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FM: Hungary and Slovakia expanding number of border crossing points
Minister Szijjártó said Hungary and Slovakia both have a vested interest in ensuring that Europe’s longest border connects rather than divides the two countries.
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FM: Energy cooperation between Hungary and Slovakia is closer than ever
Minister Szijjártó noted that Slovakia was buying more than half a billion cubic metres of gas delivered via Hungary this year.
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PM Orbán: If Ukraine wants good relations, it must respect its neighbors
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava on Tuesday for a working lunch focused on energy security and regional cooperation.
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Hungary and Slovakia partner on water treatment project
The project seeks to improve the efficiency of municipal wastewater treatment through technology-intensive interventions.
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FM: Slovakia has no intention of restricting minority rights
Minister Szijjártó said Andrej Danko reassured him of the promise given previously by Slovakia's speaker and the country's foreign minister that the Slovak majority in the governing coalition had no intention of restricting the rights of minorities.
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FM: Government welcomes Slovakia's view of ethnic Hungarian community
Hungary's government attaches great importance to the fate of ethnic Hungarians in Slovakia, Minister Szijjártó said after talks with Slovak parliamentary speaker Péter Ziga.
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FM: Government has taken all necessary steps in connection with Slovakia's new language law
The foreign minister said the government would continue to work to ensure that the law has no negative impact on ethnic Hungarians.
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FM: EU foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine's move to halt crude oil shipments
“We have told Ukraine’s authorities that it has been an incomprehensible, unacceptable and unfriendly decision," said the foreign minister.
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President Sulyok: Bilateral dialogue between Hungary and Slovakia should be strengthened
Hungary will make every effort to ensure that significant support is provided for the ethnic Slovak community in Hungary.
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President Sulyok: Hungary won’t abandon its sovereignty
The president said the European community of independent nation-states was currently guaranteed by the basic treaties.
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PM Orbán: Hungary and Slovakia are pro-sovereignty and pro-peace
The prime minister said peace was the most pressing issue currently, “but Europe is speaking the language of war.” Hungary and Slovakia, meanwhile, are speaking the language of peace.
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Foreign Minister opens new Hungary-Slovakia bridge
The 50-meter St Borbála Bridge costing some 3 billion forints (EUR 7.6m) will allow drivers to cross the border in only a couple of minutes instead of driving 20 kilometers.
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Pellegrini: Slovakia and Hungary see eye to eye on important issues
Hungary is a major business partner to Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini said. He welcomed that the turnover of bilateral trade was on the increase and that both countries supported their ethnic minorities.