Foreign Affairs

EU

EU funding for better housing?

A lack of decent, affordable housing directly affects EU citizens, by restricting their education, training and job options. High house...

EU

Fighting racism in Europe: should holocaust denial be a criminal offence?

The latest state of play was the subject of a public hearing in Parliament on Monday, with the issue of...

EU

EU constitution: is an EU-wide referendum the way forward?

A proposal for an EU-wide consultative referendum on the future of the EU was presented on Monday to the Constitutional...

World

Russia denies ultimatum to Iran over nuclear fuel

Russia denied threatening to halt nuclear fuel deliveries to Iran unless the Islamic state freezes uranium enrichment, saying a financial...

EU

Fiat’s Marchionne lashes out at EU plan to cap CO2 from cars

Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne warned of a possible cutback in European auto production as a result of Europe's plan...

EU

Berlin protesters say more than 10,000 aim to crash EU party

German protest organizers say more than 10,000 demonstrators will parade through Berlin on March 25, voicing their anger at European...

EU

About 5 mln Americans have Alzheimer’s

About five million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, 10% more than five years ago, and the number will continue to rise,...

World

Kazakhstan may order oil companies to cut production – extended

Kazakhstan may order oil companies including Chevron Corp. to scale back plans to help the former Soviet state triple crude...

EU

European regulators accuse videotape makers of price fixing

European Union regulators accused videotape makers of participating in a price-fixing cartel, the second time in less than a week...

EU

EU plans to propose scrapping public corn buying next month

The European Union said it won't back down from plans to scrap public buying of surplus corn, a system that...

World

Putin seeks closer energy cooperation with Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev for talks centered on energy cooperation, as Kazakhstan presses ahead...

EU

Slovak koruna gains to record, lifts Eastern Europe, on EU rate

The Slovakian koruna rallied to a record high after the country gained approval from the European Union to lift the...

EU

Poll finds 44% think life worse in EU

The malaise gripping the European Union as it approaches its 50th birthday this week is highlighted in a new poll...

World

Japan, Russia meet to discuss energy ties, expand cooperation

Japan, the world’s fourth-biggest energy user, will discuss plans to boost imports of oil, gas and uranium from Russia as...

EU

New EU states at risk from current-account gaps

Bulgaria, Romania and the three Baltic States are vulnerable to economic shocks because they have the widest current-account deficits in...

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...