Foreign Affairs

Visits

EPP to debate expulsion of Fidesz on March 20

The European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), the group of conservative and Christian Democrat parties in the European Parliament which includes Hungaryʼs...

EU

One-fifth of heating, cooling energy renewable in Hungary

In 2017, renewable energy accounted for 19.6% of the total energy used for heating and cooling in Hungary, 0.1% above...

EU

EC pans low productivity, slow progress on recommendations

In a country report released on Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) said productivity increases in Hungary have been "modest," while...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó blasts EU, Frontex in BBC interview

Speaking on the BBC’s "Hard Talk," an interview program of the U.K.-based international news broadcaster, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs...

EU

Central Hungary only region in country with GDP above EU avg.

Data from Eurostat, the EUʼs statistical office, show that of the three NUTS 1 statistical large regions of Hungary, Central...

EU

Private pálinka distilling equipment underutilized

The National Pálinka Council has discovered interesting anomalies in the tax authorityʼs 2018 data about private distilleries, revealing that less...

Visits

Hungary to open foreign trade office in Jerusalem

Hungaryʼs government will open a foreign trade office in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in the city on Tuesday,...

EU

Farmgate prices up 5.8% in December – KSH

Farmgate prices in Hungary were up 5.8% year-on-year in December 2018, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said today, Hungarian news...

EU

Marriage rate in Hungary above EU average

According to a report by the EUʼs official statistical agency, Eurostat, the marriage rate in Hungary is above the EU...

EU

Hungary has joint lowest ratio of women in science, engineering

Hungary has the joint lowest ratio of women to