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PM Orbán: We can only support EU leaders who respect Central Europe

No politician should be nominated to embody Europe’s unity who has previously participated in an affront against any member state

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Q&A on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

What’s the deal with the current research funding framework? Does it really have to be reformed?

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Straight out of Trump’s White House: politics, the press and the President

A guest post by Rajmund Fekete

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

Gestern Nachmittag hat ein Mob aus Rumänen einen österreichisch-ungarischen Soldatenfriedhof in Siebenbürgen gestürmt, trotz der Anwesenheit der Polizei und friedlich protestierender Ungarn.

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Aus diesen Gründen nennen wir es das Budget der Familien

Durch die Erhöhung der Staatsausgaben in Schlüsselbereichen wird sich der Haushalt im nächsten Jahr auf Familien, Bevölkerungspolitik, Sicherheit und nachhaltiges Wirtschaftswachstum konzentrieren.

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Visegrád Four / V4

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Europawahlen 2019: Die Visegrad-Gruppe sendet eine klare Botschaft über die Zukunft der EU

May 31, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Mit ihrem überwältigenden Sieg am Sonntag sicherte sich die Fidesz-KDNP-Allianz unter Führung von Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán 13 Sitze im Europäischen Parlament. Aber das ist nicht alles. Die große Gewinnspanne bei einer Rekordbeteiligung spiegelte einen wichtigen Trend in der gesamten Visegrad-Gruppe wider.

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PM Orbán attends V4 meeting with Angela Merkel

Feb 07, 2019

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend the Visegrad Group heads of state summit along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Bratislava today

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V4 are “pioneers” whose policies are now gaining a following among EU member states, says minister

Jun 27, 2018

Following a V4-Austria interior ministerial meeting in Budapest, Sándor Pintér said Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia see eye to eye in all areas

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Visegrad Four will remain united throughout the migrant crisis, says foreign minister

Sep 11, 2017

“We will continue to reject illegal migration and to fight against mandatory settlement quotas. We will not let them impose on us a failed and dangerous decision regarding the mandatory settlement quota," Hungary's foreign minister said

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Visegrád Four and Israel form a joint task force to fight terrorism

Jul 20, 2017

Prime Minsiter Viktor Orbán announced that the parties will also establish a joint task force to promote technological cooperation

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V4 prime ministers send letter of support to Italian PM in light of growing migrant crisis

Jul 20, 2017

The V4 are ready to contribute to Italian and European efforts aimed at halting the illegal flow of migrants from Libya and other parts of North Africa towards Europe – and especially towards Italy

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Speeches and Remarks Prime Minister

Viktor Orbán’s statement to the press after the meeting between the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four and the Prime Minister of the State of Israel

Jul 20, 2017

19 July 2017, Budapest

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Viktor Orbáns Presseerklärung nach dem Treffen der Visegráder Vier und dem Ministerpräsidenten des Staates Israel

Jul 20, 2017

Budapest, den 19. Juli 2017

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets V4 heads of government

Jul 19, 2017

The V4, comprised of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, met with Israel under Hungary's presidency to discuss energy, innovation, and research and development

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Joint statement of the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia on dual quality of foodstuffs and other commodities

Jul 19, 2017

Same quality for the same product across the EU

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Joint statement on the occasion of the annual summit of the Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group and the Prime Minister of the State of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu

Jul 19, 2017

Budapest, Hungary 19 July 2017

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PM Orbán and Hungary's foreign minister meet V4 and EU representatives to discuss western Balkans

Jul 11, 2017

V4 ministers and representatives from Croatia, Austria and Slovenia were in Budapest to attend a meeting with Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Address by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after a meeting between the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four countries

Jul 06, 2017

4th July 2017, Budapest

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Hungary considers it an honor to hold V4 presidency

Jul 05, 2017

Brexit had demonstrated that the wills of member states cannot be overridden. Both the values and interests of Europe’s nations must be considered

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Joint Statement on the Occasion of the Summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group and The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Jul 05, 2017

Budapest, Hungary 4 July 2017

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Press statement by Viktor Orbán following the meeting of the Visegrád Group

Mar 06, 2017

Warsaw, 2 March 2017

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PM Orbán throws Hungary's support behind V4's position on future of Europe

Mar 03, 2017

Hungary “whole-heartedly” supports calls made by V4 leaders for strengthening national control over legislative and political processes in the EU

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Hungary holds talks with Slovakia to reinforce V4

Dec 06, 2016

A “stable and prosperous” economic cooperation between the Visegrad nations remains even amidst the current political and economic difficulties facing Europe

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Louder, clearer: the voice from this side of Europe

Apr 28, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Serbia recently as the country prepared for last weekend’s elections. The visit was all about strengthening Hungarian-Serbian relations at a time when, as many observers of recent geopolitical trends in Europe have said, the significance and influence of Central and Eastern Europe is changing.

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Hungary launches successful first stage of the V4 Bicycle Race

Apr 27, 2016

Hungary placed 13th in the first round of the race, but final placings will be decided following similar events in the remaining V4 nations

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Europe facing most serious challenges since the Second World War

Apr 18, 2016

“Europe hasn’t been subject to such serious security challenges since World War II and a unified and determined response must be provided to them,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó at the GLOBSEC conference in Bratislava.

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Relationship with Poland one of the Cornerstones of Hungarian Foreign Relations

Mar 21, 2016

“The relationship between Hungary and Poland is one of the cornerstones of Hungarian foreign relations; the friendship between the Hungarian and Polish people is a special relationship spanning many periods of history”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in Budapest at the Hungarian-Polish Business Forum.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds talks in Brussels with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko

Mar 17, 2016

Before a meeting of the European People’s Party in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

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Funds Should Also be Provided for Defence Efforts of Balkan Countries

Mar 11, 2016

Hungary would primarily allocate funds towards the defence efforts of the Balkan countries against illegal migration. At the same time, Hungary is not opposed to Turkey being given a significant financial grant, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference held on Thursday in Budapest.

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Italy Politically Blackmailing V4 Countries

Feb 19, 2016 - MTI

In Government Spokesman Zoltán Kovacs's opinion, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzo is politically blackmailing both Hungary and the V4. According to news reports he stated that EU subsidies should be reduced for the offending countries if they do not accept the mandatory resettlement quotas.

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A Second Line of Defense Needs to be Established

Feb 16, 2016 - Prime Minister's Office

At a press conference following a special summit of Visegrád Four (V4) prime ministers in Prague, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the policy the European Union has so far pursued in handling the migration crisis has failed, the external Schengen borders could not be protected, and therefore a new, second line of defence is needed.

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'We Must Discuss a Second Line of Defense' Says PM Orbán at V4

Feb 15, 2016

Following the meeting of the Visegrad Four, Prime Minister Orbán pointed to the need for a "second line of defense" between Turkey and Schengen. In the press statement, he also voiced support for Bulgaria's accession to Schengen.

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