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Hungary's EU affairs minister holds talks with EU's rule of law commissioner
János Bóka proposed that the European Commission should deal only with matters within its competence, in which all member states should be treated equally.
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FM: New era in US-Hungary relations
"If Donald Trump can't broker peace in Ukraine, no one can," the foreign minister said, adding that Hungary fully supports Trump's endeavors.
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FM: Ukraine joining EU before Western Balkans is out of the question
"No one can think that Ukraine is in a better state [of preparedness] today than any of the Western Balkans countries," the foreign minister said.
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Menczer: Tisza Party has launched signature drive that is in favor of Ukraine's EU membership
Voters are being given an opportunity to express their views on the subject thanks to the government's referendum, Tamás Menczer noted.
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FM: Unacceptable that EC is replacing shelved USAID funding with EU taxpayers' money
The foreign minister welcomed that US President Donald Trump was "bravely and openly confronting the international liberal mainstream", adding that the Hungarian government was fully behind these efforts.
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PM Orbán: Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and 'we had to step in'
The prime minister said: "We couldn't continue simply looking on as people were robbed; those who raised prices had to be told: enough, no more!"
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Foreign Ministers of Hungary and Austria discuss Ukraine's EU integration endeavors
Péter Szijjártó had consultations with his new Austrian counterpart about continued violations of the ethnic Hungarian community's rights in Transcarpathia and on Ukraine's EU integration endeavors.
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Kocsis: Best to totally ban media financing from abroad
Máté Kocsis said the international corruption network has bought politicians, journalists, activists and media platforms in Hungary.
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President Sulyok: Hungarian-Polish friendship is part of Hungarians’ sense of identity
The president said that "Hungarian-Polish friendship for us is not a myth, but a reality."
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FM: US extends Hungary's exemption from sanctions against Russia's Gazprombank
Minister Szijjártó noted that the sanctions against Gazprombank, introduced by the outgoing American administration days before their term of office ended, had put Hungary and other countries in the region in a difficult position in terms of gas supply.
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PM Orbán: Ukraine’s admission to EU would be tantamount to economic collapse
The prime minister said Hungarians will get the chance to vote in a referendum on Ukraine’s EU accession from April to June.
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PM Orbán vetoes joint declaration on Ukraine
"We will not go along with the creation of a common European position that Hungary is a part of if it is pro-war," PM Orbán said.
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PM's Political Director: If Ukraine joined the EU it would destroy Europe
"It is our firm belief that the EU member states have an inalienable right to decide which other states to allow into the community of European countries," Balázs Orbán said in Brussels.