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[0605] Cohesion Day | Orbán in Ankara | PACE meeting
June 05, 2023
GULYÁS: HUNGARIAN NATION HAS NO BOUNDARIESDAY OF NATIONAL COHESION MARKED IN HUNGARYORBÁN: EUROPEAN POLITICS NEED PEOPLE 'WHO WANT SOMETHING'ORBÁN ATTENDS ERDOGAN'S INAUGURATION IN ANKARASZIJJÁRTÓ: NO SOLUTION TO WAR ON BATTLEFIELDPACE'S EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVES MEET IN BUDAPESTCULTURE MINISTER MARKS DANUBE DAY IN TRANSYLVANIACOHESION DAY - HAC: US HUNGARIAN COMMUNITY NUMBERS 1.4 MGOVT OFFICIAL: EP RESOLUTION PROPOSAL ON HUNGARY POLITICAL OPINION 'SOLD AS FACT'HOUSE SPEAKER EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO INDIAN COUNTERPART OVER TRAIN DISASTERDEPT PM MEETS GARIBASHVILI IN TBILISISZIJJÁRTÓ WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HUNGARIAN-AZERI ENERGY COMPANIESORBÁN DISCUSSES HUNGARY'S DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT WITH DEUTSCHE TELEKOM CEOSZIJJÁRTÓ ANNOUNCES HUF 4 BN INVESTMENT OF DMG MORI IN BUDAPESTHUNGARIAN, CHINESE PEOPLE SMUGGLERS APPREHENDED BY AIRPORT POLICEUKRAINE CRISIS - OVER 13,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON SATURDAY
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[0602PM] Orbán’s interview | Hungary-Italy ties | Szijjártó on investments
June 02, 2023

ORBÁN: BRUSSELS WANTS AUSTERITY IN HUNGARYORBÁN: 'WE WILL PROTECT EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO US IN 2024'ORBÁN: EUROPE WILL SOON ACCEPT 'HUNGARY'S PRO-PEACE STANCE'ORBÁN: ERDOĞAN ELECTION LOSS WOULD HAVE BEEN 'TRAGEDY'ORBÁN HAILS STRENGTHENING HUNGARY-ITALY TIESSZIJJÁRTÓ: FOREIGN INVESTORS' CONFIDENCE IN HUNGARY 'UNBROKEN DESPITE HYSTERICS'AGMIN: HUNGARY-FRANCE TIES MUST BE FURTHER STRENGTHENEDLMP URGES NO PARDON FOR 'TERRORISTS'PROTEST HELD AGAINST TEACHERS' STATUS LAWOVER 15,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON THURSDAY
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[0602] EP resolution | FM on NATO | President in Tirana
June 02, 2023

FIDESZ MEP SLAMS EP RESOLUTION ON CONCERNS OVER HUNGARYEP ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER HUNGARY'S 2024 EU PRESIDENCYFIDESZ MEP: 67 CONSERVATIVE MEPS SIGN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF HUNGARYSZIJJÁRTÓ: NATO CAN'T DISCUSS ACCESSION OF A COUNTRY AT WARSZIJJÁRTÓ: NEW GOVT PROGRAMME TO ENCOURAGE HUNGARIAN FIRMS INVEST FOREIGN PROFITS AT HOMEORBÁN SPEAKS WITH TÜRKIYE PRESIDENTPRESIDENT NOVÁK MEETS ALBANIAN COUNTERPART IN TIRANAPRESIDENT NOVÁK: STABILITY OF W BALKANS KEY TO PEACE IN EUROPEECON DEVELOPMENT MINISTER: MANDATORY PRICE REDUCTIONS START IN RETAILFINANCE MINISTER MEETS NEW SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADORBUDAPEST MAYOR: 2024 DRAFT BUDGET WOULD 'BLEED BUDAPEST OUT' FURTHERDEPT PM VISITS ARMENIAEP SUPPORTS NOMINATION OF HUNGARY'S PELCZ TO CONTINUE AS COURT OF AUDITORS MEMBERHUNGARY GDP FALLS 0.9% IN Q1, KSH CONFIRMSHUNGARY TRADE SURPLUS EUR 886 M IN MARCHHUNGARY RECORDS 171 NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS, 5 DEATHS REGISTERED LAST WEEKOVER 12,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON WEDNESDAYBUDAPEST POLICE TAKE INTO CUSTODY 14 SOCCER FANS OVER UEFA FINAL
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[0601] FM on Israel ties | EP rapporteurs on Hungary | Student demo
June 01, 2023

SZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY-ISRAEL COOPERATION AT ALL-TIME HIGHSZIJJÁRTÓ: SECURITY IN MIDDLE EAST LINKED TO SECURITY IN EUROPEEP RAPPORTEURS: UKRAINE CONFLICT NOT LIKELY TO BE RESOLVED DURING HUNGARY EU PRESIDENCYFIDESZ MEP SLAMS PLANNED EP RESOLUTION AS 'CONCENTRATED ATTACK AGAINST HUNGARY'EU JUSTICE COMMISSIONER: EC COMMITTED TO ENSURING RESPECT OF RULE OF LAW IN HUNGARYPRESIDENT VISITS HUNGARIAN SERVICEMEN INJURED IN KOSOVOORBÁN MEETS UEFA HEADSSTUDENTS BEGIN SIT-IN DEMONSTRATION AT PRESIDENT'S OFFICEDEMONSTRATION HELD FOR 'DEBT COLLECTION VICTIMS'MI HAZÁNK CALLS ON GOVT TO BRING TROOPS HOME FROM KOSOVOSOCIALISTS TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL ON BATTERY PLANTS TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEESZIJJÁRTÓ: CHINA'S JIECANG HUF 25 BN INVESTMENT IN W HUNGARY CREATES 200 JOBSOVER 10,500 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON TUESDAYSTATUTE OF HUNGARIAN-BORN SOCCER PLAYER, BOLOGNA COACH WEISZ UNVEILED IN BUDAPESTCHENEY'S FAMILY IN CHILE DONATES PAINTING TO ARTIST'S HUNGARIAN HOME TOWNFOREIGN FANS ENTANGLED IN BRAWL IN BUDAPEST
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[0531] Injured troops return | Draft budget submitted | Hungary-Egypt ties
May 31, 2023

DEFMIN: TROOPS PROVED SKILLS IN KOSOVOFINMIN: 2024 BUDGET SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENTORBÁN SENDS GREETINGS TO CROATIAN COUNTERPART ON NATIONAL HOLIDAYSZIJJÁRTÓ: EGYPT NEEDS MORE SUPPORT TO COPE WITH MIGRATION PRESSURESZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY WANTS PEACE IN W BALKANSJUSTICEMIN: EP'S LEFT-WING MAJORITY DISLIKES HUNGARY'S PRO-PEACE POSITIONEU COMMISSIONER: RISK OF SYSTEMIC BREACH OF EU VALUES IN HUNGARY STILL STANDSPRESIDENT RECEIVES HUNGARIAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES TEAMMOMENTUM: PAYMENT OF EU FUNDS SHOULD BE CONTINGENT OF EDUCATION REFORM IN HUNGARYDK TO FILE LAWSUIT DEMANDING RUSSIAN GAS CONTRACT DETAILSALMOST 14,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON MONDAYHUNGARY Q1 INVESTMENT VOLUME DOWN 2.8%HUNGARY SENDS NEW POLICE UNIT TO SERBIA
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[0530] Szijjártó in Belgrade | Fidesz on EP report | Novák in Șumuleu Ciuc
May 30, 2023

SZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY, SERBIA 'HISTORIC FRIENDS'FIDESZ MEP: RECENT EP REPORT 'ABSURD ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAIL, PRESSURE'NOVÁK ATTENDS PILGRIMAGE IN ȘUMULEU CIUCSÁNDOR PALACE: ROMANIA'S PROTEST OVER HUNGARY PRESIDENT'S ȘUMULEU CIUC VISIT 'EXAGGERATED'HOLLIK: FIDESZ TO START INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON WAR IN UKRAINEJOBBIK CALLS FOR RETRAINING SUPPORT INSTEAD OF GUEST WORKERSKARÁCSONY: CHAIN BRIDGE REVAMP TO WRAP UP EARLYTLC INAUGURATES HUF 21 BN INVESTMENT IN W HUNGARYCARDINAL ERDŐ: 'POPE FRANCIS PAID ATTENTION TO OUR PROBLEMS AND SITUATION'ÓKOVÁCS TO REMAIN HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA GENERAL DIRECTOROVER 10,000 UKRAINE REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON SUNDAY
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[0526PM] Szijjártó on W Balkans | WA HQ in Budapest | Tunisian people...
May 26, 2023

