Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has used the emergency powers to issue decrees on a sweeping series of emergency taxes and cut spending of about $ 6.1 billion this year and next. The measures, which will hit sectors from the banking sector to energy and from airlines to telecommunications, underscore the extent of the fiscal […]
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Orban wins, Patriarch Cyril removed from list, EU approves new sanctions on Russia
The European Union (EU) has given its final approval on Thursday to the bloc in the sixth round of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, a diplomat told Reuters. The sanctions include a partial ban on oil and will remove Russia’s top bank Sberbank from the international SWIFT platform. The sanctions come after Hungary stubbornly […]
Hungary: Our opposition to sanctions on Patriarch Cyril ‘has been known for a long time’
“Hungary’s opposition to European sanctions against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill,” has been known for a long time, “Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s spokesman told the state-run MTI news agency today. European Union leaders agreed in principle earlier this week on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia. On Wednesday, three diplomats […]
Summit: Orban is asking for additional guarantees
European leaders are in talks at the Brussels summit on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia. Shortly before 22.00 (Greek time) more than half had spoken, while everyone is in favor of an agreement. According to a European source, there is “political pressure” to reach an agreement, while – according to the same source […]
Orban: ‘There is currently no acceptable compromise on oil’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said there is “no” acceptable “compromise” at the moment regarding the European embargo on Russian oil, calling for more guarantees for his country’s supply. “There is no compromise at the moment,” he told reporters as he approached the EU summit, where the 27 would discuss the adoption of a […]
Orban declares state of emergency in Hungary over Ukraine war
The Hungarian government has declared a state of emergency in the country since Wednesday due to the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a Facebook video, noting that his cabinet needs room for maneuver to respond quickly to the challenges. Orban, who won a fourth consecutive term in the April 3 election, […]
Macron – Orban communication on Europe ‘s energy security
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had a telephone conversation today with French President Emanuel Macron on issues related to Europe’s energy security, Orban’s communications director told the state-run MTI news agency, without elaborating. The commission last week proposed the toughest sanctions package to date against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, but several countries opposed […]
G. Papandreou: Putin finances populists in Europe
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica publishes a detailed interview with the former Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International, George Papandreou. “Papandreou has a lot of ideas on how to win the showdown with the populists and believes that the main European authoritarian politician, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, now has little time to […]
Hungary: The country can not support the new EU sanctions against Russia
Hungary cannot support a new package of EU sanctions against Russia in its current form, including an embargo on Russian crude oil imports, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio today. Orban said the European Commission’s current proposal was tantamount to an “atomic bomb” being dropped on the Hungarian economy, adding that Hungary was ready […]
Italy: Pope Francis meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban
Pope Francis received Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Vatican today. According to the Holy See, the meeting lasted 40 minutes and the pope thanked the Prime Minister of Hungary for the hospitality provided by his country to thousands of Ukrainian refugees. “I’m glad to see you. You have the blessing of the Lord, […]
