BREAKING! Hungary to reopen Schengen borders from June 24

Hungary will reopen its Schengen borders from June 24, unless the coronavirus pandemic takes a turn for the worse, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Bratislava on Wednesday.

Szijjártó told a press conference at the Hungarian Embassy in Bratislava that according to the plans, all 36 border crossings with Slovakia would open next week.

Also, people living in counties and regions neighbouring Hungary would be able to receive vaccines from Hungary, he said.

Szijjártó held the press conference together with the leaders of three ethnic Hungarian parties.

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‘Strong member states can make EU winner in new world order’

It needs strong member states to ensure for the European Union to emerge as a winner in a new era in global politics and world economy, Hungary’s foreign minister said at a panel discussion held on the sidelines of an international security policy conference in Bratislava on Wednesday.