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Gyurcsany holds talks with EU officials in Brussels
Brussels (MTI) – Ferenc Gyurcsany, head of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) party, on Thursday held talks with several European Union officials in Brussels on the current state and the future of the EU. Gyurcsany told reporters that he…
Will the Pope visit Hungary?
Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and András Veres, President of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, personally invited Pope Francis to Hungary, but the Pope did not give a clear answer whether or not he is planning to visit the country,…
Orban: EU shows ‘lack of will’ in handling migration
Valetta (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on the sidelines of an EU-Africa summit in Malta on Thursday that the European Union was “not too effective” in handling migration because member states were “lacking the will”. Prime ministers of…
Jobbik, LMP back land law amendment on condition of end to landlordism
Budapest (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party and green opposition LMP said they will support the planned amendment to Hungary’s law on land sales provided that it leads to the dismantling of landlordism. Jobbik lawmaker Zoltan Magyar and LMP…
Merkel could stop flow of migrants, Orban tells Swiss weekly
Vienna (MTI) – Germany play a key role in the migrant crisis because if German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to say that the country is full, the flow of migrants would drop, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview…
Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in Africa
Budapest (MTI) – Challenges and opportunities in the African continent were in focus at an international conference organised by the recently set up Hungarian general staff’s scientific research centre in Budapest on Thursday. Zoltan Orosz, the deputy chief of the…
Advent fair of the Basilica – don’t miss it
According to travelo.hu, the Advent fair at the St Istvan Square is will be waiting the visitors with street food vendors, common gingerbread baking, a huge ice skating rink and a 9-meter-long Christmas tree. The façade of the Basilica gets…
Jobbik demands barrier fence along entire Hungary-Romania border
Budapest, November 12 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party calls on the government to go ahead with erecting a fence along Hungary’s entire border section with Romania without delay, a spokesman for the party said on Thursday. The…
Szijjarto: European values can be protected only by observing European rules
Budapest, November 12 (MTI) – The protection of European values demanded by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is possible only if common European rules are observed, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday. In a statement issued in response to…
Lazar: Hungary-Romania border will be sealed if necessary
Budapest, November 12 (MTI) – The government is ready and willing to seal the border between Hungary and Romania quickly if necessary, the government office chief said on Thursday. Janos Lazar told a weekly press briefing that Austria and Slovenia…