Foreign Affairs

EU

EU suspends some aid to Bulgaria, bars agencies

The European Commission suspended aid to Bulgaria worth hundreds of millions of euros and barred two key payments agencies from...

EU

EU suspends some aid to Bulgaria, bars agencies

The European Commission suspended aid to Bulgaria worth hundreds of millions of euros and barred two key payments agencies from...

EU

Study forecasts autumn cut to fuel

Hungarian market-research company GKI said petrol prices will likely decrease beginning in the autumn, GKI managing director Miklós Hegedűs told...

EU

Study forecasts autumn cut to fuel

Hungarian market-research company GKI said petrol prices will likely decrease beginning in the autumn, GKI managing director Miklós Hegedűs told...

Int'l Relations

Russia’s TNK-BP in surprise Venezuelan deal

BP's Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP will sign its first deal with Venezuela after months of dispute between BP and...

Int'l Relations

Russia’s TNK-BP in surprise Venezuelan deal

BP's Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP will sign its first deal with Venezuela after months of dispute between BP and...

EU

Vietnamese shoemakers face further European anti-dumping investigations

Italian shoemakers are collecting information to continue to oppose Vietnamese leather upper shoes exported to the European Union (EU)....

EU

Vietnamese shoemakers face further European anti-dumping investigations

Italian shoemakers are collecting information to continue to oppose Vietnamese leather upper shoes exported to the European Union (EU)....

Int'l Relations

Investors flood new Iraq agency with project deals

Investors are flooding Iraq’s new government investment agency with proposals worth tens of billions of dollars, the agency’s head told...

Int'l Relations

Investors flood new Iraq agency with project deals

Investors are flooding Iraq’s new government investment agency with proposals worth tens of billions of dollars, the agency’s head told...

World

Bulgaria Kozloduy asks IAEA to check nuclear fuel

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, will invite the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA to check the quality of its fuel...

World

Bulgaria Kozloduy asks IAEA to check nuclear fuel

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, will invite the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA to check the quality of its fuel...

EU

Large producers are superior

The large electricity producer companies in the seven CEE region countries (Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and...

EU

Large producers are superior

The large electricity producer companies in the seven CEE region countries (Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and...

EU

Bulgaria upsets EU over leaked corruption report

A confidential report by OLAF, the EU anti-fraud watchdog, pointing at misuse of up to €6.1 million of EU pre-accession...

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...