Foreign Affairs

Visits

Now departing from Budapest for India: Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will depart today for an official trip to India, spokesman Bertalan Havasi reported. Orbán will be...

Visits

Funding doubled for Hungary-India projects

The Hungarian-Indian joint economic committee agreed at a meeting in New Delhi today to double the funding available for joint...

World

Visegrád Four: No new nuclear regulations

A meeting of Visegrád Four (Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) leaders is currently taking place in Budapest, with yesterday’s primary...

EU

Fidesz-KDNP submits declaration on utilities to Parliament

MPs of governing Fidesz-KDNP submitted a political declaration defending utilities price cuts to Parliament yesterday. Fidesz-KDNP said the European Union...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó discusses business relations in Korea

State secretary for foreign affairs and external economic relations Péter Szijjártó in Seoul on Friday discussed opportunities to develop bilateral...

EU

Fidesz to submit political declaration on utility-fee cuts [Updated]

The Fidesz parliamentary caucus will submit a political declaration in defense of the government's utility-fee cuts and to rebuff attacks...

EU

Gov’t confirms EC “pilot” letter, vows fight on price cuts

Hungary has received a letter from Brussels concerning a reduction in utilities prices, government spokesman András Giró-Szász said on Wednesday....

EU

EC starts pilot process on gas price regulations

European Union news website Bruxinfo yesterday broke the story that the European Commission in August officially requested information from the...

World

Serbia near-bankrupt, Ukraine unsustainable

Serbia is close to insolvency and must cut public wages and subsidies to state companies to avert it, Deputy Prime...

Visits

MOL-INA: Orbán urges buyout; national relations emphasized

BBJ starts what is certain to be another week of stories on ongoing negotiations between Hungary-based gas-and-oil giant MOL and...

World

Hungary denies asylum to former Ukrainian MP

Former Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Shepelev, a suspected embezzler of public and private funds, has reportedly been denied asylum via refugee...

Int'l Relations

State set to take over E.ON ownership today

The Hungarian gas business of Germany-based E.ON will return to the state on September 30, National Development Minister Zsuzsa Németh...

Visits

Election ’14: Orbán, Bajnai call each other communists

To no one’s surprise, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was formally reelected Fidesz party chairman on Saturday. Orbán then took the...

Visits

Editorial: Crumbling bedrock

The start of the fall parliamentary season brings another modification to a cardinal law, a piece of legislation that requires...

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...