Blog Here’s the fundamental problem: Ukraine hasn’t done what it promised it would do Oct 07, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Hungary-Ukraine relations have seen better days and Ukraine’s recent decision to expel a Hungarian consul is merely the latest in an unfortunate downward trend. There is, however, one fundamental point that is often overlooked and ignored in the media crossfire.
Blog Ukraine and discrimination against Hungarians: When will we see real progress? Jul 11, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács With the NATO summit taking place today and tomorrow in Brussels, it’s a good time to review what’s going on today in Ukraine and the very clear reasons why Hungary is saying no to Ukraine’s further NATO integration. This has been going on for several months now, but unfortunately – apart from minor changes in policy and tone – we haven’t seen any meaningful progress.
News in Brief Ukraine finally takes steps to negotiate with leaders of the Hungarian minority Jun 06, 2018 Attempting to show that it is making good on previous commitments, Ukraine takes steps to talk with representatives of the Hungarian minority community to find a resolution to the dispute over a discriminatory education law
Blog Hungary and Ukraine: Here are 5 facts you should know May 24, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Ukraine did the right thing when it recently withdrew a bill that would strip dual citizens of their Ukrainian citizenship. However, as Foreign Minister Szijjártó said last week, this is only “the first step” if the country is serious about its Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
News in Brief Hungary's foreign ministry reveals there has been a significant step toward normalizing Hungarian-Ukrainian relations Feb 08, 2018 Levente Magyar says there is a strong possibility of restoring friendly cooperation between the two countries
News in Brief International pressure mounts on Ukraine's controversial education law Dec 11, 2017 Tamás Menczer said that a statement made by the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and the preliminary report by the Venice Commission has proven that this is not just a Hungarian issue, but a European one
News in Brief Hungary's FM: OSCE should deploy observers to Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region Dec 08, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that Hungary was concerned about Ukraine’s new education law, which curbs the rights of ethnic minorities to education in their mother tongue
News in Brief Hungary's FM: Ukraine has also failed to fulfil its NATO commitments Dec 07, 2017 Hungary's foreign minister has said that Ukraine has failed to fulfil its NATO commitments by seriously violating minority rights and adopting the new Education Act
News in Brief Hungary builds relations with Andorra Nov 15, 2017 Hungary's foreign minister has said that Andorra will be an important ally over the Ukrainian Education Act and EU tax harmonization aspirations
News in Brief Allowing minorities to use their mother tongue creates diversity throughout Europe Nov 14, 2017 István Mikola, minister of state for International Cooperation and Security Policy at the foreign ministry, said that there are a number of minorities living in Europe that have the right to use their mother tongue not only in their private life but in conducting official affairs
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: The Hungarian language is a "special treasure" Nov 13, 2017 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has addressed the 3rd International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf and stated that everyone has the right to live their life using their own language, without restrictions
Blog Helping Ukraine remain on the path toward Europe Nov 03, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács In his blog post entitled, “Hungarian Leader Should Stop Meddling in Ukrainian Politics,” a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Mike Gonzalez, misunderstands why Hungary has become an outspoken critic of the new Ukrainian education law that limits minority rights
News in Brief Hungary vetoes upcoming NATO-Ukraine summit Oct 30, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said it’s impossible to support the country’s bid to join the alliance after Ukraine passed its new education law “brutally mutilating” minority rights
News in Brief OSCE throws its support behind Hungary in relation to Ukraine's education law Oct 25, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the OSCE is the most willing to help from among the international organizations contacted by Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Greek diplomats
News in Brief EC puts Ukraine’s new education law on agenda of next EU-Ukraine session Oct 17, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said Ukraine “is committing a gross violation of minority rights” by implementing its new education law
News in Brief Ukraine's education law "fails to strike a balance" between their official language and those of minorities, says PACE Oct 13, 2017 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said that Ukraine's new education law is not conducive to “living together” and expressed its concerns over the articles relating to education in minority languages in the recently passed act
News in Brief Hungary's foreign minister personally travels to Ukraine to discuss the country's new education law Oct 10, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that he regards the amendment of Ukraine’s Education Act as “outrageous and unacceptable”