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Former chancellor of Austria praises PM Orbán's peace efforts
Sebastian Kurz said efforts by PM Orbán and Hungary’s current EU presidency “offer us an opportunity to take a step in the right direction, but it should be up to...
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President Sulyok: Ties between Hungary and Austria are “excellent”
The president expressed his support for plans to open a Hungarian language secondary school in Vienna.
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State Secretary: Austria hails results of Hungary Helps as “exemplary”
Austria at the start of the year established a special government unit within the Chancellery to help persecuted Christian minorities.
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FM: Hungary and Austrian right are fighting for “real democracy” in Europe
The foreign minister said the cooperation between Hungary’s government and the Austrian right will “contribute to our ability to preserve our sovereignty and bring to a halt the European Union’s...
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FM: Hungary counts on Austria’s support
The foreign minister said that Austria was among EU countries that took action against illegal migration.
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Ombudsman calls for solution to road use between Hungary and Austria
Since March 1, the road linking Ágfalva and Schattendorf (Somfalva) has been fully blocked for vehicles.
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FM: Hungary’s expelling of people smugglers is not directed against any country
Minister Szijjártó said he had talked to Alexander Schallenberg, his Austrian counterpart, who had indicated that Hungary’s expelling people smugglers was problematic for his country.
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Hungary and Austria to maintain strong cooperation in defense and other areas
Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said Hungary and Austria are “good neighbors” and are in agreement about not sending weapons to Ukraine.
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President Novák: Europe needs open internal and secure external borders
Regarding migration, President Novák said Hungary was on the same page as Austria and that accepting and helping refugees was a humanitarian task.
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President Novák visits Vienna and kicks off county tour back home
The president announced that she would pay an official visit to each county in the next few years.
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PM Orbán: Restrictions could be much worse than we dare think
The prime minister said the first sign of a wartime situation would be when “they declare an energy emergency in Brussels; when access to some commodities must be restricted.”
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FM: Austria and Hungary are intensifying cooperation to contain illegal migration
The foreign minister said the European Union clearly faces security challenges on several fronts, adding that “coping with them one at a time would be complicated enough, let alone simultaneously.”
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PM Orbán: Hungary can count on Austria and vice versa
“In easy times, friendship is easy; when times are hard, friendship is harder,” the prime minister said.