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PM Orbán on EU summit: We defended our ground

There is a new idea on the table, and it's "the best proposal" to date

Hungarian lawmakers pass resolution that calls on the government to “not give into blackmail” over Sargentini Report

Globalists vs. the defenders of the nation: It’s been a remarkable couple of weeks

It’s clear that today we do not stand alone

Brussels just keeps turning out more pro-migration plans

“It’s like a collection of horror stories for the Hungarian people,” PM Orbán said

[VIDEO] It's time to shake up Brussels. Let's protect Europe!

Let's protect Europe

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PM Orbán: Hungary’s right to border protection was “successfully defended” at EU summit

Oct 19, 2018

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz suggested that the EU should adopt the concept of “mandatory solidarity”, each Member State should contribute to the management of migration, but not necessarily by taking refugees in

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Hungary bags 12 golds at 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games

Oct 19, 2018

During the international event, held between October 6th and 18th, the Hungarian team secured 12 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals

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Hungary’s gold reserves increase from 3.1 tons to 31.5 tons in October 2018

Oct 19, 2018

Reports suggest that the 31.5 tons of gold reserves, worth USD 1.24 billion at the current market rate, is a record for the amount of gold held by Hungary

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Fidesz and PM Orbán support election of Manfred Weber as lead candidate of EPP in European parliamentary elections

Oct 19, 2018

Two candidates were put forward for the post on Wednesday, former Finnish prime minister Alexander Stubb, who belongs to EPP‘s liberal arm, and current EPP group leader Manfred Weber, the deputy head of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria

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PM Orbán on EU summit: We defended our ground

Even though “we have successfully defended Hungary’s right to protect its own borders,” Prime Minister Orbán said, “the debate remained the same.” However, they’ve put a new idea on the table, and it’s “the best proposal” to date.

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River Danube plunges to record low water level

Oct 19, 2018

The Hungarian water management authority said on Thursday that the current level can be seen at just 41 cm in Budapest

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The Hungarian work-based society is the direction to follow, says leading economist

Oct 19, 2018

Marcin Piasecki highlighted that Hungary was the first Central European country to experiment with its own independent economic policy and he believes that the model of the Hungarian workfare society is the way forward

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Hungary advances 12 places in World Economic Forum competitiveness ranking

Oct 18, 2018

Hungary has placed 48 out of 140 countries this year and has risen from 69 in 2016 and 60 in 2017

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Brexit talks lead agenda at Heads of State summit in Brussels

Oct 18, 2018

The three-day Heads of State summit in Brussels included talks on Brexit, Russia and border control

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Border protection is both a “national and European duty”, says minister

Oct 18, 2018

Gergely Gulyás said border protection was an “issue of sovereignty”, and Hungary “insists on performing that task”. He argued that Frontex could not ensure the same degree of protection, even with a larger headcount

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Fidesz calls on LMP MP Márta Demeter to return her mandate for “disclosing classified information and slandering innocent people”

Oct 18, 2018

News portal Origo.hu identified Flóra Orbán to be the daughter of an officer serving in Cyprus, and not the prime minister’s daughter. The two-year-old was returning home after visiting her father at his post