ukraine

January 22, 2010, 10:07 CET

Socialist official meets ethnic Hungarian leaders in Ukraine

Senior official of Hungary's Socialist party Katalin Szili met with leaders of ethnic Hungarian communities in western Ukraine on Thursday. On the second day of her visit, Szili, who is head of the permanent committee of the Forum of Hungarian... [read complete entry]

December 23, 2009, 09:50 CET

Hungarian FM singles out Slovakia, Ukraine as obstacles to regional harmony

Hungary's diplomatic corps has invested a lot of energy in further developing its ties with neighbouring countries during the past year, Foreign Minister Peter Balazs told MTI on Wednesday. Balazs noted, however, that the nationalistic policies of two countries -... [read complete entry]

December 21, 2009, 10:27 CET

Hungary, Ukraine discuss situation of ethnic Hungarians

Hungary's Deputy Foreign Minister Vilmos Szabo held talks with Ukrainian officials on the education of ethnic Hungarians and other issues in Uzhgorod, the seat of Subcarpathia, an Ukrainian region inhabited by many Hungarians, on Friday. Meeting Governor Oleh Havasi, Szabo... [read complete entry]

December 01, 2009, 10:08 CET

Hungarian MPs concerned about Ukraine's policy towards ethnic minority

The Hungarian Parliament on Monday approved a political statement voicing concern over Ukrainian measures discriminating against the ethnic Hungarian minority. The document cautions that "frequent anti-minority expressions" in the Ukrainian media may lead to a deterioration of relations between communities... [read complete entry]

November 16, 2009, 08:48 CET

Ukrainian ambassador summoned over textbooks for ethnic Hungarians

The Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned Ukraine's Ambassador to Hungary to enquire about the lack of Hungarian language textbooks for ethnic Hungarian pupils in west Ukraine, the ministry told MTI in a statement. Senior official at the ministry Jeno Faller... [read complete entry]

November 12, 2009, 09:15 CET

Budapest to host "Danube summit" in February 2010

Hungary will organise a summit on the Danube strategy in February 2010, Foreign Minister Peter Balazs announced after a Wednesday meeting of a working group making preparations for Hungary's EU presidency in 2011. The Danube strategy is a plan for... [read complete entry]

July 24, 2009, 11:11 CET

Socialist mull bill on "Hungarians beyond the borders"

The ruling Socialist Party (MSZP) is considering putting forward a bill on the "status of Hungarians living beyond the border", Jozsef Kozma, deputy chairman of Parliament's foreign affairs committee, told MTI on Thursday. "This status would symbolise affiliation to, and... [read complete entry]

April 29, 2009, 09:25 CET

Sólyom, Yushchenko discuss Ukraine's Hungarian minority, energy security

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko arrived in Budapest for a two-day visit on Tuesday morning.... [read complete entry]

April 17, 2009, 09:49 CET

Ukrainian President Yushchenko to visit Hungary on April 28

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko is scheduled to pay a visit to Hungary on April 28, at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom, the President's Office told MTI on Thursday.... [read complete entry]

March 30, 2009, 10:35 CET

Orbán offers Hungarian citizenship to ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine

Conservative opposition Fidesz party chairman Viktor Orban pledged to grant Hungarian citizenship to ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine at a meeting in Uzhgorod (W Ukraine) on Saturday. Ethnic Hungarian leader Miklos Kovacs said the adoption of such a law would be... [read complete entry]

March 16, 2009, 07:34 CET

Statue of Hungarian poet vandalized in Ukraine; third monument defaced in week

A statue of the 19th century Hungarian national poet Sandor Petofi was vandalised in the centre of Uzhhorod early on Sunday.... [read complete entry]

March 10, 2009, 09:14 CET

Ukrainian ambassador summoned over vandalizing of monument

The Ukrainian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry after the Magyar Conquest memorial at Verecke, Ukraine was vandalised in recent days. The ministry called the incident shocking and outrageous.... [read complete entry]

January 12, 2009, 09:28 CET

Ukrainian president cancels Hungary visit

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko yesterday called off a meeting with President László Sólyom planned for Nyíregyháza today, in order to deal with the Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute.... [read complete entry]

January 09, 2009, 08:46 CET

Gyurcsány calls for dismantling of "iron curtain of energy"

The "iron curtain of energy" between western and eastern Europe should be dismantled, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told the press in Bratislava on Thursday, and called for integration of the gas and electric networks of the region.... [read complete entry]