Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky thanked his Italian counterpart for Italy’s participation in the protection of NATO’s eastern flank and in the work of the NATO-enhanced Vigilance Activity Battle Group.
Minister Varga said Italy’s government was alone in understanding Hungary’s “solid arguments” in the legal dispute over its child protection law.
The ministers discussed the economic situation in their respective countries as well as economic policy developments in the European Union.
“We agreed that by starting the war, Vladimir Putin has crossed the Rubicon. Our common goal is to stop the war as soon as possible and have peace,” the president...
The prime minister expressed hope that he will get an opportunity to personally consult with Meloni about joint tasks in the near future.
Italian companies had shown loyalty to Hungary during the pandemic, with 28 Italian companies investing HUF 12 billion (EUR 33m), creating 3,400 jobs.
PM Orbán assured Draghi that the Hungarian government remained dedicated to “enhancing bilateral ties and strengthening European cooperation based on mutual respect”.
Salvini is facing legal proceedings because he, when interior minister, banned a ship of illegal migrants from docking.
Urso said on Facebook that “Italy and Hungary, together with Spain and Portugal, could lead an alliance of southern and central Europe, saving the EU from the northern, Dutch pirates, in the spirit of solidarity of the former founders of the European community.”
Katalin Novák said the Hungarian government could not accept the distribution quota for migrants, adding that “we do not agree with the distribution mechanism included in the Malta agreement and we will not support any form of mandatory settlement quota.”
”Hungary is prepared to help Italy, where it can; thus, if the country finally commits to protecting its borders, we will help to that end as well as to return migrants already in Italy back home,” PM Orbán said.
“In Hungary, in recent years, we have developed a new model of political and state theory, and a Christian-democratic state has been built,” said Prime Minister Orbán, addressing an event organized by Fratelli d’Italia in Rome, adding that proof of the model’s success is demonstrated in three parliamentary election victories that delivered a two-thirds majority.
The Hungarian and Italian governments agree that the outgoing EU administration “cannot be a negotiating partner in issues impacting the bloc’s future”