Orban: 'We don't do what Brussels wants, if its not in our interest. '
Orban: We have to preserve Christian culture in Europe, majority of EU population wants this.
Orban: Brussels wants more power over the nations.
1 year agoDeputy Sec. Sulivan met with foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group
[email protected]: "Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto signed a U.S. Hungary Defense Cooperation Agreement"
FM Szijjarto: there are 2 major security threats in the world: mass illegal migration and increased threat of terrorism. As a committed ally of @NATO Hungary is increasing its efforts to protect the country and contributing to Europe's security
Head of PM Orban's office: EU "must stop its scheme of granting prepaid bank cards to migrants without delay", it's worrying that militants can also get the bank cards, it's unacceptable that the EU and the UN financially help their travel and stay in Europe
The EU will act fast if Bucharest goes ahead with plans to pass decrees decriminalising some corruption-related offences, warned @TimmermansEU.
PM Orban held talks with leaders of @EPP's Hungarian member organisations, party leaders discussed European politics, preparations for EP2019 with a view to ensuring the strongest possible showing for HU parties - PM's press chief
The weapon was a gas-alarm gun, two men were put under arrest in Budapest citycentre, nobody injured.
Hungary FM Szijjártó in Jordan: HU opened trade and investment representation in Jerusalem, but embassy is in Tel Aviv, and changing this is not on the agenda.
Orban: On @matteosalvinimi : I've made no secret that we highly respect this key figure in the Italian government
Orban: The most interesting question is whether the EPP will look for allies after the EP2019 on the left-liberal side or on the right
Orban: and we cannot accept any compromise in connection with the protection of Christian culture
European centre-right group votes to suspend Hungary's Fidesz party: EPP
If @FideszEP gets suspended, the party will immediately leave the EPP. If the EPP sends "3 wise men" to Hungary before deciding about Fidesz's membership, the party agrees not to participate in EPP's work for that period - cabinet minister Gergely Gulyas in Brussels.
1 year agoProtesters in Budapest yelling "democracy."
1 year agoEU anthem playing in Hungarian opposition's joint protest.
1 year agoThere protesters are calling for a joint opposition list in the European Parliament election.
Orbán: "Without defending our Christian culture, we are losing Europe".
Orban: 'we want to end the nightmare of federal Europe. '
Orban: 'without christian culture there is no free Hungary'
1 year agoOrbán: "Hungarians have the right to their homeland, to their own Hungarian life."
After @MorawieckiM, Hungary's PM Viktor Orban speaks at the celebration of the national holiday, starts his speech with praising the historical role of Poland in Europe's freedom and reunification
[email protected] speaks in Budapest, celebrating Hungary's national holiday, stresses the importance of Hungarian-Polish friendship, "we fought together for our freedom and we fight for a better future". we see many Polish flags in the crowd
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sends a letter of apology to the European People's Party for calling some members "useful idiots"
Putin to visit Budapest "in the second half of the year", FM Szijjártó announces. On the other hand, "currently no affairs" that would need negotiations at the highest level with Germany or the US
The threshold is achieved: 7 parties from 5 countries officially asked the @EPP president to start expelling Fidesz from the party. @nya_moderaterna sent its letter a couple of hours ago, which is the 7th
2 year agoBillboards targeting Soros and Juncker are being put up around Budapest, along with some other govt campaign signs — incl "hundreds of thousands of jobs created" and "lower taxes for SMEs". These four photos all made within 200m in the Budapest suburbs.
2 year agoNATO C-17 landing TLV, from 'NATO contingency air base' Papa in Hungary