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No Sputnik V for you! EU insists only ‘approved’ Covid vaccines allowed after Orban says Hungary is in talks with Russia & China

Posted on November 1, 2020November 1, 2020By Editor

EU member states will be allowed to use only official EU-approved Covid-19 vaccines, Brussels said in response to remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that Budapest was negotiating for shots with Russia and China. … Read More >No Sputnik V for you! EU insists only ‘approved’ Covid vaccines allowed after Orban says Hungary is in talks with Russia & China

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Education reform that forced Soros-funded uni out of Hungary is unlawful, top EU court rules

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020By Editor

Protocols governing higher education in Hungary violate EU law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The controversial reforms had forced a university founded by billionaire George Soros to leave the country. … Read More >Education reform that forced Soros-funded uni out of Hungary is unlawful, top EU court rules

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‘We should not be taken for fools’: Hungary & Poland hit back at Brussels with institute aimed at scrutinizing rule-of-law in EU

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020By Editor

Budapest and Warsaw have decided to beat Brussels at its own game by announcing the creation of an institute that would monitor violations of law within the EU, after the bloc accused the two member states of breaching the law. … Read More >‘We should not be taken for fools’: Hungary & Poland hit back at Brussels with institute aimed at scrutinizing rule-of-law in EU

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While Covid-19 rampages through EU, Western Europe obsesses over Hungary’s emergency laws – Foreign Minister Szijjarto to RT

Posted on June 27, 2020October 6, 2020By Editor

With Covid-19 still blighting the EU, the bloc should have bigger fish to fry, but they find time to bash Hungary’s “undemocratic” conduct during the crisis, Budapest’s chief diplomat told RT. … Read More >While Covid-19 rampages through EU, Western Europe obsesses over Hungary’s emergency laws – Foreign Minister Szijjarto to RT

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EU’s top court slaps down Hungarian law on NGO transparency imposed amid Budapest feud with Soros over ‘political meddling’

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A 2017 Hungarian law on the transparency of foreign funding for NGOs, imposed in response to what Budapest called meddling by billionaire George Soros, violates EU laws, the union’s top court has ruled. … Read More >EU’s top court slaps down Hungarian law on NGO transparency imposed amid Budapest feud with Soros over ‘political meddling’

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‘The real test is yet to come’ on Covid-19, PM Orban says as Hungary sees biggest daily rise in cases

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020By Editor

Hungary is bracing for a big surge in Covid-19 cases, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban warning that the “real test” was imminent as the country saw its biggest daily jump in confirmed infections. … Read More >‘The real test is yet to come’ on Covid-19, PM Orban says as Hungary sees biggest daily rise in cases

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Hungary Decides to Reinforce Border After Prime Minister’s Conversation With Erdogan

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Earlier in the week, Erdogan said that Turkey had opened its border with the European Union to Syrian refugees as it had not received promised assistance to deal with the refugees within its borders. … Read More >Hungary Decides to Reinforce Border After Prime Minister’s Conversation With Erdogan

Russia

Russia declassifies previously unseen papers and PHOTOS of pivotal 1945 recapture of ‘fortress city’ Budapest from Nazis

Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020By Editor

The Soviet offensive in Hungary and siege of its capital Budapest was a key milestone in defeating the Nazis. For its 75th anniversary, Russia has declassified archived documents and photos, giving new insights into the bloodbath. … Read More >Russia declassifies previously unseen papers and PHOTOS of pivotal 1945 recapture of ‘fortress city’ Budapest from Nazis

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Pity that reference to human rights sometimes serves as basis to interfere in other states’ domestic issues – Hungarian FM to RT

Posted on December 14, 2019December 14, 2019By Editor

The EU’s policy regarding sanctions and restrictive measures is sometimes marked with double standards, Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto told RT, stressing that even an issue of human rights can be seen differently inside the bloc. … Read More >Pity that reference to human rights sometimes serves as basis to interfere in other states’ domestic issues – Hungarian FM to RT

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No matter what Putin tells Orban in Budapest, the US and its allies will highly likely be irritated

Posted on October 30, 2019October 6, 2020By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected in Hungary today at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Whatever the results, their meeting will probably make US and the EU partners angry. … Read More >No matter what Putin tells Orban in Budapest, the US and its allies will highly likely be irritated