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Interior Minister: Romania and Bulgaria are ready to join Schengen zone
Hungary supported the Schengen accession of Bulgaria and Romania as early as 2011 when it first held the EU presidency.
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FM: Green Energy Corridor will require EU support
Electricity consumption in Hungary is set to rise by 50% by 2030, and the country plans to produce this electricity carbon-free, which is why it is expanding its nuclear and...
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Hungary sends health supplies to Romania to help with pandemic
Considering the epidemic knows no boundaries, the success of epidemic management in neighboring countries greatly contributes to the success of Hungary’s epidemic response efforts.
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Hungary and Romania mutually lift entry restrictions
Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to stay in isolation in Romania or present negative COVID tests when travelling there.
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Romania lifts home quarantine for entrants from Hungary
Entrants from Hungary are no longer required to remain in isolation upon arriving in Romania.
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PM Orbán congratulates Romania’s newly elected prime minister
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulation to Romania’s newly elected prime minister, Florin Cîţu, and assured him of Hungary’s support.
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PM Orbán meets with RMDSZ party head
A role in government for RMDSZ would be a strong link between Hungary and Romania, and could significantly improve bilateral ties.
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Gulyás congratulates RMDSZ on Romanian election success
Gergely Gulyás congratulated the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) and its leader for achieving good results “in an extremely difficult and completely unique situation”.
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Gulyás urges ethnic Hungarians living in Romania to vote in the country’s general election
Gergely Gulyás emphasized the importance of securing the strongest possible representation for the ethnic Hungarian community in the Romanian parliament.
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President Áder sends Hungary's condolences to Romania following hospital fire
President Áder expressed Hungary’s sympathy to family members of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those that sustained injuries in the fire.
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Fidesz MP: Romania fails to meet criteria of the rule of law
István Bajkai said a Romanian case in which two ethnic Hungarians were convicted on terrorism charges indicates that “Romania fails to meet criteria of the rule of law”.
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President Áder writes to Ukrainian and Romanian counterparts over river waste
President János Áder has written to his Ukrainian and Romanian counterparts complaining about large quantities of plastic bottles and other waste coming into Hungary via the Tisza and Szamos rivers.
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Coronavirus Update: All Hungarian-Romanian border crossings to open tomorrow
Róbert Kiss, Lieutenant Colonel of the Hungarian Police Force, revealed today that all Romanian-Hungarian border crossings will open from 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.