Western Balkans

19/11/2024

Hungarian EU enlargement commissioner: Ten years of enlargement advances achieved in a single term

Oliver Várhelyi, the EU enlargement commissioner, said in Brussels on Monday that European Union integration, a priority of the Hungarian presidency, had advanced by ten years in a single term. #EU #EUenlargement #Balkans
30/10/2024

Hungarian justice minister: Strengthening Western Balkans cooperation crucial for Europe’s security

Cooperation with partners in the Western Balkans is vital to Europe's security and competitiveness, Bence Tuzson said. #WesternBalkans #EU
26/10/2024

Hungary strengthening ties with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary is committed to supporting Bosnia-Herzegovina's accession to the European Union, as it would be beneficial for the country's peace and prosperity, Hungary's foreign minister Szijjártó said. Do you agree with him?
25/10/2024

Hungary’s PM Orbán wants this Balkans country to join the EU ASAP

Hungary and Montenegro can count on each other, "see each other positively" and have no political or economic conflict, PM Orbán said. Read more about their negotiations in the article below. #montenegro #westernbalkans #balkans #euaccession #enlargement
21/10/2024

Orbán cabinet: Hungarian presidency to give impetus to EU enlargement in Western Balkans, Montenegro steps forward

Accession chapters with Montenegro?
15/10/2024

Hungarian Foreign Minister: EU opens first stage of Albania accession negotiations – UPDATE

The Hungarian Foreign Minister called today's meeting a historic moment:
12/10/2024

Hungary role model for Albania, says Albanian PM

Albania views Hungary as a role model, the country's prime minister said in Budapest after meeting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for talks on Friday. #Albania #Orbán
11/10/2024

Hungarian FM: First EU-Albania inter-governmental conference to be held next week

The first EU-Albania inter-governmental conference will take place in Luxembourg next Tuesday, Péter Szijjártó said. #Albania #EU #Balkans
08/10/2024

VIDEO: Counter-protester interrupts start of Viktor Orbán’s press conference in Strasbourg – UPDATE

BREAKING NEWS:  Security guards had to detain opposition protester - VIDEO here:
05/10/2024

Hungary wants to speed up the EU accession of the Western Balkans, says FM Szijjártó in Bosnia

The Orbán cabinet is working at full force to speed up the European Union accession of countries in the Western Balkans region, Szijjártó said. #westernbalkans #euaccession #europeanunion
02/10/2024

Hungary champions EU enlargement, seeks progress for Western Balkans

According to the European affairs ministry, Hungary regards the integration of the Western Balkans as a cornerstone of stability of both the region and the bloc as a whole.
01/10/2024

Hungarian government continues to promote soonest possible EU enlargement

EU enlargement - Berlin Process foreign ministers' meeting:
30/09/2024

Hungarian Competition Office advocates connectivity at Balkan Competition Platform conference

Balkan Competition conference in Istanbul
28/09/2024

PM Orbán: North Macedonia should already be an EU member state

The people and countries in the Western Balkans "deserve more" than what they receive from Brussels, PM Orbán said in North Macedonia. #northmacedonia #visit #viktororban
26/09/2024

Hungary for maintaining current EU cohesion policy, against EU’s punitive China tariffs

Here's what ministers Tibor Navracsics and Márton Nagy said about the issues. #china #ecars #europeanunion #competitiveness #eupresidency #cohesionpolicy
14/09/2024

VSquare: Hungary acts as middleman for China’s EUR 500 million loan to Orbán’s Balkan allies

In July, Hungary announced a EUR 500 million loan to North Macedonia. According to VSquare, this deal may be linked to the EUR 1 billion loan the Orbán government secured from China earlier in 2024. #China #Balkans #loan #money
12/09/2024

PM Orbán says Europe’s competitiviness is in ‘serious decline’ – UPDATED

Viktor Orbán and Luc Frieden discussed the situation of the EU. #EU #government #EUpresidency #diplomacy #WesternBalkans #Luxembourg
12/09/2024

PM Orbán meets Republika Srpska President in Budapest

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Milorad Dodik, the president of the Republika Srpska of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in Budapest on Thursday. #Balkans #Budapest #visit
11/09/2024

FM Szijjártó: Hungary aims to have Albania’s EU accession chapters opened

"It is no exaggeration to say that the EU would need the Western Balkans countries more than those countries need EU membership," he said. #EU #Albania #WesternBalkans #Szijjártó
03/09/2024

Hungary and Slovenia’s foreign ministers hold key talks on bilateral and regional issues

Hungary's two largest companies are also major players in Slovenia: