Western Balkans

01/12/2016

Orbán: Europe’s fate is once again being decided at Bulgaria’s southern borders

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has presented Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov with the Civil Division of the Hungarian Order of Merit. In his address, Mr. Orbán […]
29/11/2016

Hungarian foreign minister proposes urgent enlargement of EU

Warsaw, November 29 (MTI) – The European Union should be enlarged “immediately”, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Warsaw on Tuesday. Countries in the Visegrad […]
28/11/2016

Hungary, Albania sign declaration of intent on launching direct flight

Budapest, November 28 (MTI) – Hungarian and Albanian government officials signed a declaration of intent on the launch of direct flights between the two countries in […]
28/11/2016

Hungarian police team returns from Macedonian-Greek border mission

Budapest (MTI) – A police unit has returned to Hungary after a month-long mission served at the Macedonian-Greek border, the police said on its website on […]
24/11/2016

Hungarian foreign minister talks with Albanian EU integration minister

Budapest, November 23 (MTI) – The European Union must speed up enlargement in order to overcome its problems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with […]
21/11/2016

Hungary-Serbia ties “never better”, says Foreign Minister before joint cabinet meeting

Budapest (MTI) – Trade, cultural and political ties between Hungary and Serbia “have never been better”, foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said ahead of a joint cabinet […]
19/11/2016

Szijjártó: Hungary firmly supports Albania in EU integration efforts

Tirana (MTI) – Hungary resolutely supports Albania in its European Union integration efforts, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Tirana, where he had talks on Friday. […]
18/11/2016

Orbán held talks with Macedonia’s former prime minister Nikola Gruevski

Budapest, November 18 (MTI) – Macedonia can continue to rely on Hungary’s support in its efforts to join the European Union and NATO, Prime Minister Viktor […]
16/11/2016

Hungarian police unit departs to help patrol Serbian-Bulgarian border

Budapest (MTI) – A new contingent of 20 Hungarian police officers left for Serbia on Tuesday to help their local colleagues patrol the country’s border with […]
15/11/2016

Bosnia-Herzegovina house speaker visits Hungary

  Budapest, November 15 (MTI) – Hungary will continue to help the western Balkans’ European integration because the region is crucial for Hungary’s security policy interests, […]
03/11/2016

Hungary supports Kosovo Euro-Atlantic integration, says house speaker

Budapest, November 3 (MTI) – Hungary supports the Euro-Atlantic integration of Kosovo and its admission into international institutions, House Speaker László Kövér said after meeting Kadri […]
19/10/2016

Hungarian official holds talks on economic cooperation in Albania

Budapest (MTI) – An agreement on a direct flight between Tirana and Budapest could be signed within months, Levente Magyar, a foreign state secretary, said on […]
21/09/2016

Hungarian foreign minister holds bilateral talks on diplomacy, economy in New York

New York, September 21 (MTI) – Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks focusing on diplomatic and economic issues in New York on Tuesday. Szijjártó participated […]
01/09/2016

New Hungarian police contingent to leave for Macedonia

Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – A new contingent of Hungarian police is leaving for Macedonia to help halt illegal migration at the Greek border. The 25-member […]
26/08/2016

Hungarian police return from Macedonia

Budapest (MTI) – The fourth contingent of Hungarian police that served for a month on the Macedonian-Greek border returned home on Thursday. The twenty-five police were […]
10/08/2016

Hungary contributes water, food, experts to Macedonia flood relief efforts

  Budapest, August 10 (MTI) – Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to […]
09/08/2016

Hungary expresses condolences to Macedonia

Budapest, August 9 (MTI) – Parliamentary speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences to Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanovski over the tragic consequences of recent extreme weather conditions […]
02/08/2016

500 Hungarian troops to leave for Iraq and Kosovo missions

According to kormany.hu, Minister of Defence István Simicskó has bidden farewell in Tata to close to 500 Hungarian troops to deploy with foreign missions, and presented […]
25/07/2016

Hungarian police unit departs to help patrols at Macedonian-Greek border

Budapest, July 25 (MTI) – Hungary has sent a new police unit to help patrol the Macedonian-Greek border. The unit of 25 will serve at the […]
09/07/2016

NATO summit – Hungary’s defence minister: NATO strengthens unity against threats from south

Warsaw, July 9 (MTI) – NATO has strengthened its unity in the fight against threats from the south, including illegal migration and people smuggling, Defence Minister […]