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Brussels’ black box: €62 million in EU funding to politically active NGOs in Hungary
When it comes to transparency, the European Commission preaches far more than it practices.
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FM: Unacceptable for the EU to pursue a policy of widening and escalating the war
Minister Szijjártó pointed out that neither the European Union as a whole nor any of its member states are threatened by any risk of war, not even from Russia.
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PM Orbán: Brussels is readying for war while Hungary remains on the side of peace
The prime minister said it did not appear that Europe was currently threatened by war.
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National Economy Ministry: There are no short or long-term risks regarding Hungary's state debt
The ministry said in response to the EC’s Debt Sustainability Monitor report that the government is committed to fiscal discipline, including reducing public debt.
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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: 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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FM: EC chief's ceasefire turnaround raises question of how many deaths could have been prevented
Hungary’s government was already calling for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks at the start of the war, Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Economic policy should be put into the hands of member states
Minister Szijjártó said the EU was facing serious economic challenges and that its competitiveness had dwindled in the past years.
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FM: Government decided against vetoing renewal of EU sanctions against Russia
The foreign minister welcomed the commission's decision to enter into talks with Ukraine on gas deliveries and that it had asked Kyiv for guarantees on maintaining oil transit shipments.
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National Economy Ministry: Hungary's budget would preserve stability in coming years
The National Economy Ministry said that "intensive negotiations" with EC experts to clarify issues had preceded the EC's endorsement of Hungary's national medium-term fiscal-structural plan.
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MEP: Action needed by Brussels against high energy prices and gas market speculation
András Gyürk said he had submitted written questions to the European Commission on behalf of the Fidesz group, adding that the EC had done nothing when gas transits through Ukraine were stopped at the beginning of the year.
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Bóka does not 'pin great hopes on EC's activities in upcoming cycle'
János Bóka visited the European Commission on the second working day of the new administration in order to learn about the body's opinion on the current challenges.
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Bóka: EC appears to continue a policy of no change
Minister Bóka said Hungary with its EU presidency had set the goal "to be the voice of change in the EU and keep the hope for change alive".