Foreign Affairs

EU

Eurozone investor confidence at 8-month low

Eurozone investor confidence eased to the lowest since last April as tighter lockdown measures weighed on current assessment, RTT News...

World

Romania failed to collect 1/3 of VAT in 2019

In 2019, Romania recorded the highest national VAT (value-added tax) compliance gap, with 34.9% of VAT revenues going missing, followed...

EU

EU to invest EUR 30 bln in infrastructure projects in W. Balkans

The European Commission will provide EUR 30 billion in grants and loans to the Western Balkans countries in the next...

EU

Infringement procedure over EETS providers escalates

The European Commission (EC) on Thursday stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to accept European Electronic Toll...

EU

Conditionality mechanism challenge should be dismissed – CJEU advisor

A top advisor of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday said a joint challenge by...

Int'l Relations

U.K. nationals have 1 month left to apply for residency

U.K. nationals living in Hungary before January 1, 2021, must apply for residency by the end of December, including those...

Int'l Relations

Hungary donates 150,000 COVID jabs to Tajikistan

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

World

Poland announces new pandemic restrictions

Poland will introduce a batch of new sanitary restrictions in connection with the appearance of a new strain of the...

EU

EC clears EUR 250 mln in funding for vaccines, healthcare overtime pay

The European Commission said it approved EUR 250 million in funding for Hungary to buy 13m jabs of Covid vaccines...

World

Bulgaria’s Education Ministry calls EU-funded tender for IT services

Bulgaria's Education Ministry said on Wednesday that it opened a BGN 26.7 million (EUR 13.6 million) tender for the delivery...

World

Serbia withdraws all state gold from abroad

Serbia's central bank Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković on Tuesday said Serbia had over 37 tons of gold reserves and that the...

Int'l Relations

Bosnia’s Serb Republic to launch EUR 100 mln Hungary-backed fund for SMEs

Bosnia's Serb Republic will launch a EUR 100 million fund backed by Hungary for small and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs), Bosnian...

Visits

Szijjártó meets with Ugandan counterpart in Budapest

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with his Ugandan counterpart, Abubaker Jeje Odongo, in Budapest on Monday,...

Int'l Relations

Hungary, China sign green, digital economy MoUs

Hungarian Innovation and Technology Minister László Palkovics and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao have signed memoranda of understanding on...

World

Bulgaria’s incumbent President Radev wins 49.4% of votes, goes to runoff

Bulgaria's incumbent President Rumen Radev won 49.42% of the votes in Sunday's first round of the presidential elections and will...

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...