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Press statement of PM Viktor Orbán before the European Council
10 December 2020, Brussels
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PM Orbán holds talks with EU leaders
PM Orbán has held preparatory talks for the next EU summit with European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Cypriot president as well as his Italian, Slovenian,...
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PM Orbán holds video conference with EC President Charles Michael
The prime minister said rich countries must not be given more funds because that would be in contravention with European values.
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PM Orbán holds talks with president-elect of the European Council
PM Orbán and Charles Michel discussed important topics in connection with Hungary’s relations with the European Union, including policies on migration, the economy and foreign affairs.
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EU in limbo after Brussels summit
Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels failed to find a compromise regarding its new leader. Government spokesman István Hollik said V4 leaders are “now more united than they had been five years ago.”
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PM Orbán arrives in Brussels for European Council meetings
The PM said this is the most important consultation regarding the future of the EU, and the primary question for now is whether or not Fidesz will remain in the EPP.
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Hungary has “good chances” in the struggle against the EU’s mandatory migrant quotas, says minister
The minister underlined the fact that at this point in time, 16 Member States do not support the EU's official draft, while five Member States indicated their unconditional support for the proposal
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PM Orbán: European Union wants to implement new regulations that encourage and support immigration
“We must block this and we must confront it,” the prime minister said, adding that in this context the EU summit is important, providing the “deciding showdown” in June
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Hungary’s foreign minister has officially protested over the negotiations on the UN’s Compact for Migration
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, made his feelings known in a letter to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini
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Prime Minister Orbán: We cannot give in to extortion
Recently, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel sent an ultimatum to the Visegrád countries. The essence of the ultimatum was that by the end of June, if a consensus is not reached in the European Council, then the mandatory migrant quota system will be adopted with a qualified majority vote - overruling dissenters.
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PM Orbán: Still no agreement on the issues of resettlement and immigration at EU leaders summit
“We managed to maintain our post, but failed to convince our opponents. The dispute has not finished, the judge has suspended the dispute. There will be a few weeks’ break now. We are going to meet again in March, and we shall continue the struggle around the issue of immigration," PM Orbán said
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FM Szijjártó: Tusk has spoken the truth with regard to the mandatory relocation quotas
The minister welcomed the fact that, finally, a serious European leader, the president of the European Council, has labeled mandatory relocation quotas for what they are: ineffective and divisive