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Hainan Launches Direct Flight Between Budapest and Chongqing

Budapest Airport and Hainan Airlines, the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company, celebrated the establishment of a direct...

EU

Czech net benefits from EU increase in 2019

The Czech Republic received CZK 68.5 billion (some EUR 2.71 bln) more from the European Union than it sent to...

EU

Share of renewable energy in the EU up to 18%

Twelve EU countries have already reached a share equal to or above their national 2020 binding targets for renewable energy,...

EU

Share of organic farming land below EU average

The share of agricultural land used for organic farming in Hungary stood at 3.9% in Hungary in 2018, below the...

EU

Bulgaria on path to adopt euro in 2023, IMF’s Georgieva says

Bulgaria’s plans to enter the eurozone’s so-called waiting room this spring and adopt the euro currency in 2023 are “completely...

EU

Internet usage in Hungary below EU average

In 2019, approximately 80% of Hungarians aged 16-74 reported using the internet in the past three months, slightly below the...

EU

Hungary 2nd most corrupt in EU, TI says

Hungary fell six places in Transparency Internationalʼs (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index compared to the last edition of the report, putting...

Int'l Relations

Hungary, Indonesia set up USD 500 mln investment fund

Indonesia and Hungary will establish a USD 500 mln joint investment fund to support the participation of Hungarian companies in...

EU

Births drop in Latvia for four consecutive years

The birth rate has been declining in Latvia for four years in a row. Provisional data of the Central Statistical...

EU

Highest EU inflation in December in Hungary, Romania

The euro area annual inflation rate was 1.3% in December 2019, up from 1% in November, according to figures released...

Int'l Relations

EIF, UniCredit double support to innovative SMEs in CEE

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Italian banking group UniCredit have agreed to double the InnovFin SME guarantee aimed at...

Visits

M1 stretch to close for 2 hours early Sunday

A more than 10-kilometer section of the M1 motorway near the capital will be closed for about two hours in...

EU

Rate of prisoners in Hungary above EU average

The number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 177 in Hungary in 2017, well above the EU average, according...

Visits

Rift between Fidesz and EPP grows

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Fidesz was "one centimeter away" from quitting the European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), after the...

EU

Romania birth rate drops to lowest level in 53 years

The number of babies born in Romania in 2019 fell to the lowest level in 53 years, according to an...

Int'l Relations

Hainan Launches Direct Flight Between Budapest and Chongqing

Budapest Airport and Hainan Airlines, the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company, celebrated the establishment of a direct...

EU

Czech net benefits from EU increase in 2019

The Czech Republic received CZK 68.5 billion (some EUR 2.71 bln) more from the European Union than it sent to...

EU

Share of renewable energy in the EU up to 18%

Twelve EU countries have already reached a share equal to or above their national 2020 binding targets for renewable energy,...

EU

Share of organic farming land below EU average

The share of agricultural land used for organic farming in Hungary stood at 3.9% in Hungary in 2018, below the...

EU

Bulgaria on path to adopt euro in 2023, IMF’s Georgieva says

Bulgaria’s plans to enter the eurozone’s so-called waiting room this spring and adopt the euro currency in 2023 are “completely...

EU

Internet usage in Hungary below EU average

In 2019, approximately 80% of Hungarians aged 16-74 reported using the internet in the past three months, slightly below the...

EU

Hungary 2nd most corrupt in EU, TI says

Hungary fell six places in Transparency Internationalʼs (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index compared to the last edition of the report, putting...

Int'l Relations

Hungary, Indonesia set up USD 500 mln investment fund

Indonesia and Hungary will establish a USD 500 mln joint investment fund to support the participation of Hungarian companies in...

EU

Births drop in Latvia for four consecutive years

The birth rate has been declining in Latvia for four years in a row. Provisional data of the Central Statistical...

EU

Highest EU inflation in December in Hungary, Romania

The euro area annual inflation rate was 1.3% in December 2019, up from 1% in November, according to figures released...

Int'l Relations

EIF, UniCredit double support to innovative SMEs in CEE

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Italian banking group UniCredit have agreed to double the InnovFin SME guarantee aimed at...

Visits

M1 stretch to close for 2 hours early Sunday

A more than 10-kilometer section of the M1 motorway near the capital will be closed for about two hours in...

EU

Rate of prisoners in Hungary above EU average

The number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 177 in Hungary in 2017, well above the EU average, according...

Visits

Rift between Fidesz and EPP grows

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Fidesz was "one centimeter away" from quitting the European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), after the...

EU

Romania birth rate drops to lowest level in 53 years

The number of babies born in Romania in 2019 fell to the lowest level in 53 years, according to an...

Hainan Launches Direct Flight Between Budapest and Chongqing

Budapest Airport and Hainan Airlines, the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company, celebrated the establishment of a direct...

Czech net benefits from EU increase in 2019

The Czech Republic received CZK 68.5 billion (some EUR 2.71 bln) more from the European Union than it sent to...

Share of renewable energy in the EU up to 18%

Twelve EU countries have already reached a share equal to or above their national 2020 binding targets for renewable energy,...

Share of organic farming land below EU average

The share of agricultural land used for organic farming in Hungary stood at 3.9% in Hungary in 2018, below the...

Bulgaria on path to adopt euro in 2023, IMF’s Georgieva says

Bulgaria’s plans to enter the eurozone’s so-called waiting room this spring and adopt the euro currency in 2023 are “completely...

Internet usage in Hungary below EU average

In 2019, approximately 80% of Hungarians aged 16-74 reported using the internet in the past three months, slightly below the...

Hungary 2nd most corrupt in EU, TI says

Hungary fell six places in Transparency Internationalʼs (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index compared to the last edition of the report, putting...

Hungary, Indonesia set up USD 500 mln investment fund

Indonesia and Hungary will establish a USD 500 mln joint investment fund to support the participation of Hungarian companies in...

Births drop in Latvia for four consecutive years

The birth rate has been declining in Latvia for four years in a row. Provisional data of the Central Statistical...

Highest EU inflation in December in Hungary, Romania

The euro area annual inflation rate was 1.3% in December 2019, up from 1% in November, according to figures released...

EIF, UniCredit double support to innovative SMEs in CEE

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Italian banking group UniCredit have agreed to double the InnovFin SME guarantee aimed at...

M1 stretch to close for 2 hours early Sunday

A more than 10-kilometer section of the M1 motorway near the capital will be closed for about two hours in...

Rate of prisoners in Hungary above EU average

The number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 177 in Hungary in 2017, well above the EU average, according...

Rift between Fidesz and EPP grows

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Fidesz was "one centimeter away" from quitting the European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), after the...

Romania birth rate drops to lowest level in 53 years

The number of babies born in Romania in 2019 fell to the lowest level in 53 years, according to an...