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Bóka calls for action to fight 'traditional and new forms' of anti-Semitism
Minister Bóka said Jewish communities "enjoy the greatest security" in Hungary, and the country hoped to set an example to other member states in this regard.
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Government rejects Brussels' demand to scrap 13th-month pension
Balázs Hidvéghi said the government was working to ease the lives of pensioners.
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PM Orbán: National Consultation survey is first step to winning general election in 2026
"If we lose, we lose everything: family protection, defense against migration, economic neutrality and the utility price caps will be finished," PM Orbán said.
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FM: Next two months will be 'most perilous' of past few decades
The foreign minister said Europe has been handed a chance to restore peace on the continent thanks to Donald Trump's election win.
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Várhelyi: EU integration had advanced by ten years in a single term
Olivér Várhelyi called enlargement a down payment on the bloc's future peace and economic prosperity.
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Finance Minister: Hungary's EU presidency will continue to improve competitiveness
Minister Varga pointed to the need for lower energy prices and a reduction in the VAT burdens of businesses.
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FM: Suspending political dialogue between the EU and Israel would be 'a serious mistake'
Minister Szijjártó said that since the October 7 "evil attack" on Israel, the EU had sought punitive measures against 18 Hamas terrorists as well as 14 Israeli settlers, "which just goes to show how Brussels sees the situation".
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PM Orbán stresses importance of patriotism and a strong Europe
The prime minister said the role of the West in the world had changed "inevitably and undeniably", while Europe's relationship with America was also changing.
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Finance Minister: 2025 budget to benefit families and businesses
Minister Varga said the three "pillars" of the 2025 budget were boosting Hungarians' purchasing power, ensuring affordable housing and scaling up SMEs with the Demjan Sandor Programme.
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FM: Efforts to achieve peace need to be stepped up
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State Secretary: Agreement on 2025 EU budget reached after 'intensive discussions'
The 2025 budget contained EUR 199.4bn of total commitments and EUR 155.2bn of total payments.
Speeches and Remarks
Speech by Viktor Orbán at the general assembly of the Patriots for Europe
Paris, 16th November 2024
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PM Orbán: Serbia is 'most important' country for Hungary's security
Thanks to developments in recent years more and more of Hungary's energy supplies have come through Serbia.
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PM Orbán: The goal is to elicit changes in Brussels
"Hungary must go on with its fight for peace, now in Brussels, with an American victory triggering great expectations," said the prime minister.
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PM Orbán: Draghi report on competitiveness was a 'rude awakening' for EU leaders
The prime minister said the report on the European economy, prepared by Mario Draghi, the well-respected former head of the European Central Bank, at Brussels' request, showed that Europe was on a "suicide" path.
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Gulyás: Brussels is part of the problem rather than the solution
Gergely Gulyás said the bloc faces "countless" challenges, and "Brussels is more often than not a part of the problem rather than the solution.