FM URGES FASTER EU ENLARGEMENT IN W BALKANSSZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINAFIDESZ MEP: EUROPEAN LEFT PREPARING TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON HUNGARYSZIJJÁRTÓ: WORLD AQUATICS TO RELOCATE HQ TO BUDAPESTHUNGARY JOBLESS RATE REACHES 3.9% IN APRILMFB, EXIMBANK BOND ISSUES SECURE USD 844M EXTRA FUNDINGOVER 10,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON THURSDAYCHARGES RAISED AGAINST TUNISIAN HUMAN SMUGGLER USING INFLATABLE BOAT
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[0526] 2024 draft budget | China policy | Paks upgrade
May 26, 2023

FINMIN: 2024 DRAFT BUDGET 'DEFENCE BUDGET'GULYÁS REJECTS EC RECOMMENDATION ON UTILITY PRICE CAPSFINMIN: EDUCATION ALLOCATED HUF 3,400BN IN 2024SZIJJÁRTÓ URGES EU TO SEEK COOPERATION, NOT RIVALRY WITH CHINASZIJJÁRTÓ: EC APPROVES PAKS UPGRADE CONTRACT CHANGESSZIJJÁRTÓ ANNOUNCES NEW FLIGHT BETWEEN HUNGARY, CHINAJUSTICE MINISTER: EP WORKING TO HINDER HUNGARY EU PRESIDENCYJUSTICE MINISTER VOWS TO BOOST EUROPEAN RIGHT'S SELF-CONFIDENCE FOR EP ELECTIONSFIDESZ PROTESTS 'PETTY ATTACK' ON HUNGARIAN MEMBER OF EU AUDIT OFFICEKARÁCSONY: PEACE CONDITIONAL ON UKRAINE'S SOVEREIGNTY, TERRITORIAL INTEGRITYFIDESZ MEP MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF ROMA UPRISING IN AUSCHWITZLMP URGES GOVT TO HELP ECOLOGICAL FARMINGV4 PUBLIC PROSECUTORS ADOPT MOU ON CYBERCRIME COOPERATION, CULTURAL ASSETS PROTECTIONCBANK: HUNGARY BANKING SYSTEM STABLEALMOST 8,800 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON WEDNESDAYDEATHS OUTPACE BIRTHS IN APRIL
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[0525] Gas deliveries | Szijjártó in Moldova | Teachers’ wages
May 25, 2023

SZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY FULLY SUPPORTS MOLDOVA'S EU INTEGRATIONSZIJJÁRTÓ: AZERBAIJAN TO START DELIVERIES TO HUNGARY THIS YEARSZIJJÁRTÓ: 'THE SOONER THERE IS PEACE, THE MORE LIVES CAN BE SAVED'VÁRHELYI, FIDESZ MEPS: PROTECTION OF MINORITY RIGHTS CRUCIAL TO EU ACCESSIONNAVRACSICS: GENERATION CHANGE STEERING EUROPE TOWARDS RADICALISATIONDEFMIN: HUNGARY SEES CEASEFIRE AS PATH TO ENDING WARGOVT OFFICIAL: LEFTISTS CONTINUE TO BLOCK TEACHERS' WAGE HIKESOFFICIAL: GOVT DRAFT TO ENSURE 'STRICT CONDITIONS' FOR GUEST WORKERSBUDAPEST ASSEMBLY ADOPTS POSITION ON WARBUDAPEST ASSEMBLY APPROVES HUF 24 BN LOAN FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANYHUNGARY GROSS WAGES HUF 577,900 IN MARCHALMOST 9,500 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON TUESDAYHUNGARY RECORDS 225 NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS, 3 DEATHS REGISTERED LAST WEEKMCC'S BRUSSELS TRAINING CENTRE ORGANISES CONFERENCE ON EU ENERGY POLICYPOPE FRANCIS SENDS LETTER OF THANKS TO HCBC PRESIDENT
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[0524] Orbán in Doha | Szijjártó in Geneva | Madame Tussauds Budapest
May 24, 2023

