Foreign Affairs

World

Hungary PM talks Nabucco on Turkmenistan visit

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány discussed the Nabucco gas pipeline with the Turkmen authorities this week during a visit to...

EU

EU says OMV purchase of MOL would raise prices

Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a confidential document, that the European Commission has charged that Austrian oil company OMV’s proposed...

EU

EU says OMV purchase of MOL would raise prices

Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a confidential document, that the European Commission has charged that Austrian oil company OMV’s proposed...

World

Mood for nuclear power in Germany improving

E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat said on Thursday he has sensed a change in the mood towards nuclear power but does...

World

Mood for nuclear power in Germany improving

E.ON CEO Wulf Bernotat said on Thursday he has sensed a change in the mood towards nuclear power but does...

World

US Vanco to appeal Ukraine license ban at Stockholm tribunal

A subsidiary of the US oil company Vanco will appeal a decision by Ukraine’s government to revoke its license at...

World

US Vanco to appeal Ukraine license ban at Stockholm tribunal

A subsidiary of the US oil company Vanco will appeal a decision by Ukraine’s government to revoke its license at...

World

Lithuania threatens to torpedo Russian port plans

Lithuania threatened Wednesday to delay Russia’s entry to the World Trade Organization and Russia’s future agreements with the European Union,...

World

Lithuania threatens to torpedo Russian port plans

Lithuania threatened Wednesday to delay Russia’s entry to the World Trade Organization and Russia’s future agreements with the European Union,...

World

NATO signs accession pacts for Albania, Croatia

NATO states signed accession protocols for Albania and Croatia on Wednesday, setting them on the path to entry into the...

World

NATO signs accession pacts for Albania, Croatia

NATO states signed accession protocols for Albania and Croatia on Wednesday, setting them on the path to entry into the...

World

Firms eye Middle East in nuclear plan

Two nuclear power plants for countries in the Middle East could be in the pipeline, the UK’s Financial Times reported...

World

Firms eye Middle East in nuclear plan

Two nuclear power plants for countries in the Middle East could be in the pipeline, the UK’s Financial Times reported...

EU

EU finance ministers agree to publish weekly oil stocks data

European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to publish oil stocks data on weekly basis in an effort to improve...

EU

EU finance ministers agree to publish weekly oil stocks data

European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to publish oil stocks data on weekly basis in an effort to improve...

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...