The cardinal said that from all the speeches given by Pope Francis during his visit to Hungary, “it could be felt that he paid attention to our problems and our...
“The Hungarian nation today considers the Serbian nation their brother," the foreign minister said.
“We have long known that Hungary’s left wing is on the side of war,” István Hollik, communications director of Fidesz, said in a video statement.
The open-air mass is part of the largest pilgrimage of Hungarian Catholics, drawing hundreds of thousands of believers from Hungary and the diaspora every year.
“The latest attack is all about Hungary not deserving any European Union funding, and [about how the country] is not worthy to take on the EU’s rotating presidency in 2024,” Balázs Hidvéghi said.
KSH has announced that Hungary’s jobless rate was 3.9% at the end of April, edging down from 4.0% in March.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said Hungary is a staunch supporter of the European integration of the Western Balkans.
The foreign minister said an agreement had been signed with WA President Husain Al-Musallam on the federation relocating its headquarters to Budapest from Lausanne, with the final unanimous decision on the move to be approved by the WA congress.
Balázs Hidvéghi, an MEP of ruling Fidesz, said MEPs together with the Hungarian “dollar left” are preparing another “deceitful” report condemning Hungary.
Both countries see energy security as a priority, and the TurkStream gas pipeline is key for both of them, Minister Szijjártó said.
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and State Secretary for International Communications Zoltán Kovács announced that Hungary is at the forefront of digital citizen services with the establishment of a National Digital Space.
Central Bank official Bálint Dancsik said the ratio of the Hungarian banks’ liquid assets, structure of financing, capital adequacy and credit portfolio are substantially better than during the 2008 crisis.
Member states’ rights to the rotating presidency of the European Council are decided in a unanimous vote. The EP has no say in the matter, Minister Varga said.