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Official: Brussels has been trying to pressurise Hungary into taking a pro-war position for years
The Hungarian government is responsible for Hungarian voters and their security, and sticking to the pro-peace position was a priority.
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House Speaker: National interests require that people surpass ideological divides
The Hungarian model is “unique” in Europe, László Kövér said, as it allowed equal opportunities for right-wing sources to get their message to the voters in traditional media.
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Kocsis: Current Brussels leadership cannot guarantee prosperity or peace
The current EU leaders have been unable to guarantee peace or prosperity, and there is war and a weakening economy instead, Máté Kocsis said.
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FM: Brussels is preparing for a world war
Minister Szijjártó said Ukraine was increasingly on the back foot in the war against Russia, which he said had prompted a “dangerous response” in Brussels.
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Varga: Didn't take long for European liberal left “to contradict itself again”
Judit Varga said it was clear that when it came to “Hungarophobia, the liberal left doesn’t even believe its institutions”.
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PM Orbán: Brussels’ affairs must be put in order
The prime minister said that more will be at stake at the upcoming ballot than ever before.
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PM Orbán: Change is needed in Brussels
The prime minister said the current leaders of the EU are unfit to handle the fluid situation in Ukraine and migration.
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Facebook statement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of a meeting of EU heads of state and government
29 June 2023, Brussels
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Gulyás: Hungary rejects attempts to create a uniform Europe
Hungary rejects attempts to create a uniform Europe but sees no alternative other than to remain a member of the EU and NATO.
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Latest study by Nézőpont Institute: Majority of Hungarians believe the Brussels leadership is corrupt
More than half of Hungarians (54 percent) believe the European Union leadership to be corrupt, with even a third of government-critics (31 percent) holding the same view.
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Hollik: Brussels corruption scandal is decade's biggest
István Hollik said the corruption scandal entangling Brussels is “the biggest such scandal” of the decade with left-wing politicians “playing the main role” in it.
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PM Orbán: It is high time that the swamp was drained in Brussels
The prime minister said that the fact that “the left-wing vice-president of the European Parliament was arrested over corruption charges” has left its mark on the Brussels summit of the European Union.
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PM Orbán prepares for summit of EU leaders in Brussels
The European Council will meet to discuss the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, economic issues and foreign relations on Thursday and Friday.