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Daily News Hungary Daily News Hungary · 08/09/2022
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Hungarian President discusses minorities, Schengen membership with Romanian counterpart

Novák Katalin Romania

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Hungary and Romania aim to strengthen the European Union and boost its influence, Hungarian President Katalin Novák said in Bucharest on Wednesday after talks with her Romanian counterpart Klaus Johannis.

Hungary and Romania are ready to work together to boost Europe, Novák told a joint press conference after the talks.

The presidents touched on Romania’s plans to join the EU’s Schengen zone, the situation of Hungarians living in Romania, aid for Ukrainian refugees and energy dependence.

“I trust the pragmatic, good and modern relations between Romania and Hungary,” Novák said.

It has been 12 years since the last official visit of a Hungarian head of state in Romania, she noted.

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Regarding energy dependency, Novák said Hungary, a landlocked country, was counting on Romania in its work to wean itself from Russian energy resources and boost energy diversification.

Hungary’s access to the EU funds it is entitled to would be a powerful tool in that fight, among others, Novák said. Poland and Hungary should both receive all the funding they are entitled to, as a tool to increase energy independence, she added.

Speaking of the war in Ukraine, Novák noted that Hungary has already accepted some 900,000 refugees form that country. Aid work continues in both Romania and Hungary, she added.

Protecting the rights of Hungarian minorities in Romania is another joint aim of the two countries, Novák said, welcoming that the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) is part of the Romanian government.

Later in the day, Novák is slated to hold bilateral talks with interim Senate President Alina Gorghiu, President of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and Deputy Prime Minister Hunor Kelemen.

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3 Comments

  1. Norbert says:
    08/09/2022 at 17:23

    Novák mentions Hungary “has already accepted some 900,000 refugees from Ukraine”. So – where are all of these Ukrainians? Oh! Most of them since left Hungary to go to the wider EU, instead? Much like my junior staff, actually…

    Then the usual “EU money we are entitled to” wording. We, Hungarian Politicians, will do as we deem fit. Don’t worry about the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, human rights, nepotism, corruption, discrimination – we are Sovereign!

  2. A Horvath says:
    09/09/2022 at 02:26

    Norbert
    Hungary does not force people to stay in Hungary. Ukranians, like other migrants prefer to go to Western Europe because they have more social services than Hungary. You also need to educate yourself about Hungary before you post any more nonsense. Hungary is one of the safest countries in Europe for Jews and yes the Hungarian people have the right to run their own country.

  3. Norbert says:
    09/09/2022 at 13:43

    @AHorvath – so we did not “accept” the Ukrainian refugees, we facilitated their move to elsewhere in the EU and beyond.

    Also – discrimination is not “just” about Jews … The definition is “the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, age, sex, or disability”

    Lastly – with respect to us having the right to run our own country – yes, absolutely. But we did sign a whole load of Treaties, Conventions and International Agreements. Which limits our Sovereignty, to an extent…

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