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[1201PM] Orbán’s interview | New Ipoly Bridge | COP28

December 01, 2023

'MISTAKE TO PUSH FOR UKRAINE EU ENTRY TALKS'ORBÁN: IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF UKRAINE MEETS CONDITIONS FOR EU MEMBERSHIPORBÁN: SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE SHOULD BE PROVIDED OUTSIDE EU BUDGETORBÁN: ONLY HUNGARIANS CAN DECIDE THEIR OWN FATEORBÁN: 2024 TO BE 'HOPEFUL YEAR'HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA OPEN NEW BRIDGE OVER RIVER IPOLYÁDER: ADAPTING TO CHANGED CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ESSENTIALLMP: GOVT ABUSES 'PRIORITY INVESTMENT' LEGAL CATEGORYCLOSE TO 14,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON THURSDAYHUNGARY Q3 GDP UP 0.9% Q/Q, KSH CONFIRMSHUNGARY TRADE SURPLUS WIDENS TO EUR 1.3 BN IN SEPTEMBER
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[1201AM] Gulyás presser | Szijjártó meets Lavrov | AI breakout point

December 01, 2023

GULYÁS: HUNGARY DOES NOT SUPPORT EU BUDGET AMENDMENT, UKRAINE ACCESSIONGULYÁS: GOVT TO EXTEND INTEREST RATE FREEZESSZIJJÁRTÓ ASKS ISRAELI COUNTERPART TO PROMOTE EFFORTS FOR RELEASE OF REMAINING HUNGARIAN HOSTAGESSZIJJÁRTÓ: STABLE, FAIR COOPERATION BETWEEN HUNGARY, RUSSIA NATIONAL INTERESTSZIJJÁRTÓ: WORLD 'IN 24TH HOUR' TO RETURN TO ERA OF GLOBAL COOPERATIONSZIJJÁRTÓ: 'CIVILISED EAST-WEST COOPERATION' IN HUNGARY'S INTERESTGOVT OFFICIAL: AI CAN BE BREAKOUT POINT FOR HUNGARIAN ECONOMYMOMENTUM TO SUPPORT RE-NOMINATION OF BUDAPEST MAYOR IN 2024 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONSSZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR, LUXOR SIGN TWINNING AGREEMENTCLOSE TO 10,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON WEDNESDAYHUNGARY OCT PPI DOWN 6.6% YR/YRECON DEVELOPMENT MINISTER MEETS PM OF SERBIAN REPUBLIC OF BOSNIADECLINE IN DEATHS IN OCT OUTPACES DECLINE IN BIRTHS
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[1130] NATO-Ukraine Council meeting | Natl Consultation | Energy security

November 30, 2023

FM WELCOMES NATO’S UKRAINE PACKAGE CONDITIONSSZIJJÁRTÓ: UKRAINE’S NATO MEMBERSHIP NOT TIMELY MATTERSZIJJÁRTÓ HIGHLIGHTS 'GOOD HOPES FOR HARMONY' BETWEEN BELGIUM, HUNGARY EU PRESIDENCIESFIDESZ MEP: EUROPEAN LEFT EXPLOITING EU ENLARGEMENT 'FOR CHEAP POLITICAL GAMES'DEUTSCH: CHANGE NEEDED IN BRUSSELSMINISTER FLAGS FURTHER WAGE HIKES IN HEALTH CARE NEXT MARCHENERGY MINISTER: HUNGARY ENERGY SUPPLY SECUREGOVT OFFICIAL ADDRESSES SWISS-HUNGARIAN COOPERATION PROGRAMME SIGNINGSZIJJÁRTÓ WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF NEW LUXEMBOURG COUNTERPARTCITY ASSEMBLY VOTES TO LODGE OBJECTION TO ELECTION RULE CHANGESFIDESZ: FOREIGN MONEY 'CLEARLY LINKED' TO KARÁCSONYDK CALLS ON BUDAPEST LEADERS TO EMPLOY HUNGARIANS INSTEAD OF 'UNDERPAID' GUEST WORKERSMI HAZÁNK: GOVT SHOULD REJECT GLOBAL PANDEMIC PACTMORE THAN 7,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON TUESDAYPROSECUTION PRESSES CHARGES AGAINST GANG MEMBERS LINKED TO COLOMBIAN DRUG MAFIA
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[1129] Hungarian Hamas hostage alive | Novák in Cairo | Sovereignty bill

