Foreign Affairs

EU

EC infringement procedures reach various stages

The European Commission (EC) on Thursday took the next step in an infringement procedure against Hungary over air quality, while...

EU

EP committee expresses serious concerns over CEU

The European Parliamentʼs Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) has expressed serious criticisms regarding the situation in Hungary in areas...

EU

Hungary adding less than 1% share of EU GDP

In 2017, the combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union amounted to some EUR 15.3 trillion at current...

Visits

Orbán welcomes Colombian President Santos

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Budapest Friday, telling his guest at a...

EU

Farmgate prices up 2.5% in March

Agricultural producer prices were up by 2.5% in March 2018 compared to March 2017, made up of increases of 2.6%...

Int'l Relations

Hungary eighth in best to invest ranking

Hungary is the eighth most attractive place to invest in the world, according to a ranking published Wednesday by American...

Visits

Orbán: ‘We need the EU and the EU needs us’

Hungarian lawmakers re-elected Viktor Orbán as prime minister on Thursday. He was elected for his third consecutive term with a...

Visits

U.S. ambassadorial nominee vows to promote democratic values in Hungary

At a confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, David B. Cornstein, President Donald Trumpʼs nomination...

EU

Hungary CO2 emissions growth well over EU average in 2017

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion increased by 6.9% in Hungary in 2017 from the previous year, well...

EU

EC rule of law proposal threatens funding to Hungary

The European Commission has unveiled a proposed mechanism to protect the EU budget from financial risks linked to "deficiencies regarding...

EU

Hungary among EU countries with highest poverty rates

Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, has published its estimates for 2017 about the deprivation of societies in member...

EU

EP committee expresses concerns over Hungary corruption

The Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) of the European Parliament (EP) criticized the situation regarding corruption in Hungary in an opinion...

EU

FT: Focus on EU values may see Hungary lose cohesion funds

The European Commissionʼs draft 2021-2027 EU budget, which will be released in May, plans to shift EU cohesion funding away...

Visits

Varga stays, Lázár goes, says Orbán

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga will continue to oversee the economic portfolio in Hungaryʼs new government, Prime Minister Viktor...

EU

Freedom House scathing of Hungarian illiberalism

In its annual Nations in Transit report surveying governance in the nations of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe,...

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...