Foreign Affairs

EU

Migration Commissioner: EC considers migrant support funds

The European Commission is considering providing further financial support to countries dealing with mass migration, including Hungaryʼs request of €8...

EU

EU excludes Hungary from measures against migration

Hungary is the only European Member state that is being excluded from the EU’s Triton Operation and Poseidon Operation, which...

Visits

Report: Andy Vajna is the best-known ‘oligarch’

Andy Vajna (pictured), government commissioner in charge of the Hungarian film industry, is the best-known ‘oligarch’ in Hungary, according to...

Int'l Relations

Romania summons Hungarian ambassador on disparaging comments

Hungarian Embassy Envoy, Károly Zoltán Nagy, was summoned to the Romanian foreign ministry over remarks his superior, Hungarian Ambassador Botond...

Visits

Orbán: Hungary, Russia ‘preserve good relationship’

Hungary and Russia were able to preserve “all that is good in the relationship” between the two countries, despite the...

EU

EC to review rental of state-owned farmland in Hungary

The European Commission has launched a review of the manner in which rental contracts for state-owned farmland are awarded in...

Int'l Relations

BPYsOLAR building HUF 395 mln solar farm

BPYsOLAR is building a HUF 395 mln solar farm with a nominal capacity of 499kW in Böjt, eastern Hungary, the...

EU

Soros: ‘Failing to help refugees, Europe fails itself’

Hungarian-born American business magnate George Soros criticized Europe for failing to deal with the current "refugee crises" in an opinion...

Visits

Ponta: Orbán was ʼoffensive towards Romaniaʼ

The behavior of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was offensive towards Romania, Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta said late yesterday...

Visits

Elios steps back from signing contract of already won public procurement tender

Elios Zrt. refused to sign a contract for the installation of a public lighting infrastructure for the city of Mezőkövesd,...

Int'l Relations

Orbán’s Facebook post condemned by Romania

In a Facebook post yesterday, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its concerns about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Facebook...

Visits

Orbán: Brussels not doing enough about immigrants

In the face of the current “migration period”, Europe should remain a place for Europeans, and a “Hungarian Hungary” should be...

EU

Corruption watchdog submits recommendations for Hungary

The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called for less immunity from prosecution for government officials and judges on Wednesday...

EU

Forint eases on interbank market

The forint was trading at 309.92 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, down from final quotes...

Visits

Report: Orbán speech will outdo ‘illiberal democracy’ shocker

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will return to the open university of Bálványos in Romania – where he made last year’s notorious...

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...