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Hungary will not agree to starting EU membership talks with Ukraine, minister says
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will not support any European Union proposal to begin talks on making Ukraine a member of the bloc, a government minister said Thursday. Gergely Gulyas, the chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, said at a news conference in...
Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden's membership in NATO
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary's capital in December, his second trip to Budapest this year at a time when both countries remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden's accession into the trans-Atlantic military alliance. ...
Central European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders
SZEGED, Hungary (AP) — Interior ministers from six European Union countries on Monday said their nations had agreed to step up efforts to protect the bloc from illegal immigration and target groups of human smugglers that operate on its borders. The ministers from the V4 group of...
Hungary set to receive millions in EU money despite Orban's threats to veto Ukraine aid
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money, the EU's executive arm said Thursday, despite the Hungarian prime minister’s attempts to scupper the bloc’s support for Ukraine. That money comes from the bloc’s REPowerEU...
An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán government
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the start of an election campaign that marks an escalation of tensions between the country's nationalist conservative government...
Leaders of 4 Central European states disagree on military aid for Ukraine but agree on other support
PRAGUE (AP) — The presidents of four Central European countries found some common ground Wednesday on Ukraine despite their governments' diverging views on military support for its fight against Russia's invasion. The Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, all four...
Slovakia's new government led by populist Robert Fico wins a mandatory confidence vote
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s new government, led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico who ended the country’s military aid for Ukraine, won a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday. Of the 143 lawmakers present in the 150-seat Parliament, 78 voted in...
Lukaku hits 4 goals for Belgium to set scoring record. Serbia qualifies for Euro 2024
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku scored four first-half goals to lead a 5-0 rout of 10-man Azerbaijan in their final European Championship qualifying game, while Serbia locked up its spot at Euro 2024 after drawing 2-2 with Bulgaria on Sunday. Lukaku leads scoring in the qualifiers with...
Romania clinches Euro 2024 spot with 2-1 victory over Israel
FELCSUT, Hungary (AP) — Israel lost 2-1 to Romania on Saturday in an emotionally charged European Championship qualifying game it hosted in Hungary because of the war with Hamas. Romania, which had missed out on the 2020 edition despite being one of the hosts, qualified for Euro...
Hungary's Orbán says Ukraine is 'light years away' from joining the EU
BUDAPEST, (AP) — Hungary's prime minister said Saturday that Ukraine is “light years away” from joining the European Union, further signaling that his government is likely to present a roadblock to Kyiv's ambitions to join the bloc. Speaking at a biannual congress of his...
