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HIPA-advised investments create 12,995 jobs in Hungary in 2015

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) advised a total of 67 investment projects over the last year, a 12% rise...

EU

EC approves €95 mln in funding for road upgrade in Hungary

The European Commission yesterday approved the allocation of €95 million from the European Union Cohesion Fund to upgrade a 27...

Visits

Government grants Kecskemét HUF 25 bln for developments

Hungaryʼs central government will grant the city of Kecskemét, in central Hungary, HUF 25 billion to establish an economic development...

Visits

Viktor Orbán meets Polish Prime Minister

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo for talks in Budapest today, Hungarian news agency...

Visits

Report: Hungary, Visegrad countries to address benefit ban

The Visegrad countries will seek a joint stance during a meeting on February 15 regarding the U.K.’s recent measure to...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó meets with Polish counterpart

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó met with his Polish counterpart, Witold Waszczykowski, in Budapest today, according...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: Hungary-Croatia cooperation in interest of both countries

Hungarian and Croatian interests lie in strengthening strategic cooperation, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó (pictured) said after talks with his Croatian...

World

NYT: U.S. may send weapons to Hungary in signal to Russia

Hungary is one of the countries likely to receive a shipment of heavy weaponry from its NATO partner, the United...

EU

Analysts: MNB likely to resume rate cuts this year

The Monetary Policy Council (MPC) of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is likely to embark on a new rate...

Visits

Orbán: Schengen ‘a dying institution’; migration is top security issue

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called the Schengen zone “a dying institution”, and also said that migration is the number one...

Visits

Orbán discusses economic cooperation in Jakarta

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta today, for talks on economic cooperation, Hungarian news...

Int'l Relations

Eximbank to open €370 mln credit line to support Hungarian-Romanian business partnerships

Hungaryʼs Eximbank is opening a €370 million line of credit to support cooperation between Hungarian and Romanian businesses, Minister of...

Visits

Orbán objects after Obama highlights U.S. opposition to statue of anti-Semite

After U.S. President Barack Obama made a speech highlighting American pressure to stop Hungary from erecting a statue of an...

Visits

Orbán meets Bulgarian PM in Sofia

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán today met Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Sofia to discuss the cooperation of the...

EU

KSH: Hungary’s industrial producer prices fall 1.3% in Dec.

Hungary’s industrial producer prices fell by 1.3% in December in year-on-year terms, with domestic sales prices being down by 2.8%...

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...