November 29, 2023

HUNGARY TOLD HAMAS HOSTAGE ALIVESZIJJÁRTÓ: NATO MEMBERS SHOULD RETHINK 'UNSUCCESSFUL' UKRAINE STRATEGYTUZSON: PROTECTION NEEDED AGAINST ATTACKS ON SOVEREIGNTYSZIJJÁRTÓ: MIGRANTS, HUMAN SMUGGLERS USING AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AGAINST BORDER GUARDS 'UNACCEPTABLE'GULYÁS BRIEFS MPS ON GOVT WORK, SAYS STRONG NATO IN HUNGARY'S INTERESTPRESIDENT EMPHASISES IMPORTANCE OF PEACE IN MEETING WITH POPE TAWADROS IIPRESIDENT CALLS FOR INCENTIVES TO YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE FAMILIESOFFICIAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF EAST-WEST COOPERATIONMINISTRY: HUNGARY DOESN'T WANT TO LEGALISE EUTHANASIAFINMIN: HUNGARY'S BUDGET STABLEFINMIN: HUNGARY PENSION SYSTEM 'RELIABLE'DK PROPOSES JOINT OPPOSITION LIST FOR LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONSOVER 7,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON MONDAYINVESTMENT VOLUME FALLS 12.1% IN Q3TURKISH TERRORISTS WANTED FOR MURDER ARRESTED IN HUNGARYPHILOSOPHER MIHÁLY VAJDA DIES AGED 88
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[1128] Hungarian hostages | Novák in Cairo | Orbán meets Michel

November 28, 2023

TWO HUNGARIANS STILL IN GAZA CAPTIVITYNOVÁK DISCUSSES ILLEGAL MIGRATION, NEED FOR PEACE WITH EL-SISIORBÁN MEETS EU COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN BUDAPESTPINTÉR: HUNGARY PROTECTING PUBLIC SECURITY OF OTHER EU COUNTRIESSZIJJÁRTÓ: EU ECONOMY BESET BY FAILURE DUE TO 'IDEOLOGICAL SANCTIONS'SZIJJÁRTÓ: COOPERATION WITH CHINA 'HUGE OPPORTUNITY' RATHER THAN RISKSZIJJÁRTÓ REGRETS 'NADIR' OF EU'S COMPETITIVENESS BEFORE MEETING EU COUNTERPARTSSZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY SUPPORTS GLOBAL ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIAL COOPERATIONMIJATOVIĆ CALLS ON HUNGARY PARLT TO REJECT SOVEREIGNTY PACKAGEHANKÓ: HUNGARIAN DEGREE COUNTS ON LABOUR MARKETMORE THAN 9,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON SUNDAY
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[1127] Hamas releases hostages | Hungary-Türkiye ties | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 27, 2023

HUNGARIAN CHILDREN AMONG HOSTAGES RELEASEDSZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY-TÜRKIYE TIES THRIVINGORBÁN CONGRATULATES NEWLY ELECTED ARGENTINIAN PRESIDENTSZIJJÁRTÓ CONGRATULATES WILDERS ON ELECTION WINPRESIDENT NOVÁK TO TRAVEL TO EGYPT AND ATTEND COP28 CONFERENCENOVÁK: BORDER OFFICERS KEY TO HUNGARIANS' SAFETYFIDESZ MEP CALLS FOR STANDING UP FOR ABUSED WOMENMOMENTUM HOLDS COMMEMORATION FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENHORNUNG: GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEMPÁRBESZÉD TO ASK SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION AUTHORITY TO REVIEW CHINESE, RUSSIAN AGREEMENTS, PAKS 2 CONTRACTSNBH SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH KAZAKH FINANCIAL MARKET WATCHDOGMORE THAN 10,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON SATURDAYREMEMBRANCE DAY OF HUNGARIAN FORCED LABOURERS IN THE SOVIET UNION MARKED IN BUDAPESTPÉTER EÖTVÖS'S FIRST HUNGARIAN-LANGUAGE OPERA TO PREMIERE IN BUDAPEST
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[1124PM] Nagorno-Karabakh | UN SPECA meeting in Baku | Defence cooperation with Türkiye

November 24, 2023

ORBÁN: HUNGARY MEETING POINT OF EAST, WESTORBÁN: EUROPE APPROACH TO EAST SUBJECT OF DEBATESZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARIAN COMPANY LAYS CORNERSTONE TO REBUILD SOLTANLI IN NAGORNO-KARABAKHKÖVÉR: EUROPE UNDER THREAT BY 'ALIEN FUTURE'DEFMIN: DEFENCE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 'STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT'MEDIA AUTHORITY: INTERNATIONAL REPORTS ON HUNGARY MEDIA FREEDOM 'BIASED'STATE TREASURY: TEMPORARY COURT RULING MEANT BUDAPEST SOLIDARITY COLLECTION LEGALNÉMETH WELCOMES JOINT STATEMENT ON ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-MUSLIM BIGOTRYGOVT OFFICIAL: HUMAN DIGNITY 'INVIOLABLE'HUNGARIANS REJECT FINANCING UKRAINE FURTHERALMOST 10,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON THURSDAYHUNGARY JOBLESS RATE 4.1% IN OCTOBERLIGET BUDAPEST SHOWCASED AT MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY
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[1124AM] Hungary recovery funds | EU rule-of-law debate | Szijjártó: in C Asia

