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Foreign Minister meets with Moroccan trade minister in Budapest
Minister Szijjártó said Morocco was Hungary's biggest trade partner in Africa in 2024, with bilateral trade reaching USD 400m.
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Nagy: EU's preferential treatment of Ukrainian farmers is unacceptable
István Nagy said an increase in imports of Ukrainian farm products would put European farmers in an "extremely disadvantageous position".
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PM's Commissioner: More immigrants than emigrants in Hungary since 1995
Piroska Szalai said that 1.3 million people have arrived, and some 700,000 people have left Hungary.
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PM Orbán: I am resolute, migrants cannot be allowed in
In a candid appearance on the Pikk Extra podcast, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with journalists Zsolt Bayer and Áron Ambrózy, touching on the challenges facing...
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PM Orbán: Von der Leyen and Zelensky should discuss how to prevent people dying from forced conscription
The prime minister said in the Fighters Club Facebook group that József Sebestyen had been carried away by force from Berehove (Beregszasz), beaten up several times and then taken to the hospital.
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Kocsis: Tisza Party not presenting its candidates is a 'great failure'
Máté Kocsis said Péter Magyar had stated in January that they would force the country to hold early elections in April, but how could they plan such a thing when they do not even have candidates in June.
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PM Orbán: Ukrainian president cannot tell Hungarians what their opinion should be
"Hungary is the first country to have held a referendum on Ukraine’s EU membership," PM Orbán said.
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President Sulyok sends condolences to family of deceased Transcarpathian Hungarian who was forcefully conscripted
"On behalf of all Hungarians, please accept my sincere condolences. We are with you in this difficult time. May God rest your son!"
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PM Orbán: A country in which forced conscription could lead to death cannot be member of EU
The prime minister said the government's Vote 2025 survey on Ukraine's EU membership had been "justified joint action" on the part of Hungarians.
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PM's Political Director: Von der Leyen backed Ukrainian interests to the detriment of European interests
Balázs Orbán said in a post on Facebook that von der Leyen had been saved in the vote of no confidence in the European Parliament by "the liberal elite".
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State Secretary: Hungary and Germany to rebuild bilateral political and diplomatic ties
Levente Magyar said Hungary-Germany relations, with the government led by Friedrich Merz taking power in May, have turned a new leaf.
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PM Orbán: Today will see imperial Brussels elite on one side and patriots and common sense on the other
The prime minister said he was expecting a "chaotic" session in the European Parliament with "MEPs voting on whether Ursula von der Leyen should continue at the helm of Brussels bureaucracy".
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MEP: Karácsony had 'direct impact' on EU's freezing of community funding to Hungary
Tamás Deutsch called Karácsony "infinitely cynical" and insisted that the mayor "during his long years in opposition" had "spread the most blatant lies about Hungary in the world".
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Nagy: Member states press Brussels to put European farmers' interests first
Minister Nagy said the ministers were asking EU decision makers to protect local farmers from an "unrestricted flood" of Ukrainian farm products.
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PM Orbán: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a 'comedian'
The prime minister said Zelensky had introduced a new type of "influencer politician, an actor, or comedian".