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Orbán's family company makes millions of euros on China's Belt and Road project, the Budapest-Belgrade railway reconstruction, selling overpriced railway stone from the family's mine in Gánt to the construction, internal docs obtained by @444hu show

Orban: Hungary will not become an immigrant country, no matter what Brussels does

New poll shows opposition leader Péter Magyar's Respect and Freedom (TISZA) party polling 39 percent against the 43 percent of PM Orbán's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition among decided voters (25 against 30 percent among all adult citizens)

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Yerevan.

Today, elected representatives were denied access to Hungary’s parliament by Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér. U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman stated: “It is beyond extraordinary to see elected members of a European Union member state’s parliament denied access to parliament itself because they wish to discuss human rights. Denying a meeting space within the parliament to elected representatives of that body raises serious and concerning questions.”

The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of his visit to Romania, visits the chairman of the RMDSZ, Mr. Kelemen Hunor, and agitates in favor of the Hungarian minority party in the elections. He points out that only elections will enable the RMDSZ to return to government

Unkarin ulkoministeri Szijjarto tapasi Gazpromin toimitusjohtajan

Unkarin ulkoministeri Szijjártó on saapunut Pietariin Venäjälle "varmistaakseen energiansaannin"

Unkarin ulkoministeri: Vastustamme sitä, että Ukraina käyttää pitkän kantaman aseita iskeäkseen Venäjään

FM Péter Szijjártó announced on Facebook that he will advocate for a bolder and more decisive stance by the European Union on the situation in Venezuela during the upcoming Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. After speaking with María Corina Machado, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, FM Szijjártó emphasized the importance of respecting sovereignty, freedom, free elections, and democratic values. "I assured her that I would push for a stronger and more character-driven position from the EU on the developments in Venezuela," Minister Szijjártó stated, highlighting Hungary's historical commitment to the fight for freedom and sovereignty

Blinken today: “Hungary was welcomed into NATO because of its commitment to a democratic future. That commitment, like the deep bonds between our people, should be protected and form the bedrock of Hungary-United States relations.”

Hungary relaxed regulations governing its sole nuclear power plant, giving it the option to operate at full capacity even if the cooling water released back into the Danube river exceeds temperature limits

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday and told him that Iran informed Hungary earlier today that it is going to attack Israel in response to the assassination of the head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to senior Israeli officials

Hungary says Croatia 'unreliable' when it comes to oil transit

"We wouldn’t allow Chinese policemen to patrol the streets of Warsaw, but everyone perceives their sovereignty as they see fit" – @radeksikorski to @VisegradInsight's @wprzybylski on Viktor Orbán's decision enabling Chinese policemen to patrol in Hungary

The head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto, wrote that Poland accuses Hungary of importing oil from Russia, while it itself does the same. This is another unfriendly statement. On Saturday, Viktor Orban called the Polish government's policy "hypocritical"

Hungary quietly took out a €1 billion loan from Chinese banks

Unkarin ulkoministeri Bukarestissa: Bulgaria tarjoutui toimittamaan öljytuotteita Unkariin - lausunto

Verdict by the EU-Commission on Hungary in this years 'rule of law report': "No progress."

Reaktiona Unkarin puolivuotisen EU-puheenjohtajuuskauden käyttäytymiseen EU:n ulkopoliittinen päällikkö Borrell ilmoittaa, että ensi kuussa Budapestissa pidettävä epävirallinen ulkoministerikokous pidetään sen sijaan Brysselissä. Hänen mukaansa seurauksia pitää olla

Unkarin ulkoministeri Péter Szijjártó ilmoitti, että Unkari ja Slovakia ovat käynnistäneet EU:n kanssa neuvotteluprosessin Ukrainaa vastaan öljyntoimitusten pysäyttämiseksi. Puhuessaan Brysselissä hän korosti, että Ukrainan päätös vaarantaa molempien maiden energiavarmuuden, koska ne ovat voimakkaasti riippuvaisia Venäjän öljystä Druzhba-putken kautta.

Unkarin ulkoministeriön päällikkö sanoi, että hän odottaa tapaavansa Lavrovin YK:n turvallisuusneuvoston sivussa; aamulla hän puhui puhelimitse Kiinan ulkoministeriön johtajan kanssa

The European Commission has decided to boycott Hungary's EU Council presidency in response to Viktor Orbán’s controversial trips to Moscow and Beijing

Ukrainan presidentti: Unkarin pääministerin vierailu Venäjälle oli virhe

The German Foreign Ministry on Hungary's rotating presidency of the European Union: Hungary caused great damage during only 12 days of its presidency of the Union

Financial Times: Ehdotukset Unkarin poistamiseksi Euroopan unionin neuvoston puheenjohtajasta Orbanin ja Putinin tapaamisen vuoksi

Trump will meet with Hungary's Viktor Orban in Florida on Thursday, per sources

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's new alliance of far-right parties, the Patriots for Europe, has been formally founded as a political group in the European Parliament, representatives say

Kiinan presidentti: Varhainen tulitauko ja poliittinen ratkaisu Ukrainassa palvelisivat kaikkien osapuolten etuja

Unkarin pääministeri Pekingistä: Kiina on tärkeä voima rauhan edellytysten luomisessa Venäjän ja Ukrainan välisessä sodassa