Foreign Affairs

EU

Poultry farmers criticize unfair tax cut

Hungaryʼs Poultry Products Council called for equal treatment in a statement today following the Hungarian government’s approval of a reduction...

Int'l Relations

Hungary to open several trading houses next door

Hungary plans to open 22 trading houses in neighboring countries next month, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

EU

Hungary clears bluetongue vaccinations for possible outbreak areas

Hungary’s food safety authority Nébih announced yesterday that it would permit vaccinations for bluetongure, a viral disease of ruminants, in...

EU

Government against Gyurcsány’s firm monitoring development policy

Nándor Csepreghy, deputy state secretary at the Prime Ministerʼs Office, said on Sunday that he had asked the European Commission...

Visits

Thousands protest corruption around Hungary

Thousands marched against government corruption yesterday, in Budapest and more than 100 places around the country, in a day of...

Visits

Habony co-founds Modern Media Group

Árpád Habony and Tibor Győri registered Modern Media Group Befektetési és Vagyonkezelő Zrt. (MMG), data published in official company registry Cégközlöny reveals, news...

EU

Official: EU could continue funding if issues are solved

Despite reports of concerns in the European Commission about corruption, Jyrki Katainen of Finland, the ECʼs Vice-President for Jobs, Growth,...

Int'l Relations

Confucius Institute, University of Szeged to establish China center

The Confucius Institute and the University of Szeged in southeastern Hungary, yesterday signed a declaration of intent to establish a...

Int'l Relations

Officials: EU investment plan should support university-business partnerships

Tibor Navracsics, European commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport from Hungary, and Jyrki Katainen, the ECʼs Vice-President for Jobs,...

Int'l Relations

Vietnam proposes €350 mln hospital investment with Hungarian assistance

The Vietnamese government has proposed the construction of a €350 mln hospital with Hungarian assistance as well as water industry...

EU

Report: EC suspects ‘corruptionʼ in tenders

European funding for construction on a stretch of M4 highway was blocked because the European Commission found overpricing in the...

Int'l Relations

MNB clears Eximbank to open office in Moscow

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) yesterday cleared the establishment of an office of the Magyar Export-Import Bank in Moscow,...

EU

Forint falls on interbank market

The forint was trading at 300.23 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, down from 296.66 late...

Visits

Report: Habony could become media mogul

Modern Media Group Befektetési és Vagyonkezelő Zrt. (MMG) was reportedly founded on April 9, with Árpád Habony as one of...

Int'l Relations

Áder discusses cooperation in South Korea

Hungary’s President János Áder (pictured) has proposed the establishment of a joint Hungarian and South Korean fund, which would support...

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...