Category: Politics
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Viktor Orbán Holds State of the Nation Speech on February 18
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will hold his annual State of the Nation speech on February 18, his press chief confirmed to Origo. According to the news site, the prime minister is expected to present his current thoughts and plans on how the government can protect Hungary in “the era of dangers,” referring to a…
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Czech PM Not Pleased to Speak to Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico at V4 Summit
A recent photo of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in a company of four-legged friends Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has invited his Visegrád partners (Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico) to Prague for a summit of heads of government on Tuesday. According to the…
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FLASHBACK: Biden introduced bill to sunset all federal programs — including Social Security
President Biden, while still a senator for Delaware, introduced legislation to sunset all federal programs, including Social Security and Medicare, Fox News Digital has learned. In 1975, while Biden was in the upper chamber of Congress, the now-president put forward a bill requiring all federal programs to sunset after four years. When pushing his bill…
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President Novák Visits the Border with Vucic and Babis
Two presidents and a presidential candidate visited the Serbian-Hungarian border. Katalin Novák, Andrej Babis, and Aleksandar Vucic called for action against illegal migration. Hungarian President Katalin Novák visited the Hungarian-Serbian border with her Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, and Czech presidential candidate and former Prime Minister, Andrej Babis on Thursday. Speaking to journalists at the Kelebia…
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Supreme Court allows New York to enforce restrictions on concealed carry of firearms — for now
The Supreme Court allowed the state of New York to enforce restrictions it imposed on the concealed carrying of firearms after the high court previously ruled an old law unconstitutionally prevented residents from obtaining a concealed carry license. New York’s new law, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, makes it a felony to possess a gun…
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Viktor Orbán Meets Israel’s Chief Rabbi
Viktor Orbán spoke about the support provided for Jewish communities, relations between Hungary and Israel, and the Russo-Ukrainian war with Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Lau. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau in his office in the Carmelite Monastery, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief told Hungarian news agency MTI…
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Europe is Bleeding Out, Viktor Orbán warns
Viktor Orbán spoke about the counterproductive nature of the EU sanctions against Russia in a Facebook video on the sidelines of the European summit in Prague. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attends the informal meeting of European leaders in Prague. The main topics of the agenda are the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis….
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Viktor Orbán Praises Polish-Hungarian Brotherhood
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki and the citizens of Poland in a letter on the occasion of the National Day of Poland, the prime minister’s press chief told Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday. “The 11th of November is a special day, as it marks the fulfillment of the…
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Defense Industry Priority for the Visegrád Four
The Defense Ministers of the Visegrád Four countries discussed the war in Ukraine and the group’s cooperation in the field of the defense industry. “Everything must be done to ensure that the war does not escalate and that the V4 countries, the European Union, and NATO are not dragged into it”, Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky…
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No One Can Win this War, Says Viktor Orbán
Hungary is seriously affected by the war in Ukraine, the Western countries are not seeking peace, and the EU leadership is following American interests, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a Swiss weekly. “There are some who want to force Hungary into the war, and they are not picky about the means with which to achieve…
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Viktor Orbán Seeks Common Ground with Germany
“The foundations of bilateral cooperation cannot be destroyed by any political campaign or occasional disagreements on economic issues,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke optimistically about relations between Germany and Hungary during his visit to Berlin. He addressed an economic forum about the challenges facing Europe and explained “the Hungarian model”. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor…
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PM Orbán Pays Visit to Leading Hungarian Oil Company
Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL (left) and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán In recent days, fuel has been the main topic of discussion in Hungary: at times because of shortages, sometimes because of the lifting of the price freeze. On Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited the Hungarian oil and gas company MOL’s new headquarters, where…
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“Budapest Says Out Loud What Berlin Quietly Thinks – and Does”
Polish MEP and historian Ryszard Czarnecki writes in his opinion piece published in the news portal Niezalezna.pl that although Warsaw’s and Budapest’s stance on Russia differ significantly, let’s not let ourselves be led to believe, that Hungary is the only country in the Union whose leaders are making gestures toward Moscow. “There is a saying…
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On the eve of the State of the Union address, President Biden is struggling — with his own party
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Péter Szijjártó: “The Government Says What It Does and Does What It Says”
During a panel discussion at Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, addressed several significant topics, including the recent EU summit, Hungary’s policy on Russia and energy, and Sweden’s potential accession to NATO. Regarding the package on Ukraine adopted at the summit,…
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Orbán: the Government Will Not Budge on Children’s Education or Migration
During his customary Friday interview on public broadcaster Radio Kossuth, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that we will look back on 2022 as the year when we entered the era of dangers. We must respond actively to threats, as we did in 2020 and last year, he added. In his assessment, the pandemic was followed…
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PM Orbán Congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on Government Formation
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in a telegram on the occasion of the formation of Netanyahu’s sixth government. The Hungarian leader said that he wants to continue cooperation between the two countries. Viktor Orbán said it is a remarkable political achievement that Benjamin Netanyahu is returning to the position…
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Katalin Novák Is First Hungarian President to Visit Bahrain
President Katalin Novák stressed the importance of strengthening energy and economic cooperation during her visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain on Thursday. The Hungarian head of state was received by the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Halifa. Katalin Novák is the first Hungarian President to visit the Kingdom of Bahrain. Fruitful discussion…
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Viktor Orbán Receives Serbian Decoration
The Hungarian Prime Minister discussed the war in Ukraine and the EU’s sanctions policy with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Serbia from him for “his service rendered for the development of the cooperation and relations of…
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Viktor Orbán Meets Influential US Think Tank’s Delegation
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received a delegation from the US Heritage Foundation at the Carmelite Monastery on Tuesday, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister’s press chief, told MTI. He added that the foundation, led by President Kevin Roberts, is now the most influential public and foreign policy research institute on the American conservative side. Judit Varga,…