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EU is 'unfairly' criticizing Turkey, Hungarian PM Orban says

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said Turkey is being "unfairly criticized" by the European Union. 

"It is necessary to get along with Turkey. We hand over our security to the Turks and criticize, attack and condemn them in unnecessary topics. This is not a smart policy," Orban told the public radio Kossuth on March 17. 

EU's security depends on Turkey's stability: Hungarian FM

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto has said the security of the European Union depends on Turkey's stability.

Speaking to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency on the eve of the Turkey-Hungary 5th Joint Economic Commission meeting, Szijjarto said Hungary respects Turkey for housing the refugees.

Outgoing PM Borisov To Meet Hungary's Orban

One of the main topics of the meeting between Borisov and Orban scheduled for November 25 in Budapest is finding the right measures to slow down the migrant influx.

For a few hours in Budapest, Borisov and Orban will also discuss topics on the agenda of the EU and how to reduce migration pressure, including strengthened border control.

Bulgaria Only Took In 6 Migrants from Greece Since September

Bulgaria compares to most other EU member states which have not accepted a big enough share of the 160 000 migrants from Italy and Greece, EU data released on Wednesday shows.

Bulgaria has so far taken in only six people, all from Greece, the same figure that was reported by the State Agency for Refugees early in August.

Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary PMs Discuss Migrant Crisis by Black Sea

The EU Commission should help states on the continent bring their positions closer with regard to the migration crisis, the government quotes the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary as saying.

Boyko Borisov received Aleksandar Vucic and Viktor Orbán in the Black Sea city of Burgas on Tuesday and discussed measures that could be commonly adopted with regard to the crisis.

Incumbent Slovak PM Set to Lose Parliamentary Majority

The social-democratic party of incumbent Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico won the general elections held in the country on Saturday, but lost its parliamentary majority.

According to preliminary results based on almost all of the votes counted, Fico's Smer-Social Democracy party won the elections with 28.3 % of the ballots, which translates to 49 seats in the 150-member parliament.

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