Foreign Affairs

EU

Eurozone unemployment rate hit record low in October

The Eurozone seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate hit a record low of 7.2% in October 2007, compared with 7.3% in September. It...

EU

EU presidency’s finance minister more concerned about economic slowdown

Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said on Monday he is more concerned about the economic slowdown than inflation...

EU

EU presidency’s finance minister more concerned about economic slowdown

Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said on Monday he is more concerned about the economic slowdown than inflation...

World

Imperial Energy ups Russian oil deposit output to 10,000 bbl/d

British company Imperial Energy said on Monday it had increased output at its oil deposits in Western Siberia by 17.6%...

World

Imperial Energy ups Russian oil deposit output to 10,000 bbl/d

British company Imperial Energy said on Monday it had increased output at its oil deposits in Western Siberia by 17.6%...

EU

HLG on the social integration of ethnic minorities and their full participation in the labor market

The biggest ethnic minority in the EU is the Roma, but estimations about their size vary widely between 8 and...

EU

HLG on the social integration of ethnic minorities and their full participation in the labor market

The biggest ethnic minority in the EU is the Roma, but estimations about their size vary widely between 8 and...

EU

EU says several energy ministers back unbundling generation, transmission

A significant number of European Union energy ministers favor an energy package that would break up the bloc’s largest utilities...

EU

EU says several energy ministers back unbundling generation, transmission

A significant number of European Union energy ministers favor an energy package that would break up the bloc’s largest utilities...

Int'l Relations

EU, US oil firms’ uneasy gamble in Northern Iraq

Foreign oil companies jockeying for position in Northern Iraq are taking a great risk signing contracts with Iraq’s Kurdish Regional...

Int'l Relations

EU, US oil firms’ uneasy gamble in Northern Iraq

Foreign oil companies jockeying for position in Northern Iraq are taking a great risk signing contracts with Iraq’s Kurdish Regional...

Int'l Relations

Romania is not yet ready for EU funds

DZ Consulting, a company that has offered financial consulting for deals worth over €2 billion on the Romanian market, closed...

Int'l Relations

Romania is not yet ready for EU funds

DZ Consulting, a company that has offered financial consulting for deals worth over €2 billion on the Romanian market, closed...

EU

Eurozone inflation at six-year high

Eurozone annual inflation is expected to be 3.0% in November 2007, six-year high, according to a flash estimate issued by...

EU

Eurozone inflation at six-year high

Eurozone annual inflation is expected to be 3.0% in November 2007, six-year high, according to a flash estimate issued by...

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...

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...

EU Customs Changes Reshape Hungarian Online Shopping, PwC Finds

Hungarian online shoppers are planning purchases more carefully rather than abandoning international platforms following July’s customs changes, according to PwC...