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FM: Europe needs new leaders
“Europeans know exactly what they want and will make their opinion clear at the May elections," the foreign minister said
Jean-Claude Juncker
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It's "absurd" that Soros can meet with EU leaders more frequently than prime ministers or heads of state, says MEP
US billionaire Soros has met for talks with the EU leaders on at least 20 occasions. Soros held talks with Jean-Claude Juncker, Frans Timmermans, Emmanuel Macron and Dimitris Avramopoulos
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Government Spokesperson says Juncker’s PM Orbán EPP comment is revenge
Kovács believes Juncker's comment is personal revenge in light of the fact that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán did not support him when he ran for the office of President of...
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Governmentinfo 101: PM Orbán's "successful, fruitful and useful" meeting with Juncker, the Soros plan and CEU
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a "successful, fruitful and useful" working dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker and V4 leaders on Wednesday
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PM Orbán joins leaders from the Visegrad Group of countries for a working dinner hosted by Jean-Claude Juncker
International media reports have touted the talks as a crucial meeting to “avoid an EU split”
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POLITICO: “Orbán wins the migration argument”
In an article published this morning, “Orbán wins the migration argument,” POLITICO Europe writes: “Suddenly most EU leaders echo the Hungarian prime minister.”
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PM Orbán's response to President Jean-Claude Juncker
September 6, 2017
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PM Orbán tells Jean-Claude Juncker that his “interpretation of solidarity conforms neither to EU law nor the historical traditions of Hungary”
"I’d like to repeat the Hungarian government’s request that the European Union pay half the cost of Hungarian measures, including the fence, aimed at protecting the common Schengen borders,” PM Orbán said
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EC rejects request for border fence contribution but government still insists on it
The cost so far has been an enormous unforeseeable expense for the Hungarian budget amounting to 270 billion HUF. The government still hopes that Brussels will make a contribution to this cost
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” programme
April 28, 2017