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Péter Szijjártó pleads for peace in Ukraine in a visit to Minsk

The Editorial Board November 8, 2023

Hungary/Belarus – Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó travelled to Minsk on October 26 to take part in the international “Eurasian Security” conference held in the Belarusian capital on October 26–27. Szijjártó was the only representative of a Western…

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Increased cooperation between Budapest and Baku in energy

The Editorial Board September 5, 2023

Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held new talks in Budapest during a visit by President Aliyev to mark Hungary’s national holiday on August 20. Following this meeting, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,…

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Ukraine and Hungary at odds over release of Ukrainian soldiers belonging to Hungarian minority

The Editorial Board June 23, 2023

Hungary/Ukraine – A controversy arose in early June after Russia handed over 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war belonging to the Hungarian minority in Subcarpathia to Hungary. The release, which was facilitated by the Russian Orthodox Church, has fuelled new tensions between…

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Brussels gives go-ahead for Paks power plant expansion

The Editorial Board May 30, 2023

Hungary – Despite the recurring conflicts between Hungary and the European Union’s institutions, there are still issues on which agreement can be reached. One of them is apparently the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant. On May 25, the…

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Hungary blocks new EU military aid to Ukraine

The Editorial Board May 24, 2023

Hungary – European foreign ministers met in Brussels on May 22 to discuss an eleventh package of sanctions against Russia, as well as further military aid to Ukraine. Once again, the tense relations between Kyiv and Budapest impacted the discussion among EU…

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Did Ukraine consider blowing up the Druzhba pipeline?

The Editorial Board May 24, 2023

Ukraine/Hungary – A new issue has come to poison the already complicated relations between Ukraine and Hungary. While the vast majority of European countries have sided with Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, Hungary – whose tensions with Ukraine, particularly in relation…

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U.S. Ambassador to Hungary announces sanctions against IIB and points finger at Hungary

The Editorial Board April 14, 2023

Hungary – The U.S. Ambassador’s April 12 press conference did not come as a surprise. The opposition press had already announced probable U.S. sanctions against Hungarian officials. On Wednesday, Ambassador David Pressman criticized Hungary for its cooperation with Russia and announced sanctions against the International Investment Bank…

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Viktor Orbán and Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Paris about nuclear energy

The Editorial Board March 17, 2023

Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Paris on Monday, 13 March, where he was received by French President Emmanuel Macron for a working dinner at the Élysée Palace. The two leaders discussed the Russian-Ukrainian war and the development of the…

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Hungarian foreign minister visits Belarus

The Editorial Board February 19, 2023

Hungary/Belarus – The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, visited Minsk on Monday, 13 February. He met with his Belarusian counterpart, Sergei Aleikov and Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov to discuss trade relations between the two countries, as well as…

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Strengthening economic cooperation between Hungary and Iran

The Editorial Board November 23, 2022

Hungary/Iran – On 17 November in Budapest, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó received Iran’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi, on the occasion of the second meeting of the Hungarian–Iranian Joint Economic Committee. The two ministers…

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Black Sea Gas: Dragnea Defeats the Deep State with its Own Weapons

Modeste Schwartz July 15, 2018

By Modeste Schwartz. Romania - On July 9, 2018, the Romanian parliament wrote the final chapter of an energy drama that had remained relatively unseen for a long time, finally breaking out only a few weeks ago – though it had probably…

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Poland and Hungary get involved to save an endangered statue of John Paul II in France

The Editorial Board November 3, 2017

Hungary / Poland / France - While in France, the statue of St. John Paul II in Ploërmel got controversial again, Poland and Hungary involved themselves in the case. In Poland, 45,000 people have already signed a petition against the removal of…