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Hidvéghi: Referendum papers are disappearing from mailboxes
The Hungarian government has set up an e-mail address and a free phone number to report missing papers.
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Gulyás: Ukraine becoming a member of the EU could cost more than the war itself
Gergely Gulyás said the worst-case scenario would be "the wrong peace or no peace".
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PM Orbán: If Ukraine is admitted to the EU, war will also be admitted
The prime minister said the EU had never admitted a country at war "with good reason".
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Hidvéghi: Ukraine’s EU accession could cost each Hungarian household an additional 4 million HUF a year
"This would have catastrophic consequences for Hungary," Balázs Hidvéghi said in a video on Facebook.
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PM Orbán: Ukraine's accession to the EU would not be a good deal
The prime minister said Ukraine would not add value to the bloc but bankrupt it.
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PM Orbán: What Hungarians think is not decided by the president in Kyiv or the bureaucrats in Brussels
"There is no Ukrainian EU accession without Hungary. Every Hungarian will have their say on this. Whether you like it or not. That's how we do things here," PM Orbán said.
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FM: Ukraine’s president should get used to the idea that all Hungarians have a say in fast-tracked EU accession
"Because the situation is that Ukraine is the one that wants to join an integration that we are a member of, rather than the other way round," the foreign minister said on Facebook.
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PM Orbán: It's important that everyone takes part in referendum on Ukraine’s EU accession
The prime minister said the referendum is important "so that Hungarians’ money can’t be sent to Ukraine".
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Bóka: Admitting Ukraine to EU would pose a threat to Hungarian and European agriculture
Minister Bóka noted that the European Union’s farms cover 157 million hectares of land. If it were admitted to the EU, Ukraine’s 41 million hectares of farmland would make it the largest beneficiary of EU agriculture subsidies.
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PM Orbán: If Ukraine becomes a member of the EU, there won't be any money for Hungary
The prime minister said the issue of Ukraine's European Union membership could decide Hungary's future for the next 15-20 years.
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Bóka: There is no money for Ukraine's EU membership
János Bóka, the minister for EU affairs, said the poorer a member state is, the more it receives in European Union support.
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PM Orbán: Preventing Ukraine's EU accession is at stake in Voks 2025 referendum
"Hungary's fate can only be determined by Hungarians," the prime minister said.
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Gulyás: European Union wants to prevent people from deciding on Ukraine's EU accession
Gergely Gulyás said the people's opinion would determine Hungary's position on the matter.