❗️@PM_ViktorOrban at #Tusványos: Every year it's a bit of a challenge to figure out what to talk about. We know in advance what we're going to think about together, but the question is how to get there. The Romanian Foreign Ministry has told me what we can and cannot talk about.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… The document says we can talk about some things, but let's not make them look bad. For example, Western values, which constitute three things: migration, LGBTQ and war. These do not need to be portrayed in a negative light since they do that on their own.

1/4 FM Szijjártó stated that the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia will not be left unprotected "under any circumstances". There is pressure from both sides of the Atlantic to abandon the community, but Hungary will not give in. 2/4 FM Szijjártó criticized the convening of the @NATO -Ukraine Committee meeting at the ministerial level, as it "violates the unity of NATO." He stressed that HU will not support any integration rapprochement until the rights of the HUN national community in UKR are restored.

1/4 FM Szijjártó announced that Hungary will not participate in the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, citing HU's commitment to peace. "We are not supplying ammunition to Ukraine. However, we will not prevent others from doing what they want in this regard," he said. 2/4 Instead, HU will use the instrument of constructive abstention to not participate in the proposed increase in arms transfers to UKR. The FM emphasized HU's desire for peace, stating that "what is needed is not arms transfers but peace as soon as possible."

1/8 PM Orbán in BXL: It seems the last round is finished here in the offices of the Hungarian delegation. The prime ministers who have taken the final decisions have gathered here. We went through the final round, and we have an agreement, which we will announce in a moment. 2/8 I have to say that everyone has played their last card and verdict has been reached: Albeit great understatement, I would say that common sense has prevailed.

1/5 Since 2015, the stance of the HU Gov’t on migration has been clear and unchanged. We have presented this stance and our proposals on several occasions. We believe that the EU and its member states must cooperate in keeping the looming migration pressure outside our borders. 2/5 To this end, we should form alliances with countries of origin, so that they are able to provide proper living standards and ensure that their people do not have to leave their homelands. Instead of importing the trouble to Europe, we must bring help to where it is needed.

Hungary’s so-called “democratic” opposition jointly nominated a far-right Jobbik candidate with a long history of stomach-turning, anti-Semitic and anti-Roma statements. Here’s the shameful story in brief: bit.ly/35dZBmG Dear @liliebayer @POLITICOEurope, Given your past reporting on anti-Semitism in HU, do you plan on covering story about left-liberal opposition jointly nominating candidate from Jobbik, a man w/a troubling history of making anti-Semitic & anti-Roma slurs? bit.ly/35dZBmG

1/4 Signs are emerging that point to a coming second wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Europe. Like in the neighboring countries, we have a steadily rising number of infections. 2/4 As the first wave hit, Hungary was among the first countries to put restrictions in place that would slow the spread of the virus, and we are among the first again with this second wave.

1/5 Apparently, the @euobs won’t allow you to call George Soros a “philanthropist” and point out the plain fact that many of Hungary’s critics are from Soros-funded organizations. B/c that equals anti-Semitism 2/5 As I posted, the @euobs censored my letter last week. They deleted (w/o asking me) this paragraph:

1/4 After a phone call on migration and the current war situation in Syria with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called together his Security Cabinet 2/4 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has informed the Hungarian Prime Minister that there is enormous pressure on Turkey, so they can no longer hold back the flow of migrants.

(1/6) You’re joking, right? You’re whitewashing Péter Jakab’s past and it’s deeply disturbing. If your readers would like a more honest look at this extremist’s past, behold these comments from the “former far-right” politician:

https://twitter.com/panyiszabolcs/status/1221127136070766592

“The Hungarian nation doesn’t owe anything to the Jewry. No regret, no reparation. If you don’t think so, then I’m worried about you, too. As a simple citizen. As a Hungarian for the Hungarians.” (2/6)

Magyar Nemzet: Would you like to carry out national consultations on the family protection plan and the Hungarian village program? PM Orbán: I can’t answer that yet. We have many options

.@afpfr @MurphyPeterN : Energy, climate - national energy plan: can you confirm that the government has decided whether wind energy be part of the national energy plan? AFP: do you feel any personal responsibility for the election defeats in Budapest and elsewhere?

.@FT @VALERIEin140 : How do you feel about the fact that the fight against climate change has become one of the overriding issues in the EU? FT: are you also interested in fighting global climate change?

Deutsche Welle: Hungary has a proclaimed policy of helping persecuted Christians in the Middle East. What is Hungary doing for Christian refugees seeking asylum in Hungary? PM Orbán: We regularly on those kind of cases, we are very active, and we have achieved some results, but we don't put it in the shop window.

Question from @bkalnoky @welt : The new government in Austria is a Christian Democrat-Green coalition. Would Fidesz be willing to form a coalition with the greens. Do you have a strategy for working together with the greens? PM Orbán: I have my opinion about the Greens. In my opinion they are watermelons: green on the outside, red on the inside.

.@business on EPP membership: According to the current position, which is more likely: leaving EPP or remaining in EPP. Is joining ECR an option? Bloomberg on climate strategy: Why is it not the polluter who pays but the Hungarian tax payer?

.@RTL_Klub : Why only one press conference a year? PM Orbán: I fulfill my responsibilities to provide information. Not on those channels that appeal to you but I do enough to inform.

.@atv_hu : When they decided in March to suspend Fidesz’s membership in EPP, you said that you had in your hand the statement saying Fidesz is leaving the EPP Do you have in your pocket now the statement that Fidesz is leaving the EPP?

Question from @ZDF : When will Fidesz leave the @EPP block? PM Orbán: We [the @EPP ] are getting more and more liberal and socialist and centrist

PM Orbán: in response to @indexhu question about criticisms of former ministers PM Orbán: They are not only former ministers they are friends, all three of them [Stumpf, Navracsics, Lazar]

Question from @Reuters : About Iran and US, when Hungary counts for its future energy security on Russia, what kind of position does that put Hungary in the middle of a global conflict. Can Hungary continue to remain with the values of the western world?