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Foreign minister signs agreements on creating 1,000 jobs in Hungary

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó (pictured) on Friday (October 2) signed eight agreements with U.S. companies to boost capacities and...

Visits

Orbán: Migrants resemble an army, not asylum seekers

The world knows very little about the “real nature of migration”, as about 80% of migrants are young men, who...

EU

KSH: Hungary’s PPI drops 0.8% in August

Hungary’s industrial producer prices saw a year-on-year drop of 0.8% in August, with domestic prices falling 3.2% and export prices...

Int'l Relations

Subotica hosts Serbian-Hungarian business forum

Approximately one hundred business people attended a Serbian-Hungarian business forum in Subotica, in the Vojvodina region of Serbia, yesterday, Hungarian...

Visits

Orbán: We should ‘consider’ Austrian idea to forgo fences

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said we should “consider” Austriaʼs suggestion to simply let refugees pass through Hungary on their...

Int'l Relations

Hungary urges closer economic ties with Serbia

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó pressed for closer economic ties between Hungary and Serbia at an event...

EU

EU approves quotas, Hungary opposes measure

The European Union voted on and approved the voluntary distribution system of refugee, under which 120,000 refugees arriving to the...

EU

Hungary asks EU members to join crackdown on tax evasion

The Hungarian government is urging member states of the European Union to make a concerted effort to crack down on...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: V4, EU cannot agree on refugee situation

The western countries in the European Union and the Visegrád Four countries still cannot agree on how to solve the...

Int'l Relations

Gyurcsány claims police encouraged Röszke riot

Police attacked peaceful refugees, thereby sparking the clashes at the Röszke border crossing on Wednesday, opposition politician Ferenc Gyurcsány, the...

Visits

Editorial: Good, bad and ugly attitudes on refugees

The following is the Editorial from the September 18-October 1 biweekly edition of BBJ....

Visits

Orbán calls Röszke riot an ‘organized and armed attack’

Some 500 Hungarian soldiers began constructing a 41 km-long fence along the Croatian border last night but our relations with...

EU

Hungary to receive HUF 2.9 bln agricultural emergency aid

Hungary will receive HUF 2.9 bln in agricultural emergency aid from the European Union based on the decision made at...

EU

Keler could join T2S pan-European settlement system next year

Hungarian clearing house Keler may join the Target2-Securities system, a pan-European platform for securities settlement, in September 2016, Keler told...

EU

KSH: Agricultural producer prices drop 5.6% in July in Hungary

Hungary’s agricultural producer prices saw a year-on-year drop of 5.6% in July, with the price of crops falling by 1.9%...

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...