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10/03/2016

Hungary wants explanation for Romanian ban on Jobbik official

Budapest, March 10 (MTI) – The foreign ministry has requested information from its Romanian counterpart in connection with an entry ban Romania has imposed on the […]
09/03/2016

Ombudsman says rights breached over unavailability of artificial insemination

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The ombudsman for fundamental rights has said the rights of infertile couples and single women seeking to have a child have […]
09/03/2016

Leftist opposition criticises government for declaring migrant emergency

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The government has launched its campaign ahead of a referendum against the European Union’s migrant quotas through declaring a state of […]
09/03/2016

Parliament committee sees risks in EU lifting visa requirement for Turkey

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – If the European Union lifts its visa requirements for Turkish nationals, security risks in Hungary would increase, members of parliament’s national […]
09/03/2016

Constitutional Protection Office investigating Election Office incident

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – Hungary’s Constitutional Protection Office has launched an investigation into a recent incident in which a group of thugs allegedly prevented Socialist […]
09/03/2016

Szijjártó discusses migrant crisis with Stoiber

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó discussed the migrant crisis and possible ways of tackling it with former Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber in […]
09/03/2016

Hungarian government declares migration crisis

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The government has declared a nationwide migration crisis, the interior minister announced on Wednesday. Sándor Pintér noted that Slovenia, Croatia and […]
09/03/2016

Socialists call for dissolution of Budapest’s 6th district council

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists are calling for an extraordinary session of the 6th district council with the aim of voting for its […]
09/03/2016

More and more Hungarians are working in Slovakia

A couple of years ago Slovakians used to cross the border and work in Hungary, but this trend has just turned around; more and more Hungarians […]
09/03/2016

Csepreghy urges new EU approach to global challenges

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The European Union must adopt a new approach to global challenges, Nándor Csepreghy, the state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, […]
09/03/2016

Szijjártó welcomes Serbian, Slovenian measures to tighten border controls

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has welcomed direct action by Slovenia and Serbia to tighten up defence of their borders. The […]
09/03/2016

EC acknowledges Hungary’s economic performance in country report, says Varga

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The European Commission’s recent country report provides a more realistic picture of Hungary compared with previous reports as it acknowledges economic […]
09/03/2016

Hungary passes chairmanship of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to Romania

Berlin, March 9 (MTI) – Hungary on Tuesday formally passed the 12-month rotating chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) to Romania at a ceremony […]
09/03/2016

Parliament speaker to visit South Africa, Namibia

Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – House Speaker László Kövér will begin an official visit to the South African Republic and Namibia on Tuesday, his office told […]
08/03/2016

Ministry withdraws from major Roma programme

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – The ministry of human resources has said it has withdrawn from a scheme operated by the National Roma Self-Government (ORO) which […]
08/03/2016

Hungarian parties discuss changing referendum rules

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz-Christian-Democrat parties and the opposition Jobbik and LMP parties on Tuesday supported an initiative to amend referendum rules. Last […]
08/03/2016

Fidesz: the EU ‘finally comes round to the Hungarian point of view’

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always […]
08/03/2016

EC report on Hungary shows areas to be improved in education

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – The European Commission’s country report on Hungary criticises low achievements in basic skills, segregation and early drop-out in the chapter on […]
08/03/2016

Hungary’s family support system ‘unique’ in Europe, says minister on international women’s day

Budapest, March 6 (MTI) – In Europe there is not such a complex and broad family support system as is found in Hungary, the minister of […]
08/03/2016

Németh: Hungary supports efforts towards peace in Ukraine

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – The situation in Ukraine is relatively peaceful and stable, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Tuesday after a […]