“I’m supposed to receive a letter from the Bavarian prime minister and I will answer you depending on its content,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban told HVG.hu when he was asked about EPP Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber’s idea regarding the Central European University (CEU). Continue reading “EPP-conflict: Orban’s waiting for the Bavarian PM’s letter”
Manfred Weber, the group leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), said in Budapest on Tuesday that his talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban had been constructive and covered several issues, but some problems had remained unresolved. Continue reading “Both Orban and Weber want Fidesz to stay in the EPP – Gulyas”
Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet Manfred Weber, group leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament and EPP’s spitzenkandidat in the upcoming European parliamentary election, in Budapest on Tuesday, the prime minister’s press chief said on Monday. Continue reading “Weber meets Orban on Tuesday”
The European People’s Spitzenkandidat, Manfred Weber told Welt am Sonntag that he aims to talk to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban soon “to warn him he is on course to be excluded from the grouping”. Continue reading “Weber comes to Budapest”
Hungary’s Fidesz has been “attacked by pro-migration forces” within the European People’s Party, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning. Continue reading “Orban: No compromise on migration”
Migration is the “most important topic” for the upcoming European parliamentary elections, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a press conference on Thursday. Continue reading “Gulyas reacts to EPP accusations”
“Representing the opinion of the Hungarian people in Brussels is more important than party discipline,” Janos Halasz, spokesman for the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz, said in response to recent criticism from the European People’s Party, in Budapest on Tuesday. Continue reading “EPP leaders threaten Orban”
