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FM: The UN is making the same mistake with its Global Migration Compact as the EU made with mandatory migrant settlement quotas

PM Orbán on the double-standards of Brussels: ‘Democracy is stronger today in central Europe than in western Europe’

“Whoever comes after Hungary, or tries to bite Hungary, had better brandish sharp teeth because we do not tolerate that”

Brace yourselves! The progressive elite of The New York Times editorial board is so woke about Hungary

The Manhattan media clique is so woke

FM Péter Szijjártó: Hungary backs Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence, but we’re watching the minority issues closely

On minority rights, "the ball is in Ukraine’s court,” said Minister Szijjártó

PM Orbán in Prague: On the rough terrain of European politics, only the brave ones survive

Following his stop in Bratislava to attend the Friends of Cohesion summit, PM Orbán met Andrej Babiš in Prague

EU budget

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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