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Deputy PM: Day of Pope Francis's funeral will be a national day of mourning
The day of mourning will "express the nation's gratitude for the Holy Father and the nation's grief", the deputy prime minister said.
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Deputy PM: Jewish community can live safely in Hungary
Deputy PM Semjén said that since the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, more attention needs to be paid to combating anti-Semitism
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Semjén re-elected leader of KDNP
KDNP as a party has existed for 80 years because it stands on the spiritual foundations of the founding fathers and represents eternal truth in the everyday world.
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Deputy PM: The Hungarian nation has become a world nation
Zsolt Semjén said the Hungarian diaspora was a "bridgehead" for Hungary in terms of culture, the economy, and "in all other areas of life."
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Deputy PM: Duty of every state to help preserve the values of minorities
The deputy prime minister said that what gives humankind a wealth of values is the diversity of nations and nationalities.
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Hungarian government to expand its remembrance education program
The initiative would reach some 78,000-80,000 students in the 7-11th grade, in some 3,000 classes, who will visit one of 47 national memorial sites.
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Deputy PM congratulates VMSZ on success in Serbian elections
By winning at least five mandates, VMSZ has retained its own group in Serbia’s parliament.
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Deputy PM: Protection of Christian civilisation and national sovereignty remains a primary task
Zsolt Semjén said: “We interpret ourselves as parts of Hungarian history and Hungary’s mission in this present day and age.”
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Deputy PM: Maintaining Hungarian-language education is key to preserving Hungarian communities across borders
The Deputy PM said currently 252,000 children were enrolled in Hungarian-language education in the Carpathian Basin.
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Deputy PM holds talks with Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta
The pair reviewed the excellent relations between the Order of Malta and Hungary and the operation of the Hungarian Maltese Charity.
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Deputy PM: Charities and churches are essential in providing aid to those in need
Aid worth 30 million forints (EUR 80,860) will be delivered to Ukraine and the rest provided for refugees staying in Hungary.
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Deputy PM coordinating transfer of 11 Transcarpathian prisoners of war to Hungary
The deputy prime minister said the transfer was “a gesture by the Russian Orthodox Church towards Hungary”, to which the prisoners had owed their freedom.
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Deputy PM commemorates Esterházy
Zsolt Semjén said Esterházy had been a politician who represented “the common fate of the Slovak and the Hungarian nation”.