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State Secretary addresses latest 'fake news' attack on Hungary
Referring to the charge that Hungary had been the most corrupt country in the European Union for years, Zoltán Kovács said: "Not a word of this is true: we're talking...
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Kovács: Comparing Merz to Orbán is a compliment rather than an insult
The outgoing German chancellor compared CDU leader Merz to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Kovács receives Safari Club International Award
Zoltán Kovács said he accepted the International Legislator of the Year award for his work in recent years and during Hungary's EU presidency.
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Kovács decries Latvian MEP's attack on Hungarian presidency
Zoltán Kovács said one must not forget that "Hungary has been protecting EU borders since 2015, whereas Brussels has only thought of dealing with border protection now".
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Q&A session at the end-of-year international press conference given by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
21 December 2024, Budapest
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Kovács: Government wants to make Hungary a place that can attract investments from anywhere
Zoltán Kovács said the approach to the Trump White House would be founded on mutual respect, "something that is entirely lacking in Western European politics".
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Kovács: Hungary outperformed in EU presidency tasks
Zoltán Kovács said all those who contributed to the organization, implementation, logistics, security and communications did a "professional and world-class job".
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State Secretary: Hungarian company in pager bomb deliveries just an 'intermediary'
Zoltán Kovács said the company in question "is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary" and that the devices themselves "have never been in Hungary".
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State Secretary reveals details of Hungary’s National Card screenings
The state secretary also noted that the National Card program had been in place “for quite some time”.
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State Secretary: Brussels must also welcome migrants
For almost a decade, Hungary has protected the EU’s external border, spending more than 2 billion euros of its own money to meet its Schengen obligations.
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Kovács: Several hundred thousand people attended national holiday events
Until 11 pm on Tuesday, the police had secured 324 programs nationwide, Kovács said, and thanked the authorities and program organizers for their efforts to make the events “safe and successful”.
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State Secretary: August 20 celebrations to span four days
Zoltán Kovács said August 20 is “one of the most serious events in the country in terms of the interest and number of participants it attracts”.
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State Secretary: Weber move nothing but another hypocritical attack on Hungary
Hungary will continue to protect its southern borders and maintain the strictest immigration regime in Europe.