Foreign Affairs

World

OPEC rules out upping oil output

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to keep oil production targets unchanged at its meeting in Vienna on Friday...

World

OPEC rules out upping oil output

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to keep oil production targets unchanged at its meeting in Vienna on Friday...

World

Iraq cuts oil supplies to Kurd supporters

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has ended cooperation with international oil companies participating in production-sharing contracts with the Kurdish regional administration...

World

Iraq cuts oil supplies to Kurd supporters

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has ended cooperation with international oil companies participating in production-sharing contracts with the Kurdish regional administration...

Int'l Relations

US to abolish visa-requirement in 2009

Citizens of Hungary may be allowed to travel to the US without a visa by the end of the presidency...

Int'l Relations

US to abolish visa-requirement in 2009

Citizens of Hungary may be allowed to travel to the US without a visa by the end of the presidency...

Int'l Relations

Russia, US to start economic dialogue in new format

Russia and the United States will start an economic dialogue within a new format in the spring of 2008, the...

Int'l Relations

Russia, US to start economic dialogue in new format

Russia and the United States will start an economic dialogue within a new format in the spring of 2008, the...

EU

EC warns 11 members against discrimination in employment

The European Commission Thursday warned 11 member states for a second time against their failure to fully implement European Union...

EU

EC warns 11 members against discrimination in employment

The European Commission Thursday warned 11 member states for a second time against their failure to fully implement European Union...

EU

EC: Export of Brazilian beef banned

The export of Brazilian beef to Europe has effectively been banned from today. It follows the European Commission’s rejection of...

EU

EC: Export of Brazilian beef banned

The export of Brazilian beef to Europe has effectively been banned from today. It follows the European Commission’s rejection of...

EU

Free movement for Bulgarians, Romanians to Switzerland in 7 years?

Political powers in Switzerland are skeptical towards the signed contract between EU and Bern for 7 years transitional period for...

EU

Free movement for Bulgarians, Romanians to Switzerland in 7 years?

Political powers in Switzerland are skeptical towards the signed contract between EU and Bern for 7 years transitional period for...

EU

Greece: EU fosters more trust than state

Greeks trust European Union institutions more than their national ones, according to a new Eurobarometer survey, which also reveals that...

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...