Foreign Affairs

Ukraine Crisis

Orbán Presses for Changed Sanctions Policy

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the policy of sanctions against Russia must be changed in a video message posted on...

Ukraine Crisis

Hungary Gets Sanctions Exemptions for Crude, Nuclear Energy

Hungary has successfully negotiated exemptions from European Union sanctions for pipeline deliveries of Russian crude and emergency replacement seaborne deliveries,...

Ukraine Crisis

HUF 12.4 bln Allocated for Ukrainian Grain Shipment Rail Upgrades

The government is allocating HUF 12.4 billion for railway track upgrades in the Záhony area, on Hungary's eastern border, to...

EU

Orbán Warns ‘Sanctions Surcharge’ Could Become Economic Fixture 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a "sanctions surcharge" Europeans are paying on energy could be "built-in" to the...

World

Bulgaria Approves EUR 38 mln Worth of New Investment Projects

Bulgaria gave the green light to four new investment projects worth over BGN 75 million (EUR 38.3 million) in total,...

Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine Crisis: Hungary Not Supporting Any Threat to Paks

Hungary will not support any measure that would directly or indirectly endanger the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant,...

Int'l Relations

Orbán Looks Forward to Cooperation With Meloni

Communication that is taking place between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the leaders of the Italian right-wing parties expected to...

World

Romania Seeks to Borrow EUR 4 bln From EIB

Romania will approach the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a loan of approximately EUR 4 billion, to be used as...

Int'l Relations

Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Blinken Passes Away

Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Donald M. Blinken passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday....

Int'l Relations

Hungary to Aid Flood-Hit Pakistan

Hungary is sending medical supplies and other aid worth HUF 15 million to flood-hit Pakistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Int'l Relations

President Novák Addresses UN General Assembly

Hungary urges members of the United Nations to declare peace the top priority in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, President Katalin Novák...

Int'l Relations

UNOCT Budapest Office to Expand

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said he agreed with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of...

EU

EU to Give EUR 55 mln to Bulgaria for Refugees, Social Payments

The European Commission announced on Monday that it will pay Bulgaria EUR 55 million through the European Social Fund, for...

World

Czech Gov’t Aims to Reach 2% Spending on Defense in 2024

The Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and the Minister of Defense Jana Černochová say that the government aims to reach...

EU

Romania to Get 1st Payment of EUR 2.6 bln From EC

The European Commission said on Thursday it has issued a positive preliminary evaluation of Romania's first payment request of EUR...

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...

Int'l Relations

U.S. Resumes Immigrant Visa Processing for Hungarian Nationals

The U.S. administration resumed processing immigrant visa applications from Hungarian and Polish nationals last week, news agency Reuters reported late...

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...

U.S. Resumes Immigrant Visa Processing for Hungarian Nationals

The U.S. administration resumed processing immigrant visa applications from Hungarian and Polish nationals last week, news agency Reuters reported late...