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State Secretary: Government presses Brussels to reach deal with Washington on tariffs
Levente Magyar warned that the punitive tariffs would have serious economic consequences.
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FM: American tariffs increase proves incompetence of Brussels leadership
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the European Union will face a 30 percent tariff on imports to the US from August 1.
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Hungary urges EC to reach agreement to end tariff war
Levente Magyar called out the European Commission for its "belated response" to the reciprocal tariffs and said it "should have done a better job".
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PM Orbán: Tariff war would end within months
The matter of the tariff war should be "left to the experts", the prime minister said, "while our attention and energy ought to be directed to Ukraine's EU membership".
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FM on tariffs: Once again, we were right
"Yesterday, Hungary was the only EU member state that didn't support Brussels' counter-tariffs against the US. Last night, President Trump suspended tariffs for 90 days for those who didn't retaliate," Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Government will vote against EU's retaliatory tariffs on American goods
Minister Szijjártó said the retaliatory tariffs would result in significant price rises.
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FM: Hungary does not support EU counter-tariffs against American products
“We do not want high tariffs, we want low tariffs," said Minister Szijjártó.
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Nagy: Hungary rejects “brutal” EC tariffs on Chinese EV makers
Rather than curbing competition through tariffs, the EU should bolster the global competitiveness of the European vehicle industry, Minister Nagy said.