Foreign Affairs

World

Poland closes loophole allowing shops to evade Sunday trade ban 

In one week, Poland will close a loophole that has allowed many large retail chains to evade a ban on...

Int'l Relations

Hungary donates COVID jabs to Ecuador

Hungary is donating 150,000 jabs of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Ecuador, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó...

World

Poland to offer free COVID tests in pharmacies, shorten quarantine 

Free COVID tests will be offered in pharmacies from next week and quarantine is to be cut from 10 to...

Int'l Relations

Bilateral vaccination deal sealed with Andorra

Hungary now has a bilateral vaccination agreement with Andorra, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó wrote on Facebook....

Int'l Relations

Hungary supports diplomatic solution on Ukraine

Hungary is opposed to any measures that would escalate the Ukrainian situation, but backs all efforts that support a negotiated...

World

Romania to grant EUR 100 mln aid to Moldova

Romania's government said it decided to negotiate and sign an agreement with Moldova for the implementation of a financial assistance...

EU

EC says Hungary violated EU merger regulation

The European Commission yesterday said it "preliminarily concluded" that Hungary violated the European Union's merger regulation when authorities vetoed the...

World

Romania’s tax agency drafts bill on windfall revenue tax of energy producers

Romania's tax collection agency ANAF drafted and published for public consultations a bill for the levy of an 80% tax...

World

Czech gov’t decides against mandatory vaccination

The Czech government has decided that it will not make coronavirus vaccination mandatory, Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced at a...

World

Croatian households’ financial assets grow in Q3

The financial assets of Croatian households totaled HRK 576 billion (EUR 77 billion) at the end of the third quarter...

EU

EC completes COVID support payments to Hungary

The European Commission said on Wednesday it completed payments to EU Member States from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to...

World

Romania’s gov’t strengthens energy subsidies for households

Romania's ruling coalition on Monday agreed to increase the intensity of the support extended by the government to households for...

Int'l Relations

Hungary donates 400,000 more COVID jabs to Ghana

Hungary is donating another 400,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Ghana, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said...

Int'l Relations

Orbán speaks with Israel’s Bennett by phone

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett by phone late Monday, the PM's press chief told...

Int'l Relations

6 Hungarians, family members evacuated from Almaty

Six Hungarians and their family members are on board of an aircraft of the Russian defense ministry that took off...

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...