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PM Orbán congratulates Romania's Orban on election win

Nov 05, 2019

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulations to Ludovic Orban on his election as Romania’s new prime minister.

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UVDL to ask Hungary and Romania to name new commissioner designates

Oct 01, 2019

President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will ask Hungary and Romania to name new commissioner designates following an official letter from David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, about the decision of the EP legal committee.

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Rumänische Menge verwüstet ungarischen Friedhof in Siebenbürgen: ein hässlicher Vorfall und auch noch illegal

Jun 12, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Gestern Nachmittag hat ein Mob aus Rumänen einen österreichisch-ungarischen Soldatenfriedhof in Siebenbürgen gestürmt, trotz der Anwesenheit der Polizei und friedlich protestierender Ungarn. In Budapest hat Außenminister Péter Szijjártó den rumänischen Botschafter vorgeladen, der sich weigerte, zu erscheinen.

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Hungarian FM discusses Úz valley graveyard with Romanian counterpart

Jun 11, 2019

The Hungarian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that working groups of the countries’ defense ministries should begin consultations to “restore proper order in line with bilateral and international agreements”.

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Romanian secret service covered Hungarian text on Pope Francis’s garment

Jun 04, 2019

The SPP had a Hungarian inscription covered on the garment Pope Francis wore during Mass at the Csíksomlyó pilgrimage site on June 1st.

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Officials slam Romanian court for “unacceptable” rejection of ethnic Hungarians appeal

Apr 11, 2019

Fidesz MP István Bajkai and Zoltán Lomnici, head of the Human Dignity Council civil group, said the Romanian supreme court’s rejection of the appeals of two ethnic Hungarians sentenced to prison for an attempted bomb attack in 2015 is “unacceptable”

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Railway line connecting Hungary, Serbia and Romania to go ahead

Mar 22, 2019

Hungary is moving full steam ahead with building a 500km railway line connecting major cities in Hungary, Serbia and Romania

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Hungary and Romania support boost to Western Balkans’ European integration

Feb 11, 2019

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the Western Balkans’ European integration lies in the EU’s economic and security interests

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Hungarian Csángó people living in Romania allowed to hold Mass

Jan 30, 2019

The first Hungarian Mass was held on January 27th and will continue once a month moving forward

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Pope Francis to visit Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Csíksomlyó

Jan 15, 2019

Pope Francis will visit the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Csíksomlyó/Șumuleu in Transylvania during his upcoming trip to Romania

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Romania votes to join the Euro

Dec 17, 2018

The committee was in favor of a 2024-2026 target date with an overwhelming majority

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Romania’s PM: The time has come to “shift the emphasis” in Hungarian-Romanian ties and focus on things that bind the two nations together

Mar 16, 2018

Hungary and Romania should focus on things that advance human and cultural relations, a joint European perspective and the representation of the two peoples’ customs and traditions, Romania's prime minister said

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PM Orbán: Gas cooperation between Hungary and Romania will reduce reliance on Russian gas

Feb 12, 2018

PM Orbán stressed that regional energy networks must become more closely interconnected, and this will enable the end of excessive reliance on Russian gas

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Hungary and Romania agree on new gas partnership

Feb 06, 2018

“This is the first opportunity in the past few decades that Hungary can buy large volumes of gas from a non-Russian source,” Hungary's foreign minister said. He hailed the cooperation agreement as “historic progress towards Hungary’s energy security”

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Romanian prime minister forced to resign over succession of blunders

Jan 16, 2018

Prime Minister Mihai Tudose was forced to resign following a fallout with party leader Liviu Dragnea.

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And what did the European Commission have to say about former PM Tudose’s outrageous remark?

Jan 16, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

Hungarian state television M1 asked for a reaction, and here’s what they got from the Commission spokesperson

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That day when the Romanian PM threatened to hang ethnic minorities

Jan 12, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

Responding to Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose’s claim that the Szekler people will hang next to their flag, if they dare to fly it, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that threatening an ethnic minority with execution is unacceptable

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FM Szijjártó calls Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose’s remarks “unacceptable”

Jan 12, 2018

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó summoned the Romanian ambassador and said that "threatening an ethnic minority with execution is unacceptable”

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PM Orbán: Hungary will help Romania protect its eastern border

Oct 04, 2017

“Sooner or later an effective border seal will be needed on [Romania’s] eastern borders, otherwise Romania will be overwhelmed by migrants and we Hungarians would then have to build a fence on the Romanian border. We certainly want to avoid that, and if it comes to it we will gladly help Romania protect its eastern borders,” PM Orbán said

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Hungary and Romania join forces to fight Ukraine's new education law

Oct 03, 2017

There are more than half a million Hungarians and Romanians living in Ukraine. Hungary's FM noted that this explains why Hungary and Romania are acting together on the matter

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Foreign ministers from Hungary, Romania, Greece and Bulgaria join forces to fight Ukraine's new education law

Sep 15, 2017

Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, stands firmly behind calls to scrap Ukraine's new education law which is the latest international protestation to the law

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Hungary announces that it won't back Croatia's and Romania's bid for OECD membership

Sep 11, 2017

During the Council of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting in Paris on Friday, Hungary indicated that it will not support the membership applications of either Croatia or Romania

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Romania has no objection to Hungary's political parties campaigning in the country for the 2018 general election

Sep 06, 2017

Romania has said it's up to Hungary how they approach the ethnic Hungarian community in the country during the 2018 general election campaign

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Heineken Romania and Lixid Project SRL have settled their ongoing “Csíki/Ciuc” brand dispute

Mar 27, 2017

The end of the “David and Goliath” battle has come to an end

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PM Orbán congratulates RMDSZ and MPP for their success in Romanian election

Dec 13, 2016

PM Orbán sent a lengthy letter praising the pair on their success and stated that the result was a factor of the unity of Romania’s Hungarian community

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Hungary’s political parties welcome results of Romania’s general election

Dec 13, 2016

The ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party received over six percent of the votes to secure seats in the Bucharest parliament

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Hungary and Romania reach agreement on EU farming policy

Sep 05, 2016

The two countries agreed that the EU's farm policy must remain simple and farmer-friendly