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workersolidarity · 3 months

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HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SLAMS U.S. ORDERS TO RATIFY SWEDEN'S ADMISSION INTO NATO

Hungary's Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, slammed the United States Thursday for giving orders to Hungary demanding the Hungarian parliament quickly ratify Sweden's admission into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Speaking on Wednesday, U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, warned the Hungarian authorities that American patience has its limits and that Washington is waiting for Hungary to ratify Sweden's ascension into NATO.

In response to Sullivan's comments, Szijjarto dismissed U.S. concerns and slammed Washington for interfering in Hungarian affairs, telling reporters with Russian news agency Ria Novosti, "First of all, I want to be clear: everyone must understand that Hungary is a sovereign country. And it is not only that everyone must understand this, but that everyone must respect it. Regardless of whether it's a superpower of the East, a superpower of the West or any other country, they must respect that Hungary is a state and the Hungarian parliament is a sovereign body," adding that Hungary will never act on instructions coming from another nation.

"These kinds of statements are completely unnecessary, they show disrespect for Hungary. We never criticize US decisions. We never criticize congressional decisions. We never interfere with what they put on the agenda or what they don't included in it. And we expect the same from others,” Szijjarto warned.

“So, to be honest, we are not concerned about such instructions. Because we are not the 51st state, but a very sovereign country,” the Hungarian Foreign Minister added.

Previously, the Hungarian parliament failed to pass Sweden's admission into NATO due to a "lack of quorum" resulting from a boycott by opposition parties in Hungary's main governing body.

Turkiye's Grand National Assembly previously ratified Sweden's bid to enter NATO in mid-January, meaning Hungary remains the last holdout for Sweden's ascension into the alliance.

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retyerutya · 1 year

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 2 years

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So, in Brazilian and Hungarian politics news, Hungarian Chancellor Péter Szijjártó offered help for the re-election of President Jair Bolsonaro during a meeting with Brazil’s Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, Cristiane Britto.

The meeting took place in London in early July, and the Hungarian offer was reported by Cristiane herself in an internal travel report obtained by journalists. The two authorities were in the UK to attend the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

According to the document, at the beginning of the conversation, the minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the European country stated that he had requested the bilateral meeting because, in the first place, the two countries share the same vision of the family. "Secondly, due to the interest in knowing more about the electoral scenario, he questioned whether there was anything the Hungarian government could do to help President Bolsonaro's re-election.", Cristiane writes in the report on the meeting with Szijjártó.

In response, the minister commented on "the polarization of Brazilian society" during the electoral period. "I highlighted the convergence of thoughts of the two countries on different topics, particularly those affected by the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights (MMFDH)."

"The Hungarian chancellor spoke of the relevance of the recent decision of the US Supreme Court that overturned the precedent Roe v. Wade [suspending the right to abortion in the country]. I also highlighted Colombia's recent accession to the Geneva Consensus [international articulation against abortion].", says the minister in the report.

"The parties briefly commented on the political situation in Colombia and then the Hungarian minister celebrated the fact that Brazil had not ratified the Global Compact for Migration, commenting on the difficulties faced by Hungary on the issue of customs, with an emphasis on educating children on issues related to sexuality, which, in the Hungarian government's view, should be in the hands of families, not schools.", continues Cristiane. "The parties also commented on the pressure coming from both international organizations and the liberal press, dominant on the global stage."

Szijjártó told Cristiane he feared that a change in German legislation to authorize same-sex marriages and allow people to choose their gender from the age of 14 would spread to other Western countries. The quote refers to a proposal by the ruling coalition in Berlin that provides for the possibility of changing name and gender through self-declaration. Teens would need parental permission.

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kungfooman · 2 years

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tea-party-at-wonderland · 2 years

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Hungary's foreign minister said on Tuesday the European Union should not consider new sanctions against Russia as that would only deepen the energy supply crisis and hurt Europe.

"The EU should … stop mentioning an 8th package of sanctions, should stop flagging measures that would only further deepen the energy supply crisis," Peter Szijjarto said in his statement.

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head-post · 17 days

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Government saved Hungary from war, Hungarian FM says

Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the government “has managed to save Hungary from the war and resisted all external pleasure” in the past two years, The Budapest Times reports.

While speaking at a panel discussion in Biatorbagy, outside Budapest, he said this was made possible by Hungary’s “political stability, which is unique in Europe”.

Referring to the war in Ukraine, Szijjártó said:

“We have succeeded in fending off all attempts to make us join the pro-war camp. The government had resisted pressure to make decisions that would have prolonged and escalated the war. There is only NATO country that has not transported arms to Ukraine and that is us… Slovakia is now second, but they send weapons earlier.”

