Foreign Affairs

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...

World

Oil world at environment crossroads: StatoilHydro

The oil industry stands at a crossroads where the need for more energy meets calls to tackle climate change, the...

World

Oil world at environment crossroads: StatoilHydro

The oil industry stands at a crossroads where the need for more energy meets calls to tackle climate change, the...

World

Russia eyes alternatives to Ukraine oil route

Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft is looking to redirect the oil it sends to Europe via the Odessa-Brody pipeline as Ukraine...

World

Russia eyes alternatives to Ukraine oil route

Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft is looking to redirect the oil it sends to Europe via the Odessa-Brody pipeline as Ukraine...

World

Russia: State Duma cautions Ukraine against NATO membership

The Russian parliament issued a statement on Wednesday saying that Ukraine’s accession to NATO would unilaterally terminate a friendship treaty...

World

Russia: State Duma cautions Ukraine against NATO membership

The Russian parliament issued a statement on Wednesday saying that Ukraine’s accession to NATO would unilaterally terminate a friendship treaty...

World

Europe faces bulging energy bills because of oil

Europeans are facing big increases in their energy costs this year and beyond as the effect of soaring oil on...

World

Europe faces bulging energy bills because of oil

Europeans are facing big increases in their energy costs this year and beyond as the effect of soaring oil on...

EU

Eurozone countries except France, Italy on way to balance budgets by 2010

All eurozone countries but France and Italy are expected to balance their budgets by 2010 as agreed in Berlin last...

EU

Eurozone countries except France, Italy on way to balance budgets by 2010

All eurozone countries but France and Italy are expected to balance their budgets by 2010 as agreed in Berlin last...

Int'l Relations

Azerbaijan to increase oil production

Azerbaijan plans to produce some 50 million metric tons (370 million bbl) of oil this year, an increase of 20%...

Int'l Relations

Azerbaijan to increase oil production

Azerbaijan plans to produce some 50 million metric tons (370 million bbl) of oil this year, an increase of 20%...

World

Russian FinMin joins WTO talks with Saudi Arabia

Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will join the second day of negotiations with Saudi Arabia on Russia’s accession to the...

World

Russian FinMin joins WTO talks with Saudi Arabia

Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will join the second day of negotiations with Saudi Arabia on Russia’s accession to the...

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...