Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto inaugurated a new trade representation of his country in Jerusalem, diplomatically, according to AFP. For the Israeli government, it is another step towards recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “We are enjoying an exciting moment because it is the first European diplomatic mission open to Jerusalem for decades,” Israeli
READ MOREAustrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl (pictured with Vladimir Putin at the dance) pleaded for maintaining “strong relationship” with Russia during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, according to News.ro. The minister, an FPÖ (extreme right) member who caused a scandal in August when she danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin
READ MOREHungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan signed a defence cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the celebrations of NATO’s 70th anniversary. Bilateral defence cooperation will be further boosted by the agreement, Szijjártó said after the signing in Washington, DC on Thursday. He noted that alongside NATO’s 70th anniversary,
READ MOREThe Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) has published its new competitiveness program which consists of 330 points. The 234-page document is a more detailed version of earlier competitiveness packages. While György Matolcsy was talking about ways to go about boosting the country’s competitiveness at the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MKIK) conference,
READ MOREUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo drew the attention of Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu to the importance of continuing the fight against corruption that undermines democratic institutions, a US State Department press release said. They met in Washington on Monday. The Foreign Ministry press release in Bucharest does not mention anything about the subject of
READ MOREThe Democratic Coalition (DK), a Hungarian parliamentary opposition party, has urged the Government of Budapest to redirect the funds allocated for the construction of football academies for Hungarians living abroad to health and education in Hungary, the Hungarian news agency reports. Hungary invests particularly in Transylvania. The leader of the DK, Zsolt Gréczy , said
READ MOREOriginally posted on 05.03.2019. Hungary will open a trade office in Jerusalem on March 19, Israel Hayom reported. The trade office will be located in the center of Jerusalem, and will have “diplomatic status.” Its dedication ceremony will include Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who will launch Israel’s Hungarian Culture Month. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
READ MOREFidesz, Viktor Orban’s party was suspended from the European People’s Party because of the populist sideslips of the Hungarian prime minister, corcerning Brussels and immigration. Joseph Daul, the chairman of the European People’s Party, said that the Fides suspension entered in force at once, and that it was voted with 190 votes for
READ MOREThe Fidesz-Christian Democrat (KDNP) alliance leads the polls among decided voters for the European parliamentary elections with 54 percent, which would increase the number of seats held by the ruling parties to 14 from 12 in the EP, a fresh poll by the Nézőpont Institute commissioned by daily Magyar Nemzet shows. The ruling parties’ popularity
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