Category: Politics
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Despite Crisis, Hungary Will Not Surrender, Viktor Orbán Pledges
During times of crisis, one must take action and must alleviate troubles, Viktor Orbán said at the meeting of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI). Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended the leadership meeting of Centrist Democrat International (CDI) in Panama City via video conference on Saturday. Viktor Orbán is also the vice-president of the center-right…
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No More Hegemony of the West, a New World Order is Emerging, Warns Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the changes taking place in the world and the strategic directions of Hungarian foreign policy at the annual ambassadors’ meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Tuesday morning. “The hegemony of the West has come to an end, no one doubts this today, as it is…
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PM Orbán: Hungarian Government First in Europe to Ask People about Sanctions
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Hungarian Parliament on Monday, where he discussed EU sanctions, the energy and economic situation, the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the ongoing debate with the European Union. The Hungarian government will be the first in Europe to ask the people about sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament…
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Understanding Viktor Orbán’s Perspectives on EU Policy and Ukraine
On February 15, Die Presse launched a new English-language debate magazine, European Voices, published in cooperation with the Austrian Council of Foreign Relations and the United Nations. For the first issue, former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel traveled to Budapest for an in-depth interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. During the debate, Viktor…
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New Hampshire’s GOP governor to DNC: ‘We will not be threatened … we will not give up’
CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire’s Republican and Democrat leaders are making it crystal clear that the state that’s held the first-in-the-nation presidential primary for the past century will not give into demands from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to give up their early voting position in the Democrats’ presidential nominating calendar. Longtime New Hampshire Democratic…
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Viktor Orbán Tweets His Support for Steve Bannon
On Monday afternoon the Hungarian Prime has tweeted a supporting message to sentenced American publicist and political advisor Steve Bannon. In his social media post Orbán Viktor has remarked that politics can get ugly and accused those leading the political campaign against Bannon of a political witch-hunt, calling the publicist a true American patriot, and…
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President Novák Visits Hungarian Soldiers Serving in Kosovo
Hungarian President Katalin Novák paid a visit to Kosovo on Tuesday, and praised the courage of Hungarian soldiers serving in the KFOR mission. “Hungary is playing a mediating role between the Western Balkans and the European Union,” Hungarian President Katalin Novák said at a joint press conference with her Kosovo counterpart Vjosa Osmani in Pristina…
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Minister Péter Szijjártó Reacts To Donald Trump’s Victory in U.S. Primaries
The “master plan” of the liberal mainstream has failed in the United States, thus making it impossible to exclude Donald Trump from the primary elections, as stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. During a joint press conference with his Bosnian counterpart Elmedin Konaković, Minister Szijjártó applauded the failure of the liberal…
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President Novák Delivers Speech at UN on the Status of Women
The only message I have for you today is that we cannot effectively support women until we take into account that most of them (most of us) are mothers or will be mothers at some point, said Hungarian President Katalin Novák at the annual meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in…
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President Novák on a State Visit to Portugal
Hungarian President Katalin Novák (L) and Portugese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa The Russian-Ukrainian war, the need to reach a peace agreement between the two sides as soon as possible, demographic issues and the strengthening of the national defense forces and the volunteer reserve forces were among the topics discussed by Hungarian President Katalin Novák…
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Viktor Orbán Reveals How Much He Pays for His Utilities
Three weeks ago an MP for the left-wing student movement Momentum demanded during a parliamentary session that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should reveal the amount he pays for his domestic bills. Clearly Dávid Bedő’s goal was to embarrass the head the government with revelations of a lower than average bill, but the prime minister only…
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President Tamás Sulyok Promises Understanding and Transparency
The newly elected President, Tamás Sulyok, aims to build trust through mutual listening and understanding free from prejudice. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, he stressed that he is in favor of the widest possible transparency in certain areas of authority, such as medals and pardons. The new head of state, who is also president of…
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President Katalin Novák Calls for Pragmatism and Respect in Diplomacy
President Katalin Novák spoke about the difficulties, challenges, and achievements of the past year at the traditional New Year reception for the diplomatic corps on Wednesday evening. Speaking at the Hungarian House of Music in Budapest, Katalin Novák recalled that 2022 had been an extremely difficult year, as the country had just recovered from the…
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PM Viktor Orbán to Meet With Donald Trump Today
Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump in 2022 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet later today with former U.S. President (R) Donald Trump, who is currently a presidential candidate. As it was reported in the press, yesterday, the Prime Minister begun his program in Washington, D.C., and will travel from there to Mar-a-Lago, Florida, where he…
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Viktor Orbán Calls for Energy Diversification
The long-term solution to the energy crisis is to bring as much energy as possible to the European continent from as many directions as possible, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Budapest, where he met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The two leaders signed a strategic partnership agreement. In a joint press…
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Boebert's sudden nomination change for House speaker gains steam in anti-McCarthy camp — but nowhere else
Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert’s, R-Colo., sudden nomination of Rep.-elect Kevin Hern, R-Okla., to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives gained small support among the 20 Republicans voting against GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in the ninth and 10th rounds of votes Thursday, which yet again failed to produce a majority for any one candidate….
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Elon Musk says 'more smoking guns' are on the way from Twitter after Hunter Biden laptop exposé
Billionaire Elon Musk says “more smoking guns” are on the way after Friday’s release of Twitter’s internal communications regarding the alleged censoring of the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story. Musk made the announcement during a Saturday Q&A session on Twitter Spaces. Journalist Matt Taibbi published numerous internal Twitter documents showing how top executives…
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Another GOP congressman faces accusations of embellishing résumé following George Santos scandal
Another Republican congressman is facing accusations of embellishing his professional experience and résumé just weeks after reports surfaced concerning Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. According to a Thursday report from WTVF, a local Nashville CBS affiliate, Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., repeatedly misrepresented himself as “an economist,” boasted about nearly nonexistent experience in law enforcement, including handling…
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Viktor Orbán Attends Gala Held on Slovakia’s 30th Birthday
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his wife Anikó Lévai attended the Saturday gala held in Bratislava on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of independent Slovakia. According to the statement, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger invited the prime ministers of the Visegrad Group countries – Viktor Orbán from Hungary, Petr Fiala…
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More Attention Should be Paid to Illegal Migration, Viktor Orbán Warns
Not enough attention is being directed at the problem of illegal migration, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned at the Hungarian-Serbian-Austrian summit in Budapest. “The border guards of the Serbs, the border guards of the Hungarians, and the police and soldiers protecting the Austrian border are fighting a heroic battle to curb illegal migration and…