Foreign Affairs

Visits

Hungarian Police to increase random checks

Hungarian Police have been ordered to increase controls of pedestrians and drivers for the next two months, in a regime...

Visits

Orbán: New era in Hungary-Iran relations

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Iranʼs first vice president Eshaq Jahangiri yesterday met in Tehran, Iran, and signed several...

Int'l Relations

Budapestʼs nuclear conference opens

The Atomex Europe 2015 conference and exhibition, organized in Budapest by Russian state nuclear energy group Rosatom, provides an opportunity...

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Erste CEO: Hungary, EBRD to acquire Erste stake in 2-3 months

The Hungarian government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could jointly acquire a 15% stake in the...

Int'l Relations

Orbán: Hungary not forced to take in ‘migrants’

Hungary is not being forced to accept a mandatory number of asylum seekers, nor is any other European Union member...

EU

Welt am Sonntag: Merkel to help Hungary ‘despite Orbán’s ingratitude’

Realizing that the EU would fail without Germany, Angela Merkel has decided that despite (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor) “Orbánʼs ingratitude” and...

EU

Brussels green-lights initiative to halt Hungaryʼs EP vote

Brussels has given the green light to an initiative by the European Humanist Federation (EHF), a civil-society association, to seek...

EU

More cases of bluetongue found in Hungary

Hungaryʼs food safety authority Nébih on Wednesday said it found cases of cattle infected with bluetongue in the counties of...

Visits

Hungarian, Chinese business partners seal deals worth nearly $2 bln

Hungarian and Chinese companies signed contracts with a combined value of almost $2 billion in Beijing yesterday, Hungarian news agency...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian officials hold talks in Japan

Deputy state secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade László Szabó, CEO of the Hungarian National Trading House...

Visits

Orbán presses for increased farm exports to China

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on expanding Hungaryʼs farm exports to China with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in...

Visits

Orbán: ‘All terrorists are migrants’

According to Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, although it is not an accepted notion, “the factual point is that all the...

Visits

Orbán: Hungary to increase defense budget to protect region

Following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Budapest yesterday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the press...

EU

Report: Proposed ‘mini Schengen’ zone excludes Hungary

Several European Union member states have issued an official proposal to create a “mini Schengen area” within the existing EU...

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Orbán: Despite EC probe, Hungary will stick to Paks deal

Despite an EC investigation into the no-bid contract for the project, the Hungarian government is committed to having Rosatom implement...

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...