European Leaders Join Hungary’s 1956 Revolution Commemoration as Magyar Resets EU Ties
- European leaders visited Budapest to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising and mark improved relations with the Hungarian government.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar invited European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa to the event.
- Magyar’s Tisza party won a two-thirds parliamentary majority after defeating former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in April.
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More than forty foreign delegations are arriving in Budapest today.
Winnipeg Free Press
European leaders join Hungary’s 1956 revolution commemoration as Magyar resets EU ties
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Numerous foreign guests representing countries across Europe visited Hungary’s capital on Friday to take part in an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising — and to signal a new chapter in their countries’ relations with Budapest after the ouster of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
More and more people are arriving in Budapest from various state leaders and their delegations at the invitation of the Tisza government.
More than 40 foreign delegations are arriving in Hungary today. Péter Magyar revealed who were among the first to arrive for the national holiday on October 23.
Compared to the Prime Minister's previous announcement, the French President will not be in Hungary, and only Serbia and Moldova will be represented at the presidential and prime ministerial levels. However, the highest-level leaders of the Union will participate.
On October 23, the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa will both arrive in Budapest. Many roads will be closed due to the Kossuth Square ceremony, as delegations from many countries around the world will arrive. European leaders in Budapest The central state ceremony will start at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 23 in Kossuth Square. Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission […] Source
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