European Parliament condemns Hungarian Foreign Minister over talks with Belarus
Tamás Menczer, the foreign ministry's state secretary commended the EP's statements on Thursday calling the legislative body "pro-war".
2023. szeptember 15.
2023. augusztus 12.
Hungary used its veto to protect Belarusian oligarch from EU sanctions
Hungary decided to use its veto in May after 10 EU countries requested Moshensky be included in the sanction list.
2023. március 16.
EP criticizes Szijjártó for Minsk visit
During his visit to Minsk, Szijjarto said: "The Hungarian position has always been clear: the channels of communication must be kept open".
2021. május 27.
Hungary joins European Union in condemning Belarus for forced grounding of airliner
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said he was "pleased that the European Union has finally acted swiftly, decisively, and with sufficient vigor and unity." This week's InsightHungary newsletter.
2020. augusztus 21.
Foreign Minister Szijjártó photographed on the deck of oligarch's luxury yacht
The foreign minister posted pictures of himself to social media, working in his office on a diplomatic response to the crisis in Belarus. He was actually vacationing in the Adriatic on a luxury yacht owned by a government-tied billionaire. This week's InsightHungary newsletter.
2020. augusztus 13.
Hungarian government silent on Belarus election and violent repression of protesters
At a meeting in Minsk in June, Alexander Lukashenko told Viktor Orbán than Hungary "understands us more than any other" country in the EU. Plus: Hungary buys $1 billion US missile defense system, Mike Pompeo skips visit to Budapest, and other stories from this week.