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FM: Hungary again helps Ukraine in fight against coronavirus
Hungary is again helping Ukraine with the fight against coronavirus through a donation of 120 ventilators, half of which will be set up in hospitals in Transcarpathia.
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Ukrainian-Hungarian relations take "worrying turn"
The leader of the Trancarpathian Hungarian cultural association KMKSZ said Ukrainian-Hungarian relations and the situation of the region’s Hungarian community had taken a worrying turn.
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Official: Quality education in the mother tongue allows Hungarians to succeed in Transcarpathia
“We hope the situation will soon be settled in Transcarpathia,” Tamás Schanda said.
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FM: Hungary-Ukraine intergovernmental working group should begin consultations to resolve differences
The foreign minister said “extreme elements and manifestations” must be eliminated from Hungarian-Ukrainian relations.
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FM urges OSCE to set up permanent presence in Transcarpathia
The foreign minister has urged the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) special Ukraine mission to set up a permanent presence in Transcarpathia.
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Fidesz condemns “repeated and continual harassment” of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia
The ruling Fidesz party has condemned the “repeated and continual harassment” of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia by the Ukrainian authorities.
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“Attacks” directed against Transcarpathian Hungarians by Ukraine are “unacceptable”
An MEP for Hungary’s ruling Fidesz said the “political pressure” being exerted on Transcarpathian Hungarians and “attacks” directed against the community and their leaders by Ukraine are “unacceptable”.
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FM summons Ukrainian ambassador following raids of ethnic Hungarian institutions in Transcarpathia
Ukrainian security service commandos raided several Hungarian institutions in Transcarpathia as well as the home of the president of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association, László Brenzovics.
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Hungary donates 22,500 vaccines to Transcarpathia region
The vaccines, against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, influenza and poliomyelitis, have been donated as part of a 5-year Hungarian assistance program.
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FM: The Hungarian government “will always support Transcarpathia Hungarians”
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said on Facebook that his most recent talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba in Budapest had been characterized by correctness and a friendly atmosphere.
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Foreign Minister welcomes Ukraine acknowledgment of minority languages
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said restoring relations would lie in the interest of both countries and the ethnic Hungarian community in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region.
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Here’s why Hungary vetoed NATO’s joint closing statement
“Hungary won’t surrender the Transcarpathian Hungarian community to geopolitics,” said Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, announcing that Hungary did not approve the NATO Ambassadors’ joint statement on Ukraine.
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Fidesz MEP asks Ursula von der Leyen to help protect Hungarian minorities in Transcarpathia region
In a letter to European Union officials, Fidesz MEP Andrea Bocskor has asked for the EU to take action in protecting the Hungarian community in western Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region.