The minister said statements suggesting sending troops to Ukraine were “extremely dangerous”, adding that such remarks could have “dramatic ramifications in such a tense situation.” He added:

“Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield… but in view of the Western military support, it is not expected that Ukraine could be brought to its knees; sooner or later diplomatic settlement will follow. The question is when the war will bring more deaths, further destruction and further risks of escalation”.

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tarazok · 2 months

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inprimalinie · 3 months

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Ministerul de Externe ungar a subliniat necesitatea de a scăpa de controlul SUA asupra UE

Ministrul ungar de Externe, Péter Szijjártó, a declarat pentru postul de televiziune M1 TV că Uniunea Europeană a pierdut din greutate deoarece conducerea sa a ajuns sub controlul administrației americane și că trebuie scăpat de acest lucru. Georgiana Arsene Uniunea Europeană a pierdut multă greutate, prestigiu și competitivitate în ultima vreme pentru că nu a reușit să izoleze războiul (din…

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politicoscope · 1 year

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These Hungarian 'Red Line' Slams EU 9th Sanctions On Russia

These Hungarian ‘Red Line’ Slams EU 9th Sanctions On Russia

Hungary will not allow the ninth package of EU sanctions against Russia, which is now being discussed in Brussels, to stand in the way of its national interests, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Minister Peter Szijjarto said, speaking on Thursday at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTH) in Samarkand. “The Hungarian government will…

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Austria, Hungary equipping Serbia to curb border crossings

BELGRADE, Serbia — Austria and Hungary will help Serbia curb migrant crossings at its southern border, Hungary’s foreign minister said Thursday, citing an “explosion” in the number of people entering European countries without authorization in recent months. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Hungary and Austria would supply Serbia with both equipment and personnel to better secure…

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zvaigzdelasas · 3 months

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[Kyiv Independent is Private Ukrainian Media]

The European Union will urge its member states to shut off all EU funding to Budapest if Hungary does not back down on its pledge to veto the EU's proposed $55 billion military aid package for Ukraine, a leaked document prepared by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times revealed on Jan. 28.[...]

The leaked document, drawn up by officials in the European Council, criticizes the "unconstructive behaviour of the Hungarian PM," while establishing a framework for countries to permanently cut EU funding with the intention of "spooking the markets, precipitating a run on the country’s forint currency and a surge in the cost of its borrowing," according to the Financial Times.

The alleged document also notes that Brussels would aim to impact investor confidence in the country's ability to create jobs and drive growth.[...]

The EU has also considered using the "nuclear option" of revoking Hungary's voting rights if it again vetoes the $55 billion aid package for Ukraine at an upcoming European Council summit next week, Politico reported on Jan. 26.

The Hungarian far-right party Our Homeland declared its claim to Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast if Ukraine loses the war, party leader Laszlo Toroczkai said on Jan. 27.

Zakarpattia Oblast, bordering Slovakia and Hungary to the west, and Romania to the south, has a significant population of ethnic Hungarians. The issue of minority rights has created friction between Hungary and Ukraine, particularly centered around Ukrainian state linguistic policies.

The language law that has long been a source of strife between Hungary and Ukraine was instituted in 2017 and requires at least 70% of education above fifth grade to be conducted in Ukrainian.

In response to criticism, Ukraine has said that it does not intend to limit the linguistic rights of its minorities but rather to simply ensure that all Ukrainian citizens have the sufficient capability to speak the national language, Ukrainian.[...]

Hungary's Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment on Toroczkai's statements, Reuters said.

The news came ahead of a meeting between Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto scheduled to take place on Jan. 29 in the Zakarpattia Oblast city of Uzhhorod.

In the leadup to Szijjarto's visit, the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet, considered to be closely affiliated with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, published an article condemning the state of Ukraine's press freedom. It also criticized Ukrainian media directives for journalists to use the official Ukrainian spelling of city names instead of the Russian version.

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The Hungarian side is asking Ukraine that a Hungarian minority be given back all the rights it had before 2015.

This was stated by Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto at a joint briefing with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak following the talks in Uzhhorod, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"We have come here to reestablish good neighborly relations, we have a long way to go, but we, from the Hungarian side, are ready to do this work. In Zakarpattia, Hungarians and Ukrainians live in peace," Szijjarto said.[...]

