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Majority of Hungarians Trust EU for Defense

A new Eurobarometer flash survey launched in early January 2026, involving 27,292 interviews across the 27 EU member states, assessed...

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EP Approves Regulation Strengthening Protection of EU Wine Sector

The EP on Tuesday voted in favor of new regulations aimed at strengthening the protection of the EU's wine sector...

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Budapest Mayor Slams Decree Stopping Solidarity Tax Cases, Seeks EU Intervention

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has accused the gov't of undermining the rule of law after a decree barred the capital...

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Hungary Challenging REPowerEU at CJEU, Foreign Minister Says

Hungary is challenging the EU's REPowerEU package at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Minister of...

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EU Court Rules Hungary Breached Bloc’s Unity on Cannabis Vote

Hungary violated EU law when it voted against the European Union's joint position on reclassifying cannabis at the United Nations...

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Hungary Makes Case in Brussels for Spending on Gas, Crude Infrastructure

Energy Minister Csaba Lantos highlighted the need for further support for upgrades and expansions of fossil fuel infrastructure to ensure...

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Justice Minister: Hungary to Sue CJEU

Hungary has submitted a letter of claim against the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over the court's...

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EC Escalates Action Against Price Cap Policy

The European Commission yesterday issued reasoned opinions to Hungary over mandatory markup caps on a range of food and non-food...

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Szijjártó: Hungary, Slovakia to Initiate Annulment of RePowerEU Regulation

Hungary and Slovakia will initiate the annulment of the RePowerEU regulation banning Russian energy imports at the ECJ and request...

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V4 Oppose EU Plan to Cut CAP Subsidies

The chambers of agriculture of the Visegrád Four nations are calling for a complete policy shift from the European Commission,...

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Hungary Submits National Investment Plan in SAFE

Hungary has submitted its national investment plan in the framework of the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program,...

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EC Augurs Pickup in Hungary GDP Growth

The European Commission expects Hungary's GDP growth to accelerate to 2.3% in 2026, supported by fiscal stimulus, from 0.4% in...

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Hungary Measures on Building Material Exports Violate EU Rules, Court Rules

Hungarian measures requiring notification for exports of construction materials and giving the state pre-emption rights for those materials violates European...

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Hungary 2014-2020 EU Funding Absorption Rate 3rd-highest

Hungary absorbed 98.9% of the EUR 22 billion in EU funding available to the country during the 2014-2020 budget period,...

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Navracsics: EC’s Draft EU Budget Lacks Clarity

The European Commission's draft multiannual financial framework (MFF) raises concerns due to a lack of clarity, Minister of Public Administration...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Hungary Fully Supports Western Balkans EU Accession, Foreign Minister Says

Hungary is fully committed to the European Union integration of the Western Balkans and will provide experts to assist countries...

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Hungary Targets Euro Criteria by 2030 as Government Moves to Cut Deficit

Reducing the budget deficit “inherited” from the former Fidesz-KDNP gov't is an “important step” toward meeting the criteria for adopting...

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Hungary’s Revised RRP Shows Stronger Rule-of-law Ambition, EU Commissioner Says

Hungary's new Reconstruction and Recovery Plan "demonstrates a higher level of ambition to protect the EU's financial interests and strengthen...

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Hungary Joins the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

The European Commission has formally approved Hungary's accession to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), making the country the 25th...

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EU Finance Ministers Set to Clear Hungary’s Revised RRF Program

European Union finance ministers are expected to approve Hungary's revised Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan on Friday, Finance Minister...

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EC Refers Hungary to CJEU Over Price Margin Restrictions

The European Commission on Wednesday said it decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...

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Hungarian Gov’t to Take Last Legal Steps Required by EU to Access Funds

After parliamentary sessions on Monday and Tuesday and a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the second half of the week will...

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Hungarian Government to Amend Energy Laws to Access EU funds

The European Commission says it has allocated EUR 552.3 million, more than HUF 190 billion, to Hungary from the Modernization...

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Hungary Committed to Euro Adoption, Finance Minister Says

Hungary is committed to adopting the euro and has undertaken to meet the Maastricht criteria by 2030, Finance Minister András...

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Hungary Rejects EU Migration Pact in Current Form, Interior Minister Says

Hungary continues to reject the EU’s Migration Pact in its current form and does not plan to submit an implementation...