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FM: EU needs Western Balkans more than they need us
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that one of the roots of the EU’s “many ailments” was the “failure of the enlargement process”.
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Foreign Minister calls for quicker EU integration of Western Balkans
The foreign minister said that Europe was facing “grave security, economic and energy supply crises” because of the sanctions imposed on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine.
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Government is working to ensure security of Hungarians in NATO
During a two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky said ministers reviewed the state of strengthening defenses of the alliance’s eastern flank.
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President Novák: Illegal migration issue is being overshadowed by war
The president said the integration of the Western Balkans was in the interest of all of Europe.
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President Novák: Hungary is the best friend of countries in the Western Balkans
President Novák welcomed that Bosnia and Herzegovina was granted an EU candidate status in December last year.
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Defense Minister: Security of Western Balkans is joint strategic interest of UK and Hungary
The defense minister said the security of the Western Balkans is a guarantee for Hungarians’ security and the UK has also maintained a strategic interest in it for a long time.
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PM Orbán: Hungary has vested interest in EU accession of Western Balkans
PM Orbán said he would represent a “firm and strong position” as regards the Western Balkan countries’ EU integration.
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Várhelyi: Western Balkans could become Europe’s “new energy gateway”
Olivér Várhelyi said there's a new European proposal to spend 2.5 billion euros on building a completely new energy network in the region.
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FM: Stalled Western Balkans integration is failure of bloc
The foreign minister warned that the EU should speed up the process after being “weakened by recent security crises”.
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FM: Shameful that European enlargement has stalled
The foreign minister said European security and economic competitiveness would improve with the integration of the Western Balkans.
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FM: Slow EU integration of Western Balkans is a risk to regional stability
The foreign minister said the “unacceptably” slow integration of the Western Balkans into the EU is a “strategic mistake” and a risk to regional stability.