

Feb 04, 2020

Following a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, the prime minister said the EU budget should be put on a "fair footing".

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PM Orbán: Brussels has wrecked Europe’s economic policy

Feb 04, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

Following last Saturday’s Friends of Cohesion Summit in Portugal, Prime Minister Orbán had some choice words about past mistakes and the EU’s future economic performance.

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PM Orbán: Positions on EU budget are far apart

Feb 03, 2020

The prime minister said European economic policy had been “ruined” in Brussels in recent years, the results of which will soon become apparent.

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PM Orbán to attend Friends of Cohesion Group meeting in Portugal

Jan 30, 2020

The justice minister recently highlighted how Hungary regards planned cuts to European Union cohesion funding as “unacceptable”.

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PM Orbán: We need more and more countries as partners in Hungary’s success

Nov 08, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

In his regular Friday morning radio interview, following a busy eight days packing in three bilateral visits in Budapest, Prime Minister Orbán talked about the main objective behind Hungary’s foreign policy, Turkey’s role in putting an end to migration, and Ukraine and the Hungarians in Transcarpathia before turning to tourism and the common EU budget.

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PM Orbán says EU budget proposal is "unfair"

Nov 06, 2019

The prime minister said the proposal under discussion across Europe contained faults that could be laid at the doorstep of the outgoing commission.

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PM Orbán: we want this next EU budget to be fair

Nov 05, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

The outgoing European Commission proposal for the next European Union budget is unfair and we "want justice," said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán today in Prague.

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MoJ Varga in Brussels: Finnish EU budget proposal unacceptable to Hungary

Oct 16, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Unlike some of the previous efforts, which were directed solely at Hungary, the Finnish government is now set on withdrawing funds from a number of EU member states. Minister of Justice Judit Varga attended the General Affairs Council meetings on Tuesday where ministers discussed the Finnish presidency’s budget proposal. She had a few choice words following the meeting.

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Justice Minister: Finnish EU presidency's budget proposal for next seven-year cycle is unacceptable to Hungary

Oct 16, 2019

The Finnish EU presidency's budget proposal for the next seven-year cycle is unacceptable to Hungary, Justice Minister Judit Varga has said in Brussels.

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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.

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Fidesz MEP says the ruling party rejects EU budget cuts

Sep 19, 2019

Tamás Deutsch said the EU’s 2021-2027 budget was “unacceptable” because its authors applied “double standards”. He added that the budget would significantly reduce regional development and agricultural subsidies.

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Hungary will veto EU budget in its current form, says official

Sep 17, 2019

Gergely Gulyás has said the European Union budget for the next seven-year cycle is unacceptable to Hungary and will be vetoed unless it is changed.

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V4 countries agree 2021-2027 EU budget cuts are “unacceptable”

Sep 10, 2019

Representatives of the Visegrad Group countries have stated that the planned 20 percent cut of European Union funding in the 2021-2027 financial cycle is “unacceptable”.

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Justice Minister: Double standards evident in EU’s 2021-27 budget are unacceptable to Hungary

Sep 03, 2019

“Hungary rejects the draft in its current form because it will result in the biggest cutback in cohesion funds for the Central European region and Hungary within it, which goes against the principles and goals of this policy,” Minister Varga said.

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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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Hungary and Italy in agreement over EC budget, migration and Brussels' "attacks"

Feb 14, 2019

The Hungarian and Italian governments agree that the outgoing EU administration “cannot be a negotiating partner in issues impacting the bloc’s future”

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Brussels pushes forward with plans to force illegal migration onto EU member states

Dec 17, 2018

István Hollik says the Brussels leadership doesn’t just want to manage migration, but in fact wants to increase it

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Finance Minister: Hungary opposes separate euro zone budget

Dec 04, 2018

During a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, Mihály Varga said having a separate budget for the countries that share the common currency could present serious risks

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PM Orbán: Negotiations about the EU’s next seven-year budget are expected to be complicated but will result in an agreement

Nov 30, 2018

The prime minister said the 2021-2027 budget will be the most important issue after next year’s European Parliamentary elections

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FM: The next EU budget should be negotiated with the new commission

Sep 03, 2018

Mihály Varga has said the next EU budget should be negotiated with the new commission that comes into power in 2019

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Here’s why Hungary rejects the latest draft of the 2021-2027 EU budget

Jun 19, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

For starters, it uses the common budget for political gains, gives funds to rich countries and takes from the poor, and uses OLAF as a means of political blackmail.

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Gergely Gulyás: EU’s budget draft for the period between 2021 and 2027 is “unacceptable”

Jun 15, 2018

The minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said the proposal would reallocate funds from poorer states to richer ones

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PM Orbán reveals EU's draft budget for 2021-2027 will be the last in which Hungary would not be a net contributor

Jun 13, 2018

The prime minister said that after this next funding cycle, Hungary will be paying more into the EU budget than it will receive

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Europe faces serious challenges as Brussels plans major spending cuts

Jun 08, 2018

Szabolcs Takács, the state secretary for European Affairs, said the issues of migration, economic development and EU enlargement will prove problematic, while the European Commission plans to cut funding for policies whose goals are defined in the bloc’s treaties

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PM Orbán: Soros’ shadow army should come out into the light

May 04, 2018

PM Orbán highlighted a plan to amend the constitution to outlaw the relocation of migrants to Hungary to go ahead in the new government cycle

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Hungary's FM: We must regard the linking of EU funding to the rule of law as fiction

May 04, 2018

Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the laws and treaties that are in effect clearly set down the rights and obligations of member states, and they are the same for everyone

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PM Orbán on EU budget: ‘As long as Hungarians do not say okay, there won’t be any budget’

May 04, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

“Keep calm,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in his interview on Kossuth Rádió this morning, referring to discussions over the EU’s next multi-year budget. The debate will be long and drawn out, but ultimately it has to have unanimous support, and “as long as Hungarians do not say okay, there won’t be any budget.”

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Hungarian MEP critical of new EC budget plans

May 03, 2018

Hungarian MEPs are divided over a new mechanism included in the European Commission’s budget proposal for 2021-27, which could penalise member states that undermine the rule of law

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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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Hungary will increase contribution to EU budget following Brexit

Jan 09, 2018

János Lázár said that in order for the bloc to succeed, member states will have to contribute more to the budget. “We are convinced that you can’t have more Europe from less money,” he said