DK Accuses Fidesz of Looking to Leaving EU
The threat that ruling Fidesz would lead Hungary out of the European Union is greater than ever, the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Thursday, pledging to thwart such plans.
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“Hungary Has Vested Interest in Eastern Ukraine Peace”
Hungary has a vested interest in a peaceful and stable Ukraine and in maintaining good neighbourly relations and fair cooperation with the country, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Kiev.
Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 16 July 2021
In the week ending 16 July 2021 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 0.7 billion to EUR 311.8 billion.
Official Highlights Budapest-Warsaw High-Speed Railway Project
Integrating Hungary in a European high-speed railway network will be “the grandest railway project of our life”, state secretary László Mosóczi told an online conference on the Budapest-Warsaw railway development project aimed at connecting the Visegrad countries and Austria.
DK Demands European Probe Into Pegasus Spyware Allegations
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on leaders of the European Union to launch an investigation to find out who and for what purpose has been using the Pegasus Israeli spyware in recent years, DK’s MEP and prime ministerial candidate Klára Dobrev said.
“Fake News Peddlers Personally Responsible for Covid Deaths, Damage”
The makers and distributors of fake news will be personally responsible for potential deaths and economic damage to be caused by the imminent fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday after a meeting of foreign ministers from five central European countries.
Fidesz MEP Slams EC Rule of Law Report as ‘Political Blackmail’
Balázs Hidvéghi, an MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz, on Tuesday slammed the European Commission’s annual rule of law report covering all member states as “political blackmail dressed up in legal garb”.
Justice Minister: EC Values ‘Compliance With LGBTQ Lobby’ Over Protecting Minorities, Fighting Anti-Semitism
It appears that “compliance with the LGBTQ lobby” is more important to the European Commission than the protection of national minorities or the fight against anti-Semitism, Justice Minister Judit Varga said, commenting on the commission’s latest rule of law report.
Justice Minister Slams EC Rule of Law Report
Hungary’s justice minister has slammed the European Commission’s latest rule of law report, calling it a tool used to blackmail the country over its child protection law.
V4 Foreign Ministers Discuss Future of Europe
Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok told a joint press conference after talks with his V4 counterparts on Monday that the foreign ministers’ exchange of ideas about the future of the EU had been extremely useful and important.