Foreign Affairs

EU

Serbia hopes to become EU candidate in 2008

Belgrade is hoping to receive EU member state statute before the end of the year, a senior Serbian official said....

EU

Serbia hopes to become EU candidate in 2008

Belgrade is hoping to receive EU member state statute before the end of the year, a senior Serbian official said....

EU

EU expands trade surplus with US

The European Union (EU) registered increasing trade surplus with the United States in recent years, the statistics bureau Eurostat said....

EU

EU expands trade surplus with US

The European Union (EU) registered increasing trade surplus with the United States in recent years, the statistics bureau Eurostat said....

World

Turkey blocks NATO effort in Kosovo

Turkey is blocking a NATO plan to help launch and train a fledgling Kosovo security force, in the latest setback...

World

Turkey blocks NATO effort in Kosovo

Turkey is blocking a NATO plan to help launch and train a fledgling Kosovo security force, in the latest setback...

EU

EU executive starts action against Germany over VW

The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against Germany for failing to amend properly a law shielding carmaker Volkswagen from...

EU

EU executive starts action against Germany over VW

The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against Germany for failing to amend properly a law shielding carmaker Volkswagen from...

EU

EU reaches key deal on return of illegal immigrants

European Union governments agreed on Thursday on a long-awaited common set of rules governing the deportation of illegal immigrants and...

EU

EU reaches key deal on return of illegal immigrants

European Union governments agreed on Thursday on a long-awaited common set of rules governing the deportation of illegal immigrants and...

EU

EU to warn 15 members for money laundering legislation failure

The European Commission is to pursue infringement proceedings against 15 member states for their failure to integrate anti-money laundering legislation...

EU

EU to warn 15 members for money laundering legislation failure

The European Commission is to pursue infringement proceedings against 15 member states for their failure to integrate anti-money laundering legislation...

Visits

Medvedev calls for establishing international pipeline operators

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Thursday for the establishment of international transit pipeline consortium-operators comprising companies from Russia, the...

Visits

Medvedev calls for establishing international pipeline operators

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Thursday for the establishment of international transit pipeline consortium-operators comprising companies from Russia, the...

World

EBRD says dialogue key to sharing Kazakh oil riches

Kazakhstan and Western firms tapping its oil riches need to find ways of sharing windfall revenues generated by soaring oil...

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...