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Foreign Minister calls on EC to start negotiations with US about cooperation on tariff policy
Minister Szijjártó said that the EU should have entered into talks with the US, and car industry tariffs should have been reduced.
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Bóka: Hungary believes the EU must support Trump’s peace initiative
János Bóka said Hungary’s position is that an immediate ceasefire and meaningful peace talks are needed in order to end the war as soon as possible.
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FM: Hungary-Slovakia gas interconnector capacity boosted
Minister Szijjártó said both Hungary and Slovakia wanted to see a European-American cooperation based on mutual respect.
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Hankó: Hungarian family policy attends to the needs of the unborn and born alike
Balázs Hankó said measures enacted by previous governments still cast a shadow over the efforts of the current one.
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Bóka: EP is attacking Hungary yet again
János Bóka said he sent a letter to his Polish counterpart today, asking why it was exactly that Hungary "is being attacked".
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Deutsch: Magyar's hearing on lifting his immunity is not expected before mid-May
The Hungarian public prosecutor requested Magyar's immunity to be lifted over allegations of theft on September 26, 2024, Deutsch said on Facebook.
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FM: Hungary can stay out of Ukraine war only by preserving its sovereignty
"Hungary doesn't want to be dragged into the war. So we must maintain our sovereignty," Minister Szijjártó said.
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Gulyás: There is no strong European Union without a strong Germany
Gergely Gulyás said Germany must play a leading role in Europe, arguing that "there is no strong European Union without a strong Germany."
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FM: Christianity provides firm foundation for cooperation between Hungary and Lebanon
Minister Szijjártó met Gebran Bassil, head of Lebanon's Christian Free Patriotic Movement, for talks in Budapest on Monday.
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Facebook post by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
31 March 2025, Tarnazsadány
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FM: Unacceptable for the EU to pursue a policy of widening and escalating the war
Minister Szijjártó pointed out that neither the European Union as a whole nor any of its member states are threatened by any risk of war, not even from Russia.
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KSH: Average gross wage in Hungary rose 10.4% year-on-year in January
Hungary's statutory monthly minimum wage was raised by 9pc to HUF 290,800 for unskilled laborers and by 7pc to HUF 348,800 for skilled workers from January 1, 2025.
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Leading politicians of Fidesz and KDNP will set off on a tour of the country
Manfred Weber and Ursula von der Leyen want to bring Ukraine into the European Union, and very quickly, Tamás Menczer said. This entails many dangers, he added.
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PM Orbán: Brussels is readying for war while Hungary remains on the side of peace
The prime minister said it did not appear that Europe was currently threatened by war.
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Hungarian pensioners will get an average top-up of HUF 39,600 in November
The National Economy Ministry noted that pensions had been raised by 3.2% in January, corresponding to the government's assumption for average annual inflation.