News in English

The Hungarian cabinet is committing a coup d'état against the National Assembly and its own people - said Mr Viktor Orbán in Losonc (Slovakia), at a conference.

Tibor Navracsics announced that the party would call for an extraordinary parliamentary session to discuss the deal to build Gazprom's Southstream pipeline across Hungary.

Fidesz welcomes the resignation of Cuban President Fidel Castro since the cult of personality around him served as an important base for the country's communist dictatorship, said Mr Zsolt Németh.

On 13 February 2008, Viktor Orbán, chairman of Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union held his 10th traditional State of the Nation speech. You can read the English version in its entirety here.

On 7 February, Mr Tibor Navracsics, leader of the parliamentary group of Fidesz met Mr Günther H. Oettinger, PM of Baden-Württemberg to discuss Hungary's perspectives to join the euro-zone.

Following the press conference of Ms Kinga Göncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Zsolt Németh, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, criticized Hungary's diplomacy.

Citizens of Hungary expect PM Ferenc Gyurcsány to consider the country's interests above all and to guard the values and interests of EU and NATO first instead of posing as an advocate of Russia.

On 17th December, Mr Tibor Navracsics, leader of the parliamentary group of Fidesz took part in a conference in Paris, organized by UMP, the French centre-right governing party.

On 8th December, Fidesz presented its manifesto entitled A Stronger Hungary. You may download the abridged version of the document here.

On 8th December, Fidesz presented its manifesto entitled A Stronger Hungary. The document sets the strategic policy goals of the party for the coming years.

Mr Tibor Navracsics, leader of the parliamentary group of Fidesz was the guest of the Budapest Francophone Forum on 29th November.

The Hungarian Parliament's Committee of European Affairs will next week discuss the major political issues of the country's 2011 EU-presidency. A five-party working group will also be set up.

On Friday, 23 November, the National Security Committee voted against the appointment of Sándor Laborc as director-general of Hungary's National Security Office.

The updated version of the cabinet's convergence plan is being prepared, a proof that the coming years will bring no relief, stated Mr Navracsics, leader of the parliamentary group of Fidesz.

On 22 November, leaders of France's governing centre-right party, the UMP organized a high-level meeting with the EPP's presidency to discuss the issues of France's coming EU-presidency in 2008.

Hungary will take over the EU presidency in the first six months of 2011, an event that requires broad consensus among all political forces, according to politicians of Fidesz.

Viktor Orbán, chairman of Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union held discussions with Mr Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Fidesz deems unacceptable the government's proposal to name Sándor Laborc, former undergraduate of Moscow's KGB University, as director-general of the National Security Office (NBH).

Tibor Navracics, leader of the parliamentary group of Fidesz and Zsolt Németh, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs held a briefing to foreign diplomats accredited to Hungary.

Tibor Navracsics, leader of the parliamentary group of Fidesz announced that the party had prepared a bill which would adjust the tax rate to the level of inflation.