November 24, 2023

EU COUNCIL APPROVES RECOVERY PLANORBÁN CONGRATULATES WILDERS ON ELECTION WINFIDESZ MEP: EU RULE-OF-LAW DEBATE 'LACKS CREDIBILITY'KOVÁCS: GERMAN GREEN MEPS 'GOING AGAINST ALL ESTABLISHED EU RULES'BÓKA: NATIONAL CONSULTATION QUESTIONS PLACE DEBATES WITH BRUSSELS IN POLITICAL CONTEXTGOVT OFFICIAL: HUNGARY WON'T COMPROMISE ON ITS SOVEREIGNTYCHRISDEMS: 'SOROS PLAYING ANTI-SEMITISM CARD YET AGAIN'OPPOSITION DK, SOCIALISTS, PÁRBESZÉD SIGN 2024 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS PACTSZIJJÁRTÓ: BOOSTING C ASIA IN EUROPE'S INTERESTDEFMIN: ADAPTIVE HUSSARS 23 EXERCISE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEDGOVT OFFICIAL: TURKIC STATES SHOW STRONG INTEREST IN HUNGARY GOVT'S DIASPORA POLICYKÖVÉR MEETS IRISH PARLIAMENT LOWER HOUSE CHAIRMANFORMER AUSTRALIA PM ABBOTT JOINS DANUBE INSTITUTE AS GUEST RESEARCHERNOVÁK IN BÁCS-KISKUN AS PART OF COUNTY TOURBUDAPEST RAISES CHARGES CONCERNING SOLIDARITY CONTRIBUTIONTEMPUS FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH HUF 10 BN IR SCHEMEHANKOOK TIRE TO EXPAND C HUNGARY BASE FOR HUF 210 BNFINMIN: HUNGARY 'GATEWAY' BETWEEN EUROPE, ASIAFINMIN: BUDGET DEFICIT WIDENS TO HUF 3,488 BN IN OCTHUNGARY GROSS WAGES UP 14.1% YR/YR IN SEPTMORE THAN 8,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON WEDNESDAYHUNGARY'S BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLYDEBRECEN UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ZN-AIR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
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[1123] Orbán in Zurich | Szijjártó on Hamas hostages | Sovereignty bill

November 23, 2023

EUROPE 'HAS LOST ABILITY TO GOVERN ITSELF'ORBÁN: EUROPE HAS LOST 'POLITICIANS OF GREAT STATURE'ORBÁN: EUROPE MUST BE READY TO DEAL WITH UKRAINE ON ITS OWNORBÁN: HUNGARY 'BUILDING LABOUR-BASED SOCIETY'ORBÁN: HUNGARY HELD EU RECORD IN INVESTMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, EXPORTS LAST YEARORBÁN HIGHLIGHTS SWISS-HUNGARIAN FRIENDSHIPSZIJJÁRTÓ: HAMAS COULD RELEASES THREE HUNGARIAN HOSTAGESSZIJJÁRTÓ: MANY EUROPEAN POLITICIANS 'THINK THEY'RE PLAYING FORTNITE', BUT PEACE REAL PRIORITYSZIJJÁRTÓ: WORK-BASED ECONOMIC POLICY GUARANTEES STABLE FUTURE IN HUNGARYGOVT SUBMITS BILL PROTECTING NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTOPPOSITION PARTIES REJECT DRAFT SOVEREIGNTY LAWNOVÁK: 'VISEGRAD COOPERATION ALIVE AND WELL'JUSTICE MINISTER: HUNGARY BACKS GEORGIA'S EU INTEGRATIONDEUTSCH: EP LEFT-WING WHIPPING UP HYSTERIA BUT 'WE WILL PROTECT HUNGARIAN SOVEREIGNTY'TRÓCSÁNYI: SMALLER MEMBER STATES TO LOSE OUT IF EP EU TREATY PROPOSAL PASSESDEFMIN PAYS TRIBUTE TO WORLD WAR SOLDIERS AT RE-BURIALGOVT OFFICIAL: HUNGARY STANDS UP FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANSTEACHER UNIONS CALL FOR TALKS WITH GOVTGOVT EXTENDS MANDATORY SUPERMARKET FOOD DISCOUNTS TILL JUNEMORE THAN 7,500 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON TUESDAY
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[1122] Green Energy Corridor | Base rate cut by 75 bp | Tax changes passed

