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He told Hungarian radio that the leaders of the Western world are "struck by war fever", that they give speeches in which they call for victory in the war and send more and more dangerous weapons to Ukraine, the MTI agency reports.

Orban believes the EU could in this way protect himself and the future of its children.

"They want to send out paid soldiers from Brussels who will be letting migrants (through to Hungary)," Orban told the state-run Kossuth Radio, MTI is reporting on Friday.

Daniel Angyal of Hungary, right, battles for the ball against Andria Bitadze of Georgia, during a men's first round Group A match at the European Water Polo Championship in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, July 16, 2018. Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP

A German passenger plane flying from Berlin to Hurghada in Egypt made an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday.

Hungary's MTI agency is reporting the decision was made after a tipoff was received that a bomb had planted on board the aircraft.

Hungary on Aug. 30 lashed out at French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius over his criticism of the country's new anti-migrant border barrier, accusing him of "shocking and groundless" judgements.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban doesn't plan to reintroduce the death penalty, his chief of staff Janos Lazar said on Thursday.

The statement came after the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker warned Orban would be in for "a fight" if he considered restoring capital punishment which is outlawed in the EU.

Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) chairman Kelemen Hunor in Miercurea Ciuc on Friday said that the Union cannot agree with the statement that "Romania is the EU's Islamic State" and that the problems the Hungarian community has must be solved in Romania.

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BUDAPEST - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met for an informal meeting in Serbia's northernmost city, Subotica, and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, the Hungarian prime minister's press office said in a release Tuesday.

AirTransat recently announced that it will be launching regular flights between Budapest and Toronto. Not wishing to be outdone, Greek carrier SkyGreece has stated that it is establishing a direct air link between the two cities, which will be taking place twice a week.