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☆ Hungary ruling party seeks new delay in Nordic NATO ratifications
  + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BUDAPEST, March 14 (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling party lawmakers want to postpone next week's parliament session, which means a further delay in its ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO admission. The ruling Fidesz party confirmed to Reuters that parliament would not hold a session next week, which they said was due to a "delay in negotiations with Brussels." Hungary is mired in a dispute with the European Commission over the release of EU funds. Sweden and Finland applied last year for membership of the transatlantic military alliance after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. All 30 NATO members must ratify the applications, and Hungary and Turkey have held back their approvals.
☆ Hungary vows to fight in EU court to defend anti-LGBT law
  + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BUDAPEST, March 9 (Reuters) - Hungary's Justice Minister said late on Wednesday that Budapest would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that Brussels says discriminates against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The government has said the law aimed to protect children, not target the LGBT community. "Just as we have done so far, we will go to the wall if it's about protecting our children," Varga said, adding that uphold the legislation was necessary and further measures would be taken. The European Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU over the anti-LGBT law in mid-2022. The commission has said it considers that the law violates the EU's internal market rules, the fundamental rights of individuals and EU values.
☆ Hungary PM says more talks needed on Finland, Sweden NATO bids
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
BUDAPEST, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday more talks between parliamentary groups were needed before Hungary's ratification of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership, which lawmakers will start debating next Wednesday. Orban added that in the end, it should be made clear that Hungary supports Finland and Sweden's NATO membership, but said Turkey's concerns regarding Sweden's entry should also be heard, otherwise the expansion effort could fail. "Regarding Turkey, they are also our allies, and therefore we need to hear their voice," Orban said. Turkey recently indicated it would approve only Finland for NATO membership, while Hungary says it has been delayed by a flurry of legislation required to unlock European Union funds. "We need to pay attention to Turkey as in the end, the entire process will stall.
☆ Hungary exempts sale of local Vodafone unit from competition scrutiny
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
BUDAPEST, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Hungary's government has declared local IT firm 4iG's purchase of a 51% stake in Vodafone's Hungarian unit a transaction of national strategic interest, exempting the deal from competition scrutiny, according to a decree published late on Monday. British telecom group Vodafone (VOD.L) said on Monday it had agreed to the sale of its Hungarian business to local IT company 4iG and the Hungarian state. Under the plan, 4iG will hold a majority 51% stake while the Hungarian state will hold 49%, and the transaction is expected to close later this month. In the decree, the government said 4iG's acquisition of the Vodafone stake served the country's "security of telecoms services supply" and would therefore qualify as a deal of "national strategic significance." "The classification excludes, inter alia, the jurisdiction of the Hungarian Competition Authority," brokerage Equilor said in a client note on Tuesday.
☆ Economic chaos will break Orbán’s strongman spirit
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Pierre Briancon | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
GDP growth is seen slowing to 1.8% in 2023 after growing 5.7% in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund forecasts. But thousands of students and teachers took to the streets in October to protest against rocketing prices and stagnating wages. For now Brussels has only approved the release of 5.8 billion euros of the funds, after Orbán made concessions on Ukraine aid and taxation. Without all the EU funds, Orbán will have to row back on his most populist economic measures. The risk of economic chaos will provide him with a strong incentive to step down from his most defiant, illiberal stances.
☆ Hungary to ratify NATO membership for Finland, Sweden early next year - PM Orban
  + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
WARSAW, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday that Hungary's parliament would ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden early next year. Orban told a briefing after a meeting of the Visegrad Group in Slovakia that his government had already decided that Hungary would support Finland's and Sweden's NATO accession and parliament would set this item on its agenda at its first session next year. "Hungary will surely give its backing to their accession, after the government had done, also parliament will do so," Orban said. Hungary and Turkey are the only members of the alliance who have not yet cleared the accession. Reporting by Alan Charlish, Pawel Florkiewicz, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Hungary: Finland and Sweden 'can count on us' in NATO bid
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] A view of the flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/PoolBUDAPEST, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament will discuss the ratification of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO during its autumn session after a series of EU-related bills have been passed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday. "Finland and Sweden are our allies and they can count on us," Gergely Gulyas told a briefing. Hungary and Turkey are the only members of the alliance who have not cleared the accession. "Our aim is that parliament should ratify their application before the end of this year ... we have always said we supported the ratification," Gulyas said, in reply to a question.
☆ Hungary PM Orban says EU sanctions on Russia have "backfired"
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Krisztina Than Anita Komuves | Krisztina Than | Anita Komuves | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BUDAPEST, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hungary should prepare for a prolonged war in neighbouring Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, sharply criticising European Union sanctions imposed on Russia which he said have "backfired", driving up energy prices. Orban, long at odds with the EU over some of his policies seen in Brussels as anti-democratic, urged a ceasefire to end the war and said the sanctions against Russia were dealing a blow to Europe's economy. "We can safely say that as a result of the sanctions, European people have become poorer, while Russia has not fallen to its knees," Orban said. "This weapon has backfired, with the sanctions Europe has shot itself in the foot." Orban, whose government is in talks with the European Commission to secure billions of euros in EU funds blocked over rule-of-law concerns, said his government would launch a "national consultation" asking Hungarians about sanctions.
☆ Hungary PM Orban says EU's Russia sanctions should be scrapped
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks on during a news conference after the parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File PhotoBUDAPEST, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told his ruling Fidesz party that sanctions against Russia imposed by the European Union should be scrapped, the pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet reported late on Wednesday. Without sanctions, Europe could regain strength and could avoid a looming recession, the report quoted Orban as saying, reiterating his earlier stance that the sanctions were hurting Europe more than Russia. On his Facebook page, Orban posted from the party meeting:"The Brussels sanctions have pushed Europe into an energy crisis." read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Krisztina Than; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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