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Orbán congratulates Johnson on election win

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent U.K. PM Boris Johnson a congratulatory letter on winning yesterdayʼs general election in...

Int'l Relations

HEPA opens office in Moscow

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szíjjartó opened the Hungarian Export Promotion Agencyʼs (HEPA) new office in Moscow on...

Int'l Relations

Metair completes EUR 13.6 mln Li-ion battery plant in Romania

South Africa-based energy storage products manufacturer Metair Investments says that its Romanian units Prime Batteries and Rombat have completed the...

World

Ukraine to relaunch PSA tender for Dolphin offshore gas block in March

Ukraine, which this year has opened up vast swathes of acreage for gas exploration, plans to relaunch a tender for...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian Cultural Institute opens in Seoul

A Hungarian Cultural Institute opened in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday, increasing the worldwide number of such establishments to 26,...

EU

GKI raises 2019 GDP growth forecast to 4.9%

Economic research institute GKI increased its 2019 Hungarian GDP growth forecast to 4.9% while noting that the growth is expected...

Int'l Relations

Giuliani visits Budapest, seeking to discredit impeachment

Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trumpʼs personal lawyer, visited Budapest to meet with former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko and...

World

Poland’s PGNiG and Ukraine’s ERU team up on gas exploration

Poland’s leading gas firm, state-run PGNiG, and Energy Resources of Ukraine (ERU) have signed an agreement to work together in...

EU

Czech MPs approve fines for retailers selling “dual quality” food, products

Czech MPs have approved plans for the government to draft an amendment to the food and consumer protection acts to...

EU

Budapest sees 5% more tourists y.o.y. in 2018

According to a Euromonitor survey, the Hungarian capital received 3.8 million foreign visitors in 2018, a figure expected to rise...

World

Modus Group powers up 13.5-MW solar park in Ukraine

Lithuania’s Modus Group has finalized the construction of a 13.5-megawatt (MW) solar park in Ukraine, its first photovoltaic (PV) project...

EU

EC to propose climate neutrality law next spring

The European Commission is set to propose a new law to help the EU achieve climate neutrality in three decades,...

World

Historical Experience and Reunification of Europe conference

The Otto von Habsburg Foundation and the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKI) will jointly organize a conference titled...

EU

Food, alcohol spending well above EU average

Research by Eurostat on household expenditures across the European Union in 2018 reveals that Hungarians spend a larger than average...

EU

Massive GDP Growth Surpasses Analyst Expectations

Exceeding analysts’ expectations, Hungary’s economic growth reached 5% in the third-quarter of the year. Now everyone see a near 5%...

Int'l Relations

Russia Expels Hungarian Diplomats in Retaliatory Move

Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that it was expelling Hungarian diplomats in retaliation for Hungary’s recent expulsion of 10 Russian...

EU

EU Grants Hungary 1‑year Exemption from Gas Market Rule

The EC approved Hungary's request for a temporary exemption from an EU gas‑market regulation at the Serbian border, allowing the...

Germany Celebrates Fall of the Iron Curtain as a Joint Achievement

Germany’s new ambassador to Hungary, Alexander Schönfelder, took up his post in August. In his first interview with the BBJ,...

Hungary Signals Interest in Hosting 2036 Olympics

The Int'l Olympic Committee confirmed that Hungary is among seven countries engaged in ongoing dialogue and has formally expressed interest...

Russia Expels Hungarian Diplomats in Retaliatory Move

Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that it was expelling Hungarian diplomats in retaliation for Hungary’s recent expulsion of 10 Russian...

Hungary’s EPPO Accession Advances With Budapest Talks

European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi held talks with Hungarian officials in Budapest on the details of Hungary’s accession to...

EU Grants Hungary 1‑year Exemption from Gas Market Rule

The EC approved Hungary's request for a temporary exemption from an EU gas‑market regulation at the Serbian border, allowing the...

Magyar Invites Pope Leo XIV to Hungary After Vatican Talks

Prime Minister Péter Magyar invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Hungary during a private audience at the Vatican on Sept....

EU Project Pre-Financing Pushes August Budget Deficit to HUF 2.31 tln

Hungary’s cash flow-based general government deficit reached HUF 2.31 tln in August, driven overwhelmingly by pre-financing for projects supported by...

All Hungarian University Students to Regain Erasmus Access by October, Official Says

Hungarian university students will have the opportunity to participate in the Erasmus mobility program by October, with some able to...

ÁKK: Euro Adoption May Cut Hungary’s Debt Costs by 50%

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) says Hungary could reduce its financing costs after adopting the euro, lowering annual interest...

Hungarian Teen Detained Over Alleged Terrorist Threats After FBI Tip

Hungarian police have detained a 16-year-old boy in Győr on suspicion of making terrorist threats after the FBI alerted authorities...

Russia Pledges Response to Hungary’s Expulsion of 10 Diplomats

Russia will respond to Hungary’s decision to expel 10 Russian diplomats, Foreign Mininstry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Tuesday, adding that...

Hungary to Formalize Gift of Lipizzaner Horses to King Charles III

Hungary will formally gift two Lipizzaner horses to the UK's King Charles III, resolving an ownership issue after the animals...

40 Hungarian Tourists Safe After Wildfire Evacuation on Croatia’s Brač Island

A group of 40 Hungarian tourists evacuated from Milna on Croatia’s Brač island due to wildfires are safe, Hungary’s Foreign...

Magyar Says No Progress Yet in Hungary-Slovakia Dispute Over Beneš Decrees

PM Péter Magyar said Thursday that no progress had yet been made on disputed issues between Hungary and Slovakia, including...

CJEU Rejects Hungary’s Bid to Halt Russian Asset Revenue Transfers to Ukraine

The CJEU has thrown out an appeal by the previous Hungarian government against an EC decision to send aid to...