"Since 2017, laws have been passed to reduce the rights of the Hungarian minority. In December, Parliament passed a law that stopped that. But we have a request - maybe it's too much, and you will think I'm not being polite - but we ask that the Hungarian minority be given back all the rights it had before 2015. We are not asking for anything else," the minister said.

The Foreign Minister said that the Hungarian side had formulated an 11-point request: including restoring the status of the national school, the possibility of taking a high school diploma in Hungarian and using Hungarian in social life. According to him, the commission was tasked with agreeing on these issues as soon as possible and developing proposals for the ministries.

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willcodehtmlforfood · 1 day

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"China has an astonishing 79% share of the lithium-ion global battery manufacturing capacity, ahead of the US on 6%. Hungary is now third with 4% and aims soon to overtake the Americans, explained Peter Szijjarto, during his visit to China."

"The mayor of Debrecen, Laszlo Papp, has refused to talk to the BBC.

Repeated emails to the foreign ministry and the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency have gone unanswered."

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aurevoirmonty · 6 days

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«L’UE se prépare à une guerre mondiale» alerte le ministre hongrois des Affaires étrangères

«Les préparatifs de guerre mondiale se renforcent à Bruxelles», a constaté Peter Szijjarto après une réunion des ministres des Affaires étrangères et de la Défense de l'UE à Luxembourg.

Cette réunion était semblable à une «réunion des chefs militaires au quartier général», a-t-il rapporté (https://magyarnemzet.hu/kulfold/2024/04/szijjarto-peter-egyre-eroteljesebb-a-vilaghaborus-keszulodes-brusszelben) au média Magyar Nemzet.

Pendant des heures presque tout le monde parlait du nombre d'unités de quelles armes et selon quel calendrier ils étaient prêts à fournir à l'Ukraine.

Et d’ajouter:

«Il y a maintenant une quasi-guerre d'enchères entre la gauche américaine, l'OTAN et Bruxelles au lieu de se concentrer sur la paix et la recherche de solutions diplomatiques».

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mariacallous · 7 months

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There are stern diplomatic letters—and then there’s the one received on Sept. 14 by Sweden’s foreign ministry, addressed to Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom. The petulant letter is written by his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, and informs Billstrom that unless Swedish politicians and the country’s national public radio stop criticizing Hungary’s democracy, Hungary won’t ratify Sweden’s NATO accession.

And because, unlike Hungary, Sweden is a well-functioning democracy and therefore its government can’t tell opposition politicians—some of whom have been lambasting Hungary lately—or Swedish public radio what to say, that means no NATO ratification. Sweden’s NATO membership may die for now—because of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, not Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Billstrom will not have enjoyed Szijjarto’s missive, which was sent after Billstrom, as Szijjarto points out, recently initiated a number of meetings to discuss Hungary’s ratification of Sweden’s membership. For maximum effect, Orban’s spokesman Zoltan Kovacs has uploaded the letter to Twitter. Before further reading of it, it’s useful to remind oneself why Billstrom was inquiring about Hungary’s ratification.

In July, when Sweden and Turkey reached an agreement on Sweden’s NATO accession, it seemed obvious that Hungary would swiftly ratify it too. President Katalin Novak tweeted congratulations, adding that she had asked Orban “to do everything possible to ensure that the … #Hungarian Parliament also contributes to the enlargement of the defense #Alliance as soon as possible.” Indeed, NATO’s other member states had long assumed that Hungary would fall in line and ratify as soon as Turkey decided to do so.

More than two months later, Erdogan seems to be backpedaling on his promise, linking Turkish ratification to “the security in the streets of Sweden,” a reference to the violent protests that have erupted in some heavily Muslim-populated neighborhoods since Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika’s Quran burnings in June. And now Szijjarto has let Billstrom know that Sweden can’t count on Hungarian ratification either. In his letter, he gets straight to the point: He doesn’t like the “biased, unfair and unjust accusations” toward Hungary that have been put forward by Swedish politicians.

And now, Szijjarto adds, things have taken an even more offensive turn: Hungarian parliamentarians “have read in the news that as part of your school curriculum provided by UR [the educational sibling of Swedish Public Radio], belonging to a state-run foundation, serious accusations and fake informations are being spread in the schools of Sweden, suggesting that democracy has been on a backslide in Hungary in the recent years.”

Szijjarto is right to observe that Swedish politicians have been rather critical of Hungary. The ones who have verbally attacked the country are, however, not Billstrom nor any other members of the parties forming the government. Instead, it’s coming from former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden’s long-ruling Social Democrats, who is still licking her wounds after losing last year’s election to a center-right coalition, and has compared now-Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s policies to those of Orban. Morgan Johansson—who was Andersson’s justice minister and home affairs minister and is an energetic Twitter warrior—has suggested that Kristersson is turning into Orban and turning Sweden into Hungary.

