Captain of cruise ship in Veroce accident detained

The police have taken into custody the captain of a cruise ship that collided with a boat on the River Danube near Veroce, in northern Hungary, over suspicion of failing to provide help to the small boat's passengers.

Orbán: Patriotic fighters needed in Europe

Lots of patriotic fighters are needed in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message shown at the Europa Viva 2024 convention of the right-wing Spanish Vox party in Madrid on Sunday.

Menczer: Pressman wants prolonged war

US President Joe Biden and David Pressman, the American ambassador to Budapest, want a prolonged war in Ukraine, the communications director of the Fidesz party said on Facebook on Sunday.

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Fidesz MEP: Strong conservative right wing ‘needed’ in EP

A strong conservative right wing "is needed" in the European Parliament, Kinga Gal, the head of ruling Fidesz party's European parliamentary group, said on Saturday in Madrid at a panel discussion held at the Europa Viva 2024 convention organised by the Spanish Vox party.

Azbej: Christian communities are being reborn in Iraq

The work of the Hungary Helps programme is bearing fruit and Christian communities are being reborn in northern Iraq, Azbej Tristan, the state secretary for aiding persecuted Christians, said on Saturday in a post on Facebook during a visit to Zakho.

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Chinese investments worth HUF 6,000 billion under way in Hungary

Currently there are some 6,000 billion forints (EUR 15.2bn) worth of Chinese investment projects under way in Hungary, creating 25,000 new jobs, the foreign ministry quoted Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, as saying in Beijing on Tuesday.

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Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment

A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.

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Orbán: New EU migration pact could force Hungary to welcome migrants

Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...