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Fidesz MEP: European left preparing to put pressure on Hungary
Balázs Hidvéghi, an MEP of ruling Fidesz, said MEPs together with the Hungarian “dollar left” are preparing another “deceitful” report condemning Hungary.
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Navracsics holds meeting with EP budget control committee
The meeting included discussions which may result in support for Hungary’s access to European Union funds.
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Navracsics: Hungary is making efforts to reach an agreement with EC
Minister Navracsics told the Hungarian press that the government had not given up its plan to fulfil the milestones set by the EC and consequently have access to the EU...
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Fidesz MEP: EC withholding development funds for political reasons
“I trust that the Commission will not maintain this unlawful state,” Tamás Deutsch told Kossuth Radio.
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FM: EU withholding Hungary’s funds owing to political reasons
The foreign minister said the European Commission’s conditions were piling up and were “becoming unfair”.
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State of emergency in connection with war in Ukraine extended until Nov 25
An extended state of emergency is needed to handle the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the war in Ukraine and to tackle the economic consequences.
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Finance Minister: EC owes significant sums of money to Hungary
Had Hungary received the monies it is entitled to, its economy would have grown by more than 5% last year, Minister Varga said.
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Teachers to receive further wage hikes across Hungary
The interior ministry said it has been in talks on the new draft legislation with the National Teachers’ Chamber and the National Public Education Council for a month and a half.
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Justice Minister: Hungary fully implementing EU conditionality procedure commitments
The justice minister said Hungary is “very close” to an agreement with the European Commission as regards the justice package among others, and there are no unresolved “political issues”.
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FM: Hungary-EU talks on community funding are “frustrating”
The foreign minister said the EU’s freezing the funds due to Hungary was “no problem in terms of the budget”, but it was “a matter of principle”.
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Gulyás: EU is withholding payments to Hungary because of cultural and social issues
Gergely Gulyás said that “interference with the lives of families and the education system is an attack on our national sovereignty.”
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Századvég: Hungarian people expect Brussels to fully disburse EU funds instead of new obstacles
A survey conducted by the Századvég Foundation mapped public opinion on the payment of cohesion and reconstruction funds to which Hungary is entitled.