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Gulyás: Christian faith is key to survival
“Our long history has shown us that the key to survival in these times is the depth of Christian faith," said Gergely Gulyás.
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Gulyás: Culture is like peace in that it connects us
“Culture … does not destroy and tear us apart,” Gergely Gulyás said.
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Gergely Gulyás: The government will fund Erasmus scholarships
Minister Gulyás: If the Erasmus scholarship negotiations with the European Union fall through, the government will pay the cost of the scholarships
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Gulyás: European identity only exists through national identities
Hungary’s government represents the rule of law and the preservation of national diversity in Brussels and believes in the need to accept differences of opinion.
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Hungarian teachers to receive pay rise
Teachers’ wages will be nearly doubled by Jan. 1, 2025, but this requires that Hungary receive the EU funds it is entitled to, Gulyás said.
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Government welcomes Fiscal Council’s approval of draft budget amendments
Gergely Gulyás said the budget earmarks more than 2,600 billion forints (EUR 6.5bn) for keeping household utility bills low.
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Gulyás: Hungary has fulfilled majority of 27 “milestones” the EC set as conditions
Gergely Gulyás noted that in August, after the government was formed, a strategic agreement was signed with the European Union with a view to concluding the conditionality procedure.
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Gulyás: Russia’s attack on Ukraine was “doubtless aggression”
Gergely Gulyás said the EU’s sanctions have put the European economy in an impossible situation, “or at least in a very difficult one”; Hungary and the EU are in disagreement on the latter point.
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Navracsics: Hungary's adoption of global minimum tax does not mean taxes will increase
As part of a deal with Brussels, an existing business tax would be seen as part of the general tax burden, so in Hungary’s case the corporate tax would not have to increase.
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Gulyás: EU’s goal should be to preserve unity
Hungary has done more than enough to reach an agreement with the EC, “but it seems the body is unable to form an objective opinion, and so the European Council will be hopefully more reliable in the conditionality procedure,” Gergely Gulyás said.
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Government scraps price cap on fuel due to EU sanctions
“The implementation of the sanctions has caused tangible disruptions to Hungary’s energy supplies,” Gulyás said.
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Gulyás: Hungary has become the hope of conservatives in the free world
Gergely Gulyás said the liberal media put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the same page with Donald Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jair Bolsonaro or Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Gulyás: Hungary wants peace talks to get underway ASAP
Hungary wants a ceasefire and peace talks to get underway as quickly as possible, especially in light of the recent missile strike in Poland.