Foreign Affairs

Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine Crisis: Unprecedented environmental impacts of war, WWF warns

The war in Ukraine is poisoning the environment across the country, and it could take years to clean up the...

EU

EC ‘open to resolving disputed matters’, Navracsics says

The European Commission is "open to resolving disputed matters", Minister for Regional Development and Utilization of European Union Funding Tibor...

EU

Budapest mayor discusses EU funding in Brussels

Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony has held talks on European Union funding available for the capital with representatives of the...

World

Hungary ‘not at all enthusiastic’ about global min corp tax – Szijjártó

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken that Hungary is not keen on...

World

EBRD, ProCredit Bank support SMEs in Serbia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is boosting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Serbia with a...

Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine Crisis: IFRC calls for urgent support to prevent health crisis

The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is calling for urgent support from the global community...

World

Serbia’s c. bank raises key rate

The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) hiked its main interest rate by 50 basis points to 2.5% on Thursday, the...

Ukraine Crisis

Wine, not Weapons, as Hungary Gets to Keep its Pipeline Oil

In the early hours of May 31, after the first day of an EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor...

World

EIB provides Kontakt.io EUR 12 mln to accelerate investment in advanced AI

The European Investment Bank announced that it has signed the first agreement with Kontakt Micro-Location (Kontakt.io), an indoor spatial intelligence...

World

EBRD and Sweden support women entrepreneurs in Kosovo

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is extending EUR 3 million in funding to Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves (KRK),...

Int'l Relations

Austrian ambassador summoned over ‘outrageous’ post by media head

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has summoned Austria's ambassador to Hungary over an "outrageous" social media post by...

EU

EU sanctions package ‘cleared’; long fight ‘was worth it’ – Szijjártó

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said the European Union's sixth package of sanctions against Russia has been...

EU

Hungary stalls EU sanctions over Russian patriarch

The details of the latest EU sanctions package against Russia, including the oil embargo, were due to be finalized yesterday,...

Ukraine Crisis

Hungary sends 500 liters of communion wine to Ukraine

Secretary of State for Church and Ethnic Relations Miklós Soltész of the Prime Minister's Office dispatched the latest aid consignment...

World

Up to 25% of Slovaks would change jobs if they couldn’t use home office, survey

As many as a quarter of Slovaks would change jobs if they lost the opportunity to work from home, but...

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...