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Foreign Minister slams EC president for ditching Oliver Varhelyi
Minister Szijjártó insisted that countries that were most advanced in the accession process wanted Varhelyi to stay on in his current role.
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Bóka: Europe’s oligarchs 'setting direction for EU policymaking'
János Bóka said Ursula von der Leyen had been re-elected as European Commission president thanks to the votes of “liberals and greens that suffered the largest losses” at the recent...
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PM Orbán: Von der Leyen is our employee, not our opponent
The prime minister said von der Leyen’s performance had been very weak in the past five years.
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Deutsch: Von der Leyen has made political deal with EP’s pro-war majority to be re-elected
“She does nothing for peace and Europe is getting closer to a conflict," said Kinga Gál, another MEP of Fidesz.
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Fidesz MEP: Votes are lacking for Ursula von der Leyen’s re-election
Ursula von der Leyen’s re-election as president of the European Commission is looking shaky.
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PM Orbán: Hungary cannot support extension of von der Leyen's mandate
The prime minister said Von der Leyen had used the rule of law as a party political tool against Hungary.
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Századvég survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with Ursula von der Leyen's leadership
The survey highlights the European Commission's failures in managing migration, inflation, and the energy crisis.
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Von der Leyen and EC withhold funds from Hungary
The EC president said the EU will continue to withhold some 20 billion euros of cohesion funds until other concerns are addressed.
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Deutsch: Change needed in Brussels over migration shambles
“Change is needed in Brussels,” Tamás Deutsch said, appealing to citizens to respond to the government’s National Consultation questionnaire.
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Ursula von der Leyen congratulates PM Orbán on re-election
Von der Leyen said on Twitter that the community faced unprecedented challenges, adding she was looking forward to working together with Hungary to successfully address them.
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PM Orbán in a letter to Ursula von der Leyen: EC must suspend infringement procedures that undermine the territorial and national integrity of member states and the security of their citizens
The EC must suspend all infringement proceedings that undermine the measures taken by member states to protect the territorial and national integrity and security of their citizens, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote in a letter to Ursula von der Leyen.
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Gulyás: VDL state of EU speech was a “huge disappointment”
The president of the European Commission failed to address the most important issues or put forward a plan to stop Europe’s competitive backsliding on the global stage.
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PM Orbán: According to EU founding Treaties, it is a national competence how to raise our children
The European Parliament and the European Commission want LGBTQ activists to be allowed into schools and kindergartens, the Hungarian prime minister said in Belgrade on Thursday.