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Hungarian humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees in Subcarpathia

The Editorial Board April 6, 2023

Hungary/Ukraine – With the war going on in eastern Ukraine, many Ukrainians have taken refuge in Subcarpathia, a region in the west of the country where a large Hungarian minority lives. To cope with this extraordinary situation, the Hungarian authorities have…

Politics

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State of the Nation” address, February 2023

The Editorial Board February 19, 2023

Hungary - Each year, mid-February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds a speech on the "state of the Nation" in which he addresses the main topics of the past and current year to come. We received a translation of the speech by…

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Gesture from Kyiv towards national minorities leaves Budapest sceptical

The Editorial Board December 23, 2022

Ukraine – In the midst of the war with Russia, on 13 December, the Ukrainian parliament amended (by 324 votes out of 421) the law on national minorities, thus fulfilling one of the necessary conditions to start negotiations for membership of the…

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NATO: Hungary continues to block Ukraine

The Editorial Board December 2, 2022

Hungary/Ukraine – While Russia’s war against Ukraine means some would like to intensify NATO’s relations with Kyiv, or even accelerate the process of Ukraine’s possible future integration into the Atlantic Alliance, Hungarian leaders continue to defend their national interest against the…

Magyar Nemzet

There is no Hungarian foreign policy without national policy

Partenaire May 22, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on May 22, 2021. “We will try to use the Hungarian Presidency to promote the rights of national minorities and provide strong support to Hungarian communities outside of our borders” – said…

Magyar Nemzet

“The Transcarpathian Hungarians need peace and calm”

Partenaire January 14, 2021

István Petruska wants to help streighten out Hungary and Ukraine's strained relationship “Relations between Ukraine and Hungary must be resolved, and I will try to contribute to this any way I can” declared István Petruska, current district administrator of Berehove (Beregszász) and…

Society

New tensions between Hungary and Ukraine; the Hungarian minority threatened

The Editorial Board September 25, 2018

Ukraine - A threat to expel the Hungarian Consul of Berehove (Ukraine), and new diplomatic tensions between Budapest and Kiev. Updated on October 4, 2018. Diplomatic tensions have been rising between Budapest and Kiev since September 2017, when the Ukrainian authorities…

Politics

The false powder keg of Subcarpathia: beware of manipulations

Ferenc Almássy February 28, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. Ukraine, Transcarpathia / Subcarpathia - Recently, many articles have been published, all more alarmists than the others, on the situation of Hungarians in Ukraine. Everything is definitely not fine, but a warm down and a clarification are needed as…

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