November 22, 2023

'BIG STEP TAKEN TOWARDS GREEN ENERGY'SZIJJÁRTÓ: GREEN ENERGY CORRIDOR WILL REQUIRE EU SUPPORTORBÁN TRAVELS TO SWITZERLANDHUNGARY CBANK CUTS BASE RATE BY 75 BPPARLT VOTES ON TAX CHANGES, GLOBAL MINIMUM TAXDEUTSCH: TIME TO REVIEW SCHOOL TEACHING ON ANTI-SEMITISMGULYÁS: NAVRACSICS TO HEAD NEW PUBLIC ADMIN MINISTRYSZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY PROFITS GREATLY FROM KAZAKHSTAN COOPERATIONSZALAY-BOBROVNICZKY: CHAD SECURITY VITALLY IMPORTANTJOBBIK TO FIELD OWN CANDIDATE FOR BUDAPEST MAYORAGMIN: HUNGARY DEFENDING SOVEREIGNTY IN FOOD PRODUCTIONMORE THAN 7,500 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON MONDAYUS CITIZEN WANTED FOR 3 COUNTS OF MURDER DETAINED AT UKRAINE BORDER
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[1121] Szijjártó at UNGA | Minimum wage | Hungary-Kazakhstan trade

November 21, 2023

SZIJJÁRTÓ: PREVENT CONFLICT SPIRAL IN MIDDLE EASTSZIJJÁRTÓ: VITAL TO PRESERVE EGYPT'S STABILITYOFFICIAL: HUNGARY REJECTS WHAT BRUSSELS HAS TO OFFERMINIMUM WAGE AGREEMENT SIGNEDFINMIN: HUNGARY, KAZAKHSTAN AIM TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE TO REACH USD 1 BNMINISTER: HUNGARIAN-TURKISH CULTURAL YEAR GETS UNDER WAY ON DEC 18OFFICIAL: HUNGARY TO HOST COE'S CULTURAL ROUTES ANNUAL ADVISORY FORUMHUNGARY, CROATIA SIGN CULTURAL COOPERATION EXTENSION PACTSZÁZADVÉG: HUNGARIANS SYMPATHISING WITH ISRAEL, WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIST TERRORISMMORE THAN 10,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON SUNDAYBIRD FLU DETECTED IN BÉKÉS COUNTY, SE HUNGARY
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[1120] Fidesz congress | Justice minister in Vietnam | Budapest 150

November 20, 2023

HUNGARY 'TO DEFEND ITSELF WITH ALL ITS MIGHT'ORBÁN: HUNGARY HAS EUROPEAN 'COUNTER-MODEL'ORBÁN: GREEN ENERGY FUTURE OF HUNGARIAN ECONOMYORBÁN: HUNGARY CAN’T BE SOLD OUT WITH IMPUNITYORBÁN: HUNGARY WILL HAVE NEW MOMENTUM, SIGNIFICANT GROWTH BY EUROPEAN STANDARDSORBÁN RE-ELECTED FIDESZ LEADERSZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY NATIONAL INTEREST, COMMON SENSE COINCIDEFINMIN: HUNGARY BACK ON GROWTH PATHDEPT PM: PROTECTION OF CHRISTIAN CIVILISATION, NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY 'OUR PRIMARY TASK'GULYÁS: FIDESZ COULD CONTRIBUTE TO EUROPE'S 'RIGHTWARD TURN'KÖVÉR: 'THIS IS OUR COUNTRY AND WE WILL PRESERVE IT'DEUTSCH: 'BRUSSELS BUREAUCRATS BECOMING FANATICAL WAR AGITATORS'KOCSIS: 'WE MUST LEAVE BEHIND A STRONGER, MORE PROTECTED AND BETTER COUNTRY'BÓKA: EU RULES SHOULD APPLY TO INSTITUTIONS, TOOEU AFFAIRS MINISTER CALLS HUNGARY EU MEMBERSHIP UNQUESTIONABLEJUSTICE MINISTER HAS TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE PMMEP ASKING EC ABOUT ALEX SOROS TALKS IN UKRAINEPRESIDENT NOVÁK MARKS BUDAPEST'S 150TH ANNIVERSARYBUDAPEST MAYOR MARKS CITY'S 150TH ANNIVERSARYSZIJJÁRTÓ: CHINESE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY PLANS HUF 39 BN INVESTMENT IN E HUNGARYCLOSE TO 10,000 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS ENTER HUNGARY ON SATURDAY
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