Foreign Affairs

EU

EC bans pork export from Romania

The European Commission imposed a ban on export of Romanian pork meat to EU member countries until December 31, 2009...

EU

EU mulls security in energy deregulation

The European Union head office will propose that it be authorized to invoke national security to keep non-EU firms from...

World

EU summit monitors Ukraine gains

The European Union is holding a summit in Ukraine on Friday but it is likely to be overshadowed by political...

EU

ECB retains rate hike bias as euro, oil hit highs

Despite shelving plans for an increase in borrowing costs last week, the European Central Bank indicated Thursday that it had...

World

Why does Iran want enriched uranium?

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has reaffirmed that his government would remain adamantly opposed to a...

EU

A smoke free Europe? MEPs weigh in on restricting tobacco use

Wide-ranging restrictions on smoking in public places and rules to make it harder for underage people to buy cigarettes were...

World

Ukraine’s economy is surprisingly in good shape – for now

Despite continuing political uncertainty and few economic initiatives since the pro-democratic Orange Revolution of 2004, Ukraine’s economy is in surprisingly...

Visits

Russia and Hungary seeking further cooperation

A third meeting of the intergovernmental Russian-Hungarian economic cooperation commission will be held in Budapest on September 17, 2007, the...

World

EU told to be nice to Gazprom

Cambridge Energy Research Associates consulting company published a report on perspectives for cooperation between Russia and the European Union in...

World

Azerbaijan’s role as energy supplier to Europe

Interview with Lithuanian President: Azerbaijan’s role as energy supplier to Europe is growing. Trend’s interview of the President of Lithuania,...

World

OECD reports trade barriers & biofuel subsidies inefficient

Government subsidies and trade barriers in the global biofuels industry increase costs and may reduce environmental benefits, according to a...

EU

Eurozone economic growth revised slightly down

The European Commission Tuesday revised slightly down its forecast for economic growth in the eurozone this year, citing a weaker...

World

Hungary finally throws its weight behind EU’s Nabucco pipeline

Hungary on Tuesday appeared to change its policy on the Nabucco pipeline, a European Union-backed project aimed at reducing dependence...

Int'l Relations

Brazil biofuels in Europe

The Brazilian foreign ministry has revealed that the region’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is to conduct a five-day...

Int'l Relations

Putin: Russia does not rule out limits on foreign investment

Russia does not rule out putting limits on foreign investment in the country’s economy, President Vladimir Putin said Monday....

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...