Int’l Relations

Int'l Relations

US looks to more Russian investment in its economy

US authorities plan to suggest Russia invest more money from its reserve and national welfare funds into the American economy,...

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Putin signs Balkan oil pipeline deal into law

Russia's president signed a federal law Thursday ratifying a deal to build a pipeline across the Balkan states to supply...

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Hungary seeking to revive LNG talks with Indonesia

Hungary is seeking to revive talks on the possibility of buying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Indonesia to reduce its...

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Slovakia prices ‘low’, but Russia is expensive

Slovakia is being tipped by the Global Property Guide as the next hot property investment opportunity....

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Netherlands is Russia’s largest direct investor

Direct investment to Russia from the Netherlands in the first quarter of this year hit $7.76 billion, the Russian agriculture...

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Russian regulator puts off TNK-BP gas license decision

A Russian committee delayed a decision Friday on whether to revoke the license for a eastern Siberian gas field held...

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Russia, Portugal to build €65 million ethylene plant

Moscow and Lisbon are planning a €65 million ($87.3 million) project to build an ethylene production plant in southern Portugal,...

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China, Hungary vow to cement economic cooperation, co-exploring European market

China and Hungary vowed here Wednesday to step up their substantive cooperation in the economic and investment fields in an...

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PM Fradkov orders second leg of Baltic Pipeline System

Russia's government approved on Monday a plan to build a new pipeline to bypass Belarus that supplies oil to the...

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Russian govt. approves ratification of Balkan pipeline deal

Russia's government approved Thursday the ratification of a deal to build the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline signed by Greece and Bulgaria....

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Gazprom to send gas through Nabucco pipeline

Russian gas monopolist Gazprom will be able to send its gas via the Nabucco pipeline from Turkey to Austria, Reuters...

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Romanian foreign direct investment to exceed €7.6 bln

The level of foreign direct investments will stand at €7.6-8 billion this year estimates the National Forecasting Commission (CNP)....

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Russia builds energy transit route to Europe

Robert Fico, Slovakia's Prime Minister visited Moscow last weekend to discuss oil and gas issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

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Russia invests €70 mln in Montenegro

The total amount of foreign investments in Montenegro reached €640 million in 2006, including €70 million ($95 million) from Russia....

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Wolfowitz to abide by World Bank probe

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz listens to questions during a press conference at the International Monetary Fund 15 April 2007...

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No Hungarian Casualties Reported in Krakow Shooting, Ministry Says

Hungary’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday evening that it had no information indicating any Hungarians were among the casualties of a...

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Hungarian President Offers Condolences After Deadly Spain Train Crash

President András Baka expressed condolences to the families of those killed in a train crash in Spain on Wednesday, his...

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Hungary Secures Norway Grants Agreement Worth HUF 92 bln

Hungary has concluded negotiations on the Norway and EEA Grants mechanism, securing more than HUF 92 billion in funding, Minister...

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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...

No Hungarian Casualties Reported in Krakow Shooting, Ministry Says

Hungary’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday evening that it had no information indicating any Hungarians were among the casualties of a...

Budapest’s Chain Bridge to Light Up in Swiss Colors on November 5

Budapest’s Chain Bridge will be illuminated in red and white on the evening of November 5 to mark the 80th...

Hungary and U.S. Deepen Security Ties, Target Far-Left Extremism

Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed counterterrorism and energy cooperation agreements Thursday....

Hungarian President Offers Condolences After Deadly Spain Train Crash

President András Baka expressed condolences to the families of those killed in a train crash in Spain on Wednesday, his...

Magyar Congratulates Serbia’s Student List on Election Victory

Prime Minister Péter Magyar congratulated the leaders of Serbia's opposition Student List in a phone call after their victory in...

Péter Magyar Condemns Violence in France, Vows to Maintain Strict Migration Policy

PM Péter Magyar condemned recent violence and vandalism in France, expressing solidarity with the French people and reaffirming Hungary’s commitment...

Hungary Secures Norway Grants Agreement Worth HUF 92 bln

Hungary has concluded negotiations on the Norway and EEA Grants mechanism, securing more than HUF 92 billion in funding, Minister...

Hungary and Ukraine Seek Fresh Start as Magyar Welcomes Minority Rights Pact

PM Péter Magyar welcomed a political agreement on strengthening the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia during talks with Ukrainian...

Germany Celebrates Fall of the Iron Curtain as a Joint Achievement

Germany’s new ambassador to Hungary, Alexander Schönfelder, took up his post in August. In his first interview with the BBJ,...

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...

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....

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...

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...