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PM Orbán sends letter of condolence to Greek Premier following train crash
The prime minister assured the victims and their families of his sympathies and wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the tragedy.
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FM: Greece has key role in diversifying Hungary’s gas supply
Hungarian-Greek cooperation will also have an important part to play in managing the global crises stemming from the war in Ukraine.
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FM: Hungary is prepared to assist Greece with the protection of its borders
The foreign minister said illegal migration still posed a serious challenge to both Greece and Hungary, as both countries are protected the European Union’s external borders.
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Chief Security Advisor: Pressure of migration on Hungary’s southern border is growing significantly
Since the beginning of the year, 40 percent more illegal entry attempts have been reported from Hungary’s southern borders than in the first half of 2019.
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Hungary vows to help Greece amid rising migrant pressure
Hungary has offered to send a 65-strong border guard unit to Greece within the framework of an operation by the EU’s border agency Frontex.
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Hungarian police force continues to help North Macedonia and Serbia tackle migrant crisis
The Hungarian officers will help patrol the Greek-North Macedonian and the North Macedonian-Serbian border to prevent illegal migration on the Balkans route
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Suspected Syrian terrorist arrested in Budapest received one of the EU’s prepaid debit cards
It’s outrageous. And through the payments to the card, according to reports, he was getting paid more than a minimum wage earner in Hungary.
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Foreign ministers from Hungary, Romania, Greece and Bulgaria join forces to fight Ukraine's new education law
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, stands firmly behind calls to scrap Ukraine's new education law which is the latest international protestation to the law
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PM Orbán holds independent talks with leaders from Greece, Turkey and Croatia to discuss bilateral relations and the EU
The leaders discussed the most important challenges facing Europe and how best to build bilateral relations
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The EU "won't take legal action" against countries who refuse migrants
The EU is signaling it won't take legal action against countries that refuse to share refugees as long as the overall target number of people finds new homes
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Migrant crisis is worsening warns Chief Security Advisor
The situation on the Greek islands is chaotic and mass migration is becoming difficult to manage in more and more countries along the main migration routes
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Austria sends 60 troops to Hungarian-Serbian border
Based at Hódmezővásárhely near Szeged in southeast Hungary for a six month posting, the Austrian soldiers are sappers who will help build roads and erect containers
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Hungary to place permanent barriers at the borders
The move follows reports of Serbian police foiling a people trafficker’s attempt to smuggle 44 migrants across the border to Hungary