Pope Francis paid a three-day apostolic journey to Budapest over the weekend. He was received by President Katalin Novak, met Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and held a mass in front of the parliament. Celebrating mass on Sunday morning in Budapest, Pope Francis asked participants to “be open doors” and appealed to world leaders asking them “to build peace and to give the younger generations a … Continue reading Pope Francis visits Budapest
Tamás Menczer, the foreign ministry state secretary for external relations, has hit back at criticism of Hungary’s child protection law by Czechia’s foreign minister, saying Hungarians “will do anything for our children”. Menczer responded on Facebook to a tweet by Jan Lipavský in which he said he was “sorry that Czechia would not join the European lawsuit over Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law”. The minister said his … Continue reading Govt official hits back at criticism of Child Protection Law
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz will support the ratification of Finland’s NATO accession bid at a vote set in the national assembly for March 27, while it will make a decision in connection with Sweden at a later time, the leader of the group said on Friday, according to MTI. “I am informing you on behalf of the Fidesz group that we have made … Continue reading Fidesz to support Finland NATO bid, decide about Sweden’s later
“According to all sober calculations,” the war in Ukraine cannot be won, also for this reason we need an immediate ceasefire, Prime Minister Viktor Orban stressed regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Friday. He added that following this the parties can engage in peace talks, at the end of which we will find out what kind … Continue reading Orbán: This won cannot be won, we need a ceasefire
Hungary and Azerbaijan have raised cooperation to the level of a “priority strategic partnership”, the prime minister said after talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Budapest. The two countries have decided to strengthen cooperation because the international environment “is more dangerous than ever”, Viktor Orban and Aliyev said in a joint press statement. Hungary’s need to diversify its energy supplies increases Azerbaijan’s importance, they … Continue reading Azeri President Aliyev in Budapest
Hungary and the Hungarian people are already paying a high price for the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at an open debate in the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday, adding that “the great powers” should focus on peacemaking instead of taking steps that risked escalating the conflict, MTI reports. The ministry said that Szijjarto had expressed thanks to the … Continue reading FM Szijjarto: Hungary is not at war with anyone
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife Aniko Levai attended the Saturday gala held in Pozsony (Bratislava) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Slovak state. Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger invited all three of his V4 prime minister counterparts as well as their spouses to the event which was held in the building of the Slovak National Theatre. … Continue reading Viktor Orban attended gala held on anniversary of Slovak statehood
“Now is not the time for discouragement but to cleave together,” President Katalin Novak said in her New Year’s address to the nation, MTI reports. “It is God’s miracle that our homeland still stands,” Novak said in her speech televised at midnight, quoting 19th-century poet and revolutionary Sándor Petőfi. “How true this is again today after the unexpected hardships of recent years.” “Starting a new … Continue reading President Novak wishes a new year of peace
Instead of dealing with pressing energy issues such as the search for new energy resources and the development of infrastructure, the EU has wasted time in the last few months on moves to cap the price of gas, the foreign minister has said, according to MTI. After a meeting of EU energy ministers, Peter Szijjarto said Hungary completely rejects introducing a “harmful, dangerous and totally … Continue reading Hungary rejects the EU gas price cap
“It is time to drain the swamp here in Brussels,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Thursday in a video message posted on his Facebook account. Orban stressed that the fact that “the European Parliament’s left-wing vice-president has been arrested on corruption charges” had left its mark on the European Union’s Brussels summit. The PM said everyone knew that Brussels was full of corruption cases, … Continue reading Orban: Time to drain the swamp in Brussels
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