ORBÁN IN DOHA: CEASEFIRE NEEDED IN UKRAINEORBÁN: HUNGARY’S DECISION TO BLOCK EPF FUNDS 'A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE'ORBÁN: US DEMOCRATS INTERFERE WITH PEOPLE'S LIVESISLAMISTS TARGET MOL IN PAKISTANSZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY PREPARED FOR NEXT POTENTIAL HEALTH CRISISPARLIAMENT AMENDS ELECTION LAWPARLT APPROVES MODIFIED WHISTLEBLOWER LAWHUNGARY’S AMBASSADOR TO US: HUNGARY ALSO PROTECTS NATO EASTERN FLANKFIDESZ MEP: HUNGARIAN FARMERS MUST NOT BE MADE TO PAY PRICE OF HELP TO UKRAINERÉTVÁRI: DECISION TO EXPEL PEOPLE SMUGGLERS CONSEQUENCE OF EU PENALTIES OVER CROWDED PRISONSHUNGARY AMBASSADOR PRESENTS STATE HONOUR TO CROATIA'S ZVONKO MILASHUNGARY CBANK LEAVES BASE RATE UNCHANGED AT 13%, BUT CUTS O/N COLLATERALISED LOAN RATEBUDGET DEFICIT CLOSE TO HUF 2,710 BN IN APRIL, MINISTRY CONFIRMSOVER 10,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON MONDAYMADAME TUSSAUDS TO OPEN IN BUDAPEST
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[0523] Orbán in Qatar | Szijjártó in Brussels | Hungary EU presidency
May 23, 2023

ORBÁN: QATAR KEY FOR EUROPESZIJJÁRTÓ: EXPELLING PEOPLE SMUGGLERS 'NOT DIRECTED AGAINST ANY COUNTRY'SZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY COMMITTED TO PEACE DESPITE PRESSUREJUSTICE MINISTER: HUNGARY 2024 EU PRESIDENCY PREPARATIONS ON TRACKECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER HAS TALKS IN QATARMINISTER: HUNGARY, GEORGIA AGRICULTURE COOPERATION HAS VAST OPPORTUNITIESBUDAPEST METRO LINE 3 RENOVATION WRAPS UPJOBBIK CALLS FOR PARLT DEBATE DAY ON 'NORMAL WAGES'FORMER SOCIALIST MINISTER TAMÁS SUCHMAN DIESSOME 20 GUNS, PISTOLS SEIZED FROM ALBANIAN DRIVER AT SERBIAN BORDEROVER 13,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON SUNDAY
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[0522] Orbán’s message to Meloni | Novák in New York | 2024 draft budget
May 22, 2023

FIDESZ WANTS ANSWERS ON UKRAINE'S 'BLACKMAIL'ORBÁN: HUNGARIAN NATION 'STANDS BY ITALY' AMIDST FLOOD TRAGEDYPRESIDENT NOVÁK IN NY: 'FAIR, LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE PEACE AGREEMENT ROAD TO PEACE'SZIJJÁRTÓ: ONLY HUNGARIANS CAN DECIDE ON HUNGARY'S FUTUREFINMIN: GOVT SUBMITS 2024 DRAFT BUDGET TO FISCAL COUNCILAGRICULTURE MINISTER: BILL BANNING LOCAL AUTHORITIES' LAND TAX SUBMITTED TO PARLTORBÁN LEAVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO QATARPRESIDENT NOVÁK MARKS NATIONAL DEFENCE DAYBAKONDI: NEARLY 49,000 BORDER VIOLATORS STOPPED THIS YEARGOVT OFFICIALS MEET SCOTLAND HUNGARIANSSOCIALISTS CALL FOR 'HOUSEHOLDS RESCUE PACKAGE'STUDENT ORGS PROTEST FOR TEACHERS' WAGE HIKE, AGAINST PLANNED LEGISLATIONBUDAPEST POLICE: FEW HUNDRED VIOLENT PROTESTERS TRIED TO BREAK THROUGH POLICE LINEOVER 12,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON SATURDAY
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[0519PM] East-west cooperation | Armed Forces development | Special taxes
May 19, 2023

FM CALLS FOR 'CIVILISED' EAST-WEST COOPERATIONKÖVÉR: HUNGARY STANDS BY TRANSCARPATHIA HUNGARIANSGULYÁS: ETHNIC MINORITY RIGHTS AMONG EUROPEAN VALUESFINMIN: GOVT TO REMOVE SPECIAL TAXES IN 2024FINANCE MINISTER, CBANK GOVERNOR DISCUSS ECONOMIC POLICYDEFMIN: HUNGARY MILITARY 'ON VERGE OF HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY'APPEALS COURT APPROVES BRAZILIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER'S EXTRADITIONOVER 12,000 REFUGEES ENTER HUNGARY ON THURSDAYHUNGARY GRAIN STORES HALF FULL AHEAD OF SUMMER HARVEST
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