Ukraine

16/11/2016

Foreign minister hails good relations with neighbours

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s relations with neighbouring countries have “never been this balanced”, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s national cohesion committee on Tuesday. Speaking at his annual […]
15/11/2016

Hungarian-led Visegrad Group team to inspect Ukraine’s conflict zone

Budapest (MTI) – A Hungarian-led multinational team, including inspectors from the Visegrad Group, will pay a visit to Ukraine’s conflict zone on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry […]
09/11/2016

Hungary sends 56 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Budapest, November 9 (MTI) – Hungary put on wheels 56 tonnes of humanitarian aid worth 32 million forints (EUR 105,000) to Transcarpathia and regions further to […]
28/10/2016

Delaying EU visa waiver for Ukraine ‘unacceptable’, says Hungarian foreign minister in Kiev

  Kiev, October 28 (MTI) – Hungary remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s European integration and considers it “unacceptable” that the European Union still has not granted […]
20/10/2016

Summit of EU heads of state and government – Hungarian perspective

  Maastricht, October 20 (MTI) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Maastricht on Thursday, prior to attending a […]
29/09/2016

Heti Válasz: Orbán secretly awaits thousands of Ukrainian migrant workers

Weekly news magazine Heti Válasz writes that tens of thousands of Ukrainian migrant workers may arrive to Hungary in the near future, and the legislations making […]
17/09/2016

Hungarian cultural season to mark 1956, diplomatic ties in Ukraine

  Kiev (MTI) – Several Hungarian cultural programmes will be organised in Ukraine over the next months to mark two major anniversaries, the Hungarian ambassador said […]
07/09/2016

Orbán meets Ukraine counterpart in Poland

Warsaw, September 7 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Groysman on the sidelines of a forum in Krynica, southern Poland, on […]
20/08/2016

Election cttee rejects referendum initiative on Ukraine’s EU accession

Budapest (MTI) – The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected a referendum initiative on the conditions of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The referendum question, […]
19/07/2016

Hungary is supporting the survival of Hungarians in Transcarpathia via economic means

“Of the cross-border Hungarian communities, the Hungarians of Transcarpathia are struggling the most tenaciously for survival and the Hungarian Government is supporting this struggle via economic […]
03/07/2016

Hungarian, Ukrainian politicians meet in W Ukraine to discuss bilateral issues

Budapest, July 2 (MTI) – Lawmakers and politicians of Hungary and Ukraine met in FelsÅ‘szinevér (Synevyrska Poljana) in western Ukraine on Saturday at an open university […]
21/06/2016

Head of foreign affairs committee: Minsk compliance important for ethnic Hungarians in W Ukraine

Budapest, June 20 (MTI) – Upholding the Minsk agreement is important from the perspective of ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine, Zsolt Németh, the head of the […]
14/06/2016

V4 to contribute company of soldiers to Baltics mission, says ministry

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – Countries in the Visegrád Group (V4) will add a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltics, the Hungarian defence […]
14/06/2016

Government organising summer camps in Hungary for children from Ukraine

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – The government will spend 40 million forints (EUR 127,000) on hosting some 700 children from Ukraine in summer camps at Lake […]
10/06/2016

Hungary signs EUR 96m development accord for Ukraine ethnic Hungarians

Berehove, June 9 (MTI) – A 30 billion forint (EUR 96m) economic development scheme for ethnic Hungarians living in western Ukraine was signed on Thursday. Hungarian […]
05/06/2016

Transcarpathia suffered ‘harshest fate’ with Trianon treaty, says house speaker in Ungvár

Uzhhorod, Ukraine, June 5 (MTI) – Out of all the Hungarian territories that were ceded to neighbouring countries with the signing of the Trianon peace treaty […]
03/06/2016

Jobbik stands for its treatened Trancarpathian organizer

MTI Hungarian News Agency reported on Wednesday that the Secret Service of Ukraine (SBU) officially warned Jobbik’s Transcarpathian organizer Dezső Kovács who was ready to quit […]
29/05/2016

Hungary earmarks EUR 28.7m for infrastructure, economic investments in NE Hungary, Transcarpathia

Budapest (MTI) – The government has earmarked about 9 billion forints (EUR 28.7m) for infrastructure investments and economic development programmes in northeastern Hungary and Transcarpathia for […]
05/05/2016

Non-EU nationals buy almost 50 pc more properties in Hungary

Budapest, May 5 (MTI) – Foreign nationals from countries outside of the European Union bought 2,708 pieces of real estate in Hungary last year, up almost […]
26/04/2016

North Hungary criminals forge large amount of dollar, hrivnya notes

Budapest, April 26 (MTI) – The prosecutor of northern Hungary’s Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplen county has raised charges against two men in Miskolc, who are suspected of having forged […]