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Balkans 29.08.23 | 21:18

Hungarian Minister Szijjarto calls on the EU not to wait until 2030 and admit the Balkan countries as soon as possible

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called on the European Union to open accession talks with the Balkan countries immediately, and to add them to the EU as soon as possible. Szijjarto spoke in response to comments from European Council President Charles Michel who cited 2030 as a year when the...

Balkans 10.01.23 | 17:13

Szijjarto: Hungary will oppose adding Kosovo to EU institutions before an agreement with Serbia is reached

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that his country will not support the admission of Kosovo to the European Union until a comprehensive agreement is reached on its dispute with Serbia. Our position is that if some European formations admit Kosovo before an agreement is made, this would...

World 16.05.22 | 10:24

Hungary will approve the oil embargo on Russia only if it gets guarantees from the EU

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Hungarians will not accept to bear the burden of the war in Ukraine. The country opposes imposing the proposal in the EU to impose an oil embargo on Russia, insisting it will hurt European countries more. Szijjarto said that if this happens, EU will...

World 17.01.22 | 17:09

V4: Hungary to become fully self-sufficient in electricity

With the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant and the implementation of investments in solar energy, Hungary will become fully self-sufficient in electricity. Few countries can say this about themselves, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said during his visit to the...

World 28.11.21 | 19:28

Szijjarto criticizes the EU for refusing to accept the Sputnik vaccine

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto criticized the European Union for refusing to add the Sputnik coronavirus vaccine to the list of approved vaccines that will allow recipients to travel across Europe. Szijjarto said that the EU officials can’t admit that the Russian vaccine is the best....

Balkans 06.10.21 | 11:19

Szijjarto: If the EU doesn’t integrate the Balkans, others will

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto insisted that the Balkans can’t be treated as the “back yard” of Europe, with no progress in its European integration. Szijjarto added that the other EU member states seem unaware of the security threats that are coming from the Balkans if...

World 23.09.21 | 15:24

Szijjarto defends the Hungarian anti-pedophilia law on CNN

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto faced off CNN journalist Richard Quest in a debate over the Hungarian law that protects minors from pornographic materials and curbs the spread of child porn. Hungary has faced strong attacks from left leaning journalists and politicians over the law, and Szijjarto...

World 21.07.21 | 13:45

Hungary will support companies that set up businesses abroad

Hungary’s government is launching a 10 billion forint (EUR 27.8m) program aimed at supporting Hungarian companies looking to increase their presence in foreign markets, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said, Daily News Hungary reported. As part of the scheme recommended by...

World 24.06.21 | 21:08

Szijjarto responds to the criticism over the sexual education law – this issue is exclusive right of the parents

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto gave an impassioned response to journalists pushing him on the recently adopted law that guarantees the right of parents to decide what type of material their children will be exposed to in school. The law was declares as anti-LGBT by left wing and liberal politicians...

Macedonia 23.06.21 | 23:36

Peter Szijjarto asks Bulgaria to allow Macedonia to begin its EU accession talks while the historic dispute is being resolved

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto visited Macedonia today, and issued a call for the opening of the long delayed EU accession talks that can run side by side with the historic negotiations between Macedonia and Bulgaria. Szijjarto confirmed that the mood in Luxembourg yesterday was tense. Bulgaria...

Macedonia 22.06.21 | 23:12

Szijjarto: EU risks losing the Balkans if it doesn’t open accession talks with Macedonia and Albania soon

Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto warned that Europe risks losing the Balkan countries unless it allows the opening of EU accession talks soon. The warning comes as the ministers in the European Council again failed to reach agreement to allow Macedonia and Albania to open accession...

Macedonia 22.06.21 | 22:11

Nikoloski meets with Szijjarto during his diplomatic push in Luxembourg

During his visit to Luxembourg today, VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. Nikoloski is in Luxembourg to lobby the assembled EU foreign ministers to approve the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia, which is a long shot, given the...

Macedonia 12.05.21 | 22:44

Szijjarto: If it was up to Hungary, Macedonia would open EU accession talks today

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that, if it was up to Hungary, Macedonia would not only open EU accession talks but would soon join the EU. The statement comes as Szijjarto was delivering a package of 6,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines to Macedonia, at a time when the Zaev regime is trying to...

Macedonia 12.05.21 | 18:33

Mickoski and Szijjarto discuss Macedonia’s EU prospects, Zaev’s corruption scandals, the healthcare and economic crises

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto today. Szijjarto is in Macedonia to deliver a donation of vaccines meant for the border guards. During the meeting Mickoski, accompanied by VMRO Vice Presidents Aleksandar Nikoloski and Vladimir Misajlovski,...

Macedonia 01.02.21 | 17:23

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Nikoloski meets Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto to discuss the need to open Macedonia’s EU accession talks

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto today. The meeting is a follow-up to his recent visit to Budapest, along with VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski, during which they met with Prime Minister Orban. We discussed deepening the cooperation and...

Macedonia 13.07.20 | 14:47

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto sent a pre-election message to Macedonia

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijarto sent out a message to Macedonian voters ahead of the elections. The liberal international has tried everything, but the central-European right leads 3:0. Serbia. Croatia. Poland. Let’s go “North” Macedonia. Congratulations Andrzej Duda. Come...

Macedonia 25.04.20 | 18:23

Hungary will deliver a second planeload of medical aid to Macedonia

Hungary announced it will send an additional planeload of medical assistance to Macedonia next week. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the air bridge with China is working, and Hungary received four planeloads of assistance, and will divert one to Macedonia. Szijjarto personally delivered the...

World 11.04.20 | 13:13

V4: Szijjarto goes to CNN to deny fake news reports that the Hungarian Parliament is not functioning

It is fake news that the Hungarian Parliament is blocked, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with CNN from Budapest. During the exchange, CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour eventually denied saying at the beginning of the interview that the Hungarian Parliament is not functioning,...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 15:08

Szijjarto: For us, it doesn’t matter what Zaev thinks of Hungary

Several journalists used the opportunity during the delivery of Hungarian medical assistance to Macedonia today to press both Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski on political issues. Some tried to get Szijjarto to discuss the fact that Hungary gave asylum...

Macedonia 06.04.20 | 14:07

Szijjarto expects that Macedonia will open EU accession talks no later than June

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who is in Macedonia to deliver a package of aid to help fight the coronavirus, said that he expects the opening of EU accession talks to occur no later than June. Macedonia finally received the political approval to open accession talks, after years of obstruction...

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