Foreign Affairs

World

Pipeline politics in shadows of EU-Russia summit

While the 18 May summit failed to move EU-Russia relations forward, Moscow made progress on a new pipeline project in...

World

IMF says: UAE imports bill set to hit $149 bln in ’07

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a predicted import bill of $149.1 billion in 2007, will lead the Arab nations...

Int'l Relations

China, Hungary vow to cement economic cooperation, co-exploring European market

China and Hungary vowed here Wednesday to step up their substantive cooperation in the economic and investment fields in an...

World

Ukrainian iron ore group to list in UK

Ukrainian oligarch is planning to launch his $2 billion iron ore mining group on London's main market next month. The...

Visits

Putin to visit Austria in wake of tense Russia-EU summit

President Vladimir Putin is due in Vienna on Wednesday for his first foreign visit since a summit with European Union...

EU

Chemical pollution: clean surface water by 2015

Parliament adopted a first-reading report toughening up proposed rules on improving the quality of surface water....

EU

German chancellor confident over EU constitution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained confident as she is going through European countries to salvage the virtually dead EU constitution,...

Int'l Relations

PM Fradkov orders second leg of Baltic Pipeline System

Russia's government approved on Monday a plan to build a new pipeline to bypass Belarus that supplies oil to the...

World

Can Caspian oil flow to the West? – Analysis

On the 12th of May, the informal Eurasian Energy Six-nation Summit was concluded in the southern city of Poland Krakow....

EU

Germany, Italy, Finland top 2006 EU exporters to Russia – Eurostat says.

Germany, Italy and Finland were the EU's main goods and services exporters to Russia in 2006, European statistics bureau Eurostat...

World

Why is Europe powerless to do anything?

On May 18, Russia will play host to the Russia-EU summit in the Samara Region. The main news is expected...

EU

Unemployment at all-time low in Slovakia

Unemployment in Slovakia fell to an all-time low of 8.5% in April, the country's national labor office NUP reported Thursday....

World

Russia to build atomic plant for Burmese junta

Russia has agreed to supply Burma with its first nuclear reactor, in a move that is likely to dismay the...

EU

EU 2008 budget plan under fire

Several EU countries, including Germany, France, Great-Britain and the Netherlands, expressed displeasure about the 2008 EU budget plan, now in...

EU

Malta and Cyprus can join Eurozone, relief for deficit offenders – extended

Malta and Cyprus have fulfilled the criteria for entry into the Euro zone, with both candidate countries ready for inclusion...

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

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

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...

Int'l Relations

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

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...

Int'l Relations

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...

EU

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...

World

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...

Int'l Relations

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...

Int'l Relations

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...

Int'l Relations

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...

Int'l Relations

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...

EU

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

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...