Orban is, in fact, a tool that some Swedish opposition politicians enjoy using for hyperbolic purposes. Unlike him, Kristersson would, of course, never compare Ukraine to Afghanistan, or suggest that it quit fighting the Russians. But by putting the two in the same sentence, Andersson and her ilk hope some of the mud will stick.

These are hardly words designed to endear Orban, Szijjarto, and their parliamentarians to Sweden’s NATO accession. And with the new school year underway, Swedish schoolchildren studying UR’s educational content will indeed learn that Hungary’s democracy has certain flaws. This is not news; the European Commission has frozen COVID-19 relief funds over the Hungarian government’s practices in rewarding contracts, and last year, the European Parliament passed a resolution labeling the country an “electoral autocracy” because of shortcomings within its constitutional and electoral system. But for the most part, Hungary needs the EU more than vice versa. Sweden, by contrast, desperately needs Hungary. And Szijjarto seems to have gone looking for Swedish offenses.

If the criticism in Sweden continues, the Hungarian foreign minister has now informed Billstrom, Hungary won’t ratify Sweden’s application: “You urge our Parliamentarians to ratify your accession to NATO, while you continue to accuse them as if they had destructed democracy in Hungary.” Szijjarto, of course, knows that Billstrom can’t tell opposition politicians to stop disparaging Hungary, nor can he or any other government minister tell UR—an independent agency—how to design its curriculum. In Hungary, meanwhile, the opposition struggles to even make its views heard in the country’s media.

So, Hungary looks unlikely to ratify any time soon. Even if Erdogan decides that he’s done adding new demands to let Sweden into NATO, it won’t matter. Without Hungarian ratification, there will be no Swedish accession. That means no NATO lake in the Baltic Sea and no standard Swedish participation in alliance-wide intelligence sharing. It also means that Sweden’s outstanding defense industry will continue to be hampered by its status as a NATO outsider.

And it means that Russia’s two closest allies within NATO have undermined what would have been the alliance’s proudest moment in recent years: the addition of Sweden and Finland, which had proudly spent decades outside the alliance and were set to bring formidable assets ranging from superb Swedish submarines to fierce Finnish Army units into the alliance.

Now NATO is only getting half of that, plus a big debacle that’s dividing the alliance. But as I wrote for Foreign Policy this summer, being outside NATO isn’t a disaster for Sweden—especially since the alliance is making a big and public effort to involve the country in every conceivable way.

Sweden’s ratification debacle, though, also demonstrates that domestic voices can—wittingly or unwittingly—cripple a major foreign-policy initiative. Andersson and Johansson, now his party’s foreign-policy spokesperson, should have known that insulting Orban was a bad idea at a moment when Sweden needed him. (Their party has long been opposed to NATO membership, and Andersson only decided that Sweden should apply when Finland decided to do so.) And Momika and Danish provocateur Rasmus Paludan burnt Qurans in Sweden to anger Erdogan at a sensitive NATO moment, while other activists hanged an effigy of him in Stockholm around the same time. They all knew that these actions would cripple Sweden’s NATO accession, though they have been primarily motivated by the fame they could—and did—gain.

But professional politicians should have known better. There’s nothing wrong with criticizing Hungary’s democratic backsliding, and anyone is free to do so in Sweden—but giving authoritarian leaders excuses to throw a wrench in the works is.

Other countries, pay attention: This could happen to you, too. If you plan a major foreign-policy initiative, signal to thin-skinned foreign leaders that there may be people in your country who see an opportunity to get famous by slinging insults. You can also be certain that some of those foreign leaders may be looking for excuses to feel insulted. Just imagine what might happen now that Western countries need to work more closely with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Sultan.

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head-post · 2 months

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Hungarian companies lead in the region – Szijjártó

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated in Budapest on Monday that several domestic companies had become regional leaders in various key sectors due to the national interest-based economic development strategy of the past 14 years.

The minister announced that construction company Bayer Construct Zrt. would build a factory worth 15 billion Hungarian forints (38 million euros) in Sóskút, where a bathroom assembly plant would operate. The project would be supported by the state with 6.6 billion Hungarian forints (16.7 million euros), helping to create 100 new jobs.

Szijjártó claimed that the recently announced investment would contribute to further reinforcing of the construction industry, one of the main pillars of the Hungarian economy. The construction sector employed nearly 400,000 people, with output totalling €18.7 billion last year.