News in Brief Romania lifts home quarantine for entrants from Hungary Jan 11, 2021 Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to remain in isolation upon arriving in Romania.
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán congratulates Romania’s newly elected prime minister Dec 28, 2020 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulation to Romania’s newly elected prime minister, Florin Cîţu, and assured him of Hungary’s support.
News in Brief PM Orbán meets with RMDSZ party head Dec 21, 2020 A role in government for RMDSZ would be a strong link between Hungary and Romania, and could significantly improve bilateral ties.
News in Brief Gulyás congratulates RMDSZ on Romanian election success Dec 11, 2020 Gergely Gulyás congratulated the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) and its leader for achieving good results “in an extremely difficult and completely unique situation”.
News in Brief Gulyás urges ethnic Hungarians living in Romania to vote in the country’s general election Nov 30, 2020 Gergely Gulyás emphasized the importance of securing the strongest possible representation for the ethnic Hungarian community in the Romanian parliament.
News in Brief President Áder sends Hungary's condolences to Romania following hospital fire Nov 16, 2020 President Áder expressed Hungary’s sympathy to family members of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those that sustained injuries in the fire.
News in Brief Fidesz MP: Romania fails to meet criteria of the rule of law Aug 03, 2020 István Bajkai said a Romanian case in which two ethnic Hungarians were convicted on terrorism charges indicates that “Romania fails to meet criteria of the rule of law”.
News in Brief President Áder writes to Ukrainian and Romanian counterparts over river waste Jul 09, 2020 President János Áder has written to his Ukrainian and Romanian counterparts complaining about large quantities of plastic bottles and other waste coming into Hungary via the Tisza and Szamos rivers.
News in Brief Coronavirus Update: All Hungarian-Romanian border crossings to open tomorrow May 21, 2020 Róbert Kiss, Lieutenant Colonel of the Hungarian Police Force, revealed today that all Romanian-Hungarian border crossings will open from 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.
News in Brief FM calls on Romanian president to “show more respect to Hungarians” following Szeklerland comments May 01, 2020 The foreign minister calls on Romanian president Klaus Iohannis to “show more respect to Hungarians” after he accused the Social Democratic Party (PSD) of “wanting to relinquish Transylvania to Hungary”.
News in Brief 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.
News in Brief 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.
Blog 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.
News in Brief 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”.
News in Brief 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.
News in Brief 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”
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief Romania votes to join the Euro Dec 17, 2018 The committee was in favor of a 2024-2026 target date with an overwhelming majority
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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”
News in Brief 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.
Blog 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
Blog 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
News in Brief 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”
News in Brief Prime Minister 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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
News in Brief 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