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

    “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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    A tale of “independent journalism”

    Independent, investigative journalism helps uncover stories and connections that would otherwise remain hidden from the public eye. It’s a good thing and should be promoted, except when it’s politically driven, biased and one-sided.

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    PM Orbán in State of the Nation address: The last decade has been the most successful in Hungary’s last 100 years

    Here are some highlights from the prime minister’s speech

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    PM Orbán warns of growing migration pressure at Hungary’s southern border

    Visiting Hungary’s southern border fence alongside Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini earlier today, Prime Minister Orbán said that with spring weather right around the corner, migrants are expected to arrive in even larger masses and in a more organized manner.

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    FM Szijjártó in Vienna on nuclear energy, migration and terrorism

    Speaking at an IAEA conference and counter-terrorism summit earlier this week, Foreign Minister Szijjártó made Hungary’s voice heard on some of the hard-hitting issues affecting the country today.

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    Commissioner Várhelyi on EU enlargement: We need to speed up accession for the Western Balkans

    Várhelyi: In order to maintain its credibility, the EU must “speed up” accession for the Western Balkans and “make it more dynamic.”

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    Military

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    Hungary hosts international military exercise focused on responding to illegal migration – still one of Europe’s gravest threats

    Oct 18, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    Members of the Hungarian police and armed forces were accompanied by hundreds of foreign participants for the “Cooperative Security 2019” military exercise at two locations in rural Hungary. The goal? Strengthen cooperation to help keep the peace in countries from which people are forced to flee, and protect and preserve our own homeland.

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    Security and defense among top priorities makes Hungary one of the world’s safest countries

    Jan 05, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    In a Europe that has experienced acts of terrorism with increasing frequency in recent years, Hungary stands out as an island of security at the heart of the continent. The reasons are many, but important among them is the political will to keep it like that. In addition to the border fence securing an otherwise vulnerable stretch of the European Union’s southeastern border, the Orbán Government bolstered defense forces through the Zrinyi 2026 program.

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    NATO is shifting gears and Hungary has a plan to stay apace

    May 31, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    Late last week, leaders of the 28 members of NATO gathered in Brussels to send, in the words of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a strong message of the unity of the transatlantic alliance and its commitment to collective security. NATO finds itself in an increasingly challenging environment due to the rise of complex security threats that require responsive capabilities. Grappling with terrorism, migration, cybercrime and more, every one of the member states must step up its game.

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    News in Brief

    With illegal crossings on the rise, reinforcements to the Hungary-Serbia border underway

    Apr 04, 2016

    Due to the increased number of illegal border violations in the last few days, in response to a request from the Ministry of the Interior, the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) have started the further physical reinforcement of the temporary border barrier in certain sectors along the Hungarian–Serbian border. In order to finish the work as soon as possible, more HDF units were deployed into the area at the weekend.

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    With increased threat level in Europe, government seeks agreement on counter-terrorism planning

    Apr 04, 2016

    A five-party consultation was held on Friday at the Ministry of Interior regarding the Government’s counter-terrorism action plan which will be debated by the Cabinet on Monday, and in the wake of this debate, there will be another consultation with the parliamentary parties. After the Friday consultation, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said: there were no fundamental disagreements on professional issues, and an agreement may well be reached.

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