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Justice Minister Discusses Hungary Rule of Law, Future of Europe in Sweden

Justice Minister Judit Varga held talks on the issue of the rule of law in Hungary and the future of Europe in Stockholm. In a Facebook post, Varga said she told Sweden’s EU Affairs Minister Hans Dahlgren that reports in the international media regarding the state of the rule of law in Hungary should be […]

Euro area monthly balance of payments: August 2021

Current account recorded €13 billion surplus in August 2021, down from €23 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €328 billion (2.8% of euro area GDP) in 12 months to August 2021, up from €176 billion (1.5%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €942 […]

Justice Minister: Hungary Backs Polish Top Court Ruling Highlighting EU’s ‘Problematic Practices’

Justice Minister Judit Varga on Tuesday reiterated the Hungarian government’s support for a recent ruling by Poland’s constitutional court which she said highlighted the “problematic practices” of European Union institutions. In a statement she published on Facebook ahead of a meeting of EU affairs ministers in Luxembourg, Varga said Brussels had “stepped on the gas” […]

Szijjártó: Ukraine’s ‘Campaign of Provocative Lies’ About Hungary Energy Acquisitions Fails

Ukraine’s “communications campaign of provocative lies” about Hungary’s energy acquisitions has ended in a “disgraceful failure” since the European Union made it clear that Hungary’s long-term gas purchase deal with Russia is fully in line with the law, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday.