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PM Orbán prepares for two-day European Union summit
The summit is scheduled to address the war in Ukraine and issues pertaining to energy policy, economy, security and defense.
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PM Orbán to attend emergency summit of EU leaders in Versailles
The prime minister is set to make it clear that Hungary was opposed to imposing sanctions on Russian energy.
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PM Orbán calls on EU to rethink policy on energy prices
The prime minister said the European Commission was partially to blame for recent energy price rises.
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PM Orbán to attend EU-Western Balkan Summit
Leaders will have an opportunity to discuss their commitments to the Western Balkans at the summit.
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PM Orbán: Hungary is “months ahead” of other EU member states in terms of inoculation rate
PM Orbán said the European Union summit in Brussels focused on vaccination, migration and climate change.
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PM Orbán: Cost of climate change fight should be borne by biggest polluting companies
The prime minister said Hungary does not accept the position that individuals and families should bear the costs of climate action.
Speeches and Remarks
Answers of Viktor Orbán to the press before the Summit of the European Council
Porto, 8 May 2021
Speeches and Remarks
Remarks of Viktor Orbán at the Porto Social Summit
7 May 2021
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Hungary sees the EU as a community based on “families, employment, and innovation”
The justice minister said the Hungarian model was based on “experiences of more than ten years, reality, and tangible results”.
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Hungary and Austria agree that setting an EU minimum wage is ill-advised
Setting a minimum wage from Brussels would be ill-advised due to large differences in the level of development between European Union member states.
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PM Orbán: Reopening economy hinges on vaccine drive
“We have to try to convince everyone in Europe to get the vaccine,” the prime minister said.
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PM Orbán will push for speeding up rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in videoconference of EU leaders
Hungary is in talks with several vaccine manufacturers, and the country is on the verge of adding the UK’s Oxford/AstraZeneca and Russia’s Sputnik V jabs to its vaccine arsenal.
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PM Orbán: Common sense prevailed at EU summit
After a deal was struck on the EU budget and recovery fund at the European Union summit in Brussels, PM Orbán said “common sense has prevailed, we’ve protected Hungarians’ money.”