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Romania lifts home quarantine for entrants from Hungary
Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to remain in isolation upon arriving in Romania.
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PM Orbán congratulates Romania’s newly elected prime minister
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulation to Romania’s newly elected prime minister, Florin Cîţu, and assured him of Hungary’s support.
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PM Orbán meets with RMDSZ party head
A role in government for RMDSZ would be a strong link between Hungary and Romania, and could significantly improve bilateral ties.
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Gulyás congratulates RMDSZ on Romanian election success
Gergely Gulyás congratulated the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) and its leader for achieving good results “in an extremely difficult and completely unique situation”.
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Gulyás urges ethnic Hungarians living in Romania to vote in the country’s general election
Gergely Gulyás emphasized the importance of securing the strongest possible representation for the ethnic Hungarian community in the Romanian parliament.
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President Áder sends Hungary's condolences to Romania following hospital fire
President Áder expressed Hungary’s sympathy to family members of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those that sustained injuries in the fire.
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Fidesz MP: Romania fails to meet criteria of the rule of law
István Bajkai said a Romanian case in which two ethnic Hungarians were convicted on terrorism charges indicates that “Romania fails to meet criteria of the rule of law”.
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President Áder writes to Ukrainian and Romanian counterparts over river waste
President János Áder has written to his Ukrainian and Romanian counterparts complaining about large quantities of plastic bottles and other waste coming into Hungary via the Tisza and Szamos rivers.
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Coronavirus Update: All Hungarian-Romanian border crossings to open tomorrow
Róbert Kiss, Lieutenant Colonel of the Hungarian Police Force, revealed today that all Romanian-Hungarian border crossings will open from 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.
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FM calls on Romanian president to “show more respect to Hungarians” following Szeklerland comments
The foreign minister calls on Romanian president Klaus Iohannis to “show more respect to Hungarians” after he accused the Social Democratic Party (PSD) of “wanting to relinquish Transylvania to Hungary”.
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PM Orbán congratulates Romania's Orban on election win
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulations to Ludovic Orban on his election as Romania’s new prime minister.
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UVDL to ask Hungary and Romania to name new commissioner designates
President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will ask Hungary and Romania to name new commissioner designates following an official letter from David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, about the decision of the EP legal committee.
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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. In Budapest hat Außenminister Péter Szijjártó den rumänischen Botschafter vorgeladen, der sich weigerte, zu erscheinen.