
Schengen Enlargement Key Priority of Hungary’s EU Presidency
Hungary may find the right approach to lobby Austria on behalf of Romania’s Schengen accession
Hungary may find the right approach to lobby Austria on behalf of Romania’s Schengen accession
Politico conveyed fears that Hungary during its Council presidency would “share sensitive information with Moscow.”
Szijjártó hit back with a Qatargate reference: “Is this the same body that had several members arrested for corruption?”
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Turkey will “consult with the Swedes as well as NATO leaders” regarding efforts to break the impasse. In light of Sweden’s apparent tolerance of recent anti-Islamic and pro-Kurdish demonstrations, diplomatic relations with Ankara however remain precarious.
National sovereignty is complicated in a globalised world—even for Hungary.
During the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Trump’s presidential candidacy.
Péter Szijjártó is above all pragmatic. His visit comes on the heels of the EU’s decision to cut Russian gas supplies by 15%.
Robert Fico, the outspoken leader of Slovakia’s anti-establishment opposition party, described the charges leveled against him as an attempt by the government to “liquidate” its political opposition.
Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjárto told Tucker Carlson that the “patriotic, Christian-based policies” presently being pursued by Hungary’s national-conservative government pose a serious threat to the hegemony of the international liberal mainstream.