In a bold statement, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has condemned EU top diplomat Josep Borrell’s reported attempt to undermine Hungary by scheduling a rival foreign policy meeting.
Szijjarto labeled the maneuver as 'regrettable' and 'childish,' accusing Borrell of trying to derail an important policy summit in Budapest.
This clash highlights the growing tensions within the EU, especially in light of Hungary's independent diplomatic actions.
Watch the full video to understand the implications and reactions from both sides.
European health authorities discard any further bloc-wide measure against the new mpox variant situation as risk it poses for wider population is still considered 'low'.
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High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell condemned the Israeli strike on a school in Gaza which killed more than 100, saying a ceasefire was the only way to stop the killing of civilians.
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A high-level EU foreign affairs summit scheduled for August will be moved from Hungary to Brussels, the bloc’ top diplomat, Josep Borrell, confirmed on Monday. Speaking at a press conference in the Belgian capital, Borrell said the bloc must “send a signal, even if it is a symbolic signal,” to punish Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for his Ukraine “peace mission,” which EU officials have condemned as contrary to the bloc’s policies.
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The sweeping opinion on Friday by The Hague-based International Court of Justice — which called for the occupation to end as soon as possible — was immediately slammed as a “decision of lies” by Israel.,,But the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs said that the bloc had taken “good note” of the court’s ruling and urged further backing for the court’s opinion.,,“In a world of constant and increasing violations of international law, it is our moral duty to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to all ICJ decisions in a consistent manner, irrespective of the subject in question,” Josep Borrell said.
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Hungary is ready to provide Moscow and Kiev with a platform for talks aimed at settling their conflict, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. His comments followed Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ‘peace mission’ in which he visited Ukraine, Russia, China, and the US in a bid to end the hostilities. In an interview with RIA Novosti published on Thursday, Szijjarto recalled that a few days after the outbreak of hostilities in February 2022, Budapest tried to encourage direct Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations by contacting both Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Andrey Yermak, Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff.
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Rains delayed the start of Hungary's Saint Stephen's Day fireworks celebrations that glittered over the Danube River and was watched by hundreds of thousands of onlookers.
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Organisers of Hungary's largest music festival, Sziget, have raised the event's security alert as a precautionary measure following the recently thwarted terrorist attacks at Taylor Swift concerts in the Austrian capital.
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Thousands of Ukrainian refugees face eviction from Hungarian state-funded accommodation in a move by Budapest that human rights activists say could contravene EU law.
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A venue at Budapest's Sziget Festival aims to raise awareness of disabilities through various activities that simulate what it's like to live with them.
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