59 result(s) for eu summit deal
Szijjártó: Budapest - Belgrade Rail Upgrade Deal Signed With China
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The deal with China on upgrading the Budapest-Belgrade rail line was signed on Saturday during a China-CEE summit in Riga, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told journalists. Hungary and China have reached “a new milestone” in ties, he said, adding that Hungary had always shown commitment to furthering cooperation between central and eastern Europe and China.
Szijjártó: Central Europe’s Chinese Ties Serve Wider European Interests
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe must be open to outside partners and allies and not be inwardlooking, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a conference on Chinese ties.
Áder Urges Remaining Eu Member States To Ratify Paris Climate Accord
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has urged European Union member states that have yet to ratify the Paris climate accord to approve the agreement as soon as possible. Áder sent letters to the presidents of Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia and the prime ministers of Denmark, Luxembourg, ...
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
Szijjártó Holds Bilateral Talks At Asia - Europe Summit
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met several other foreign ministers at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Szijjártó reiterated that the Hungarian government supports granting China market economy status.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Visegrád Summit Calls For A Fence On The Macedonian Border
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses German Chancellor Merkel of “moral imperialism” for opposing the ‘sealing off’ of the Schengen zone to migrants. The leading left-wing daily suggests that leaders of The Visegrád countries are unlikely to support the German Chancellor’s proposals at the EU summit on migration on Thursday.
Szijjártó: Budapest - Belgrade Rail Upgrade Deal Signed With China
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The deal with China on upgrading the Budapest-Belgrade rail line was signed on Saturday during a China-CEE summit in Riga, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told journalists. Hungary and China have reached “a new milestone” in ties, he said, adding that Hungary had always shown commitment to furthering cooperation between central and eastern Europe and China.
Szijjártó: Central Europe’s Chinese Ties Serve Wider European Interests
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe must be open to outside partners and allies and not be inwardlooking, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a conference on Chinese ties.
Áder Urges Remaining Eu Member States To Ratify Paris Climate Accord
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has urged European Union member states that have yet to ratify the Paris climate accord to approve the agreement as soon as possible. Áder sent letters to the presidents of Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia and the prime ministers of Denmark, Luxembourg, ...
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
Szijjártó Holds Bilateral Talks At Asia - Europe Summit
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met several other foreign ministers at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Szijjártó reiterated that the Hungarian government supports granting China market economy status.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Visegrád Summit Calls For A Fence On The Macedonian Border
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses German Chancellor Merkel of “moral imperialism” for opposing the ‘sealing off’ of the Schengen zone to migrants. The leading left-wing daily suggests that leaders of The Visegrád countries are unlikely to support the German Chancellor’s proposals at the EU summit on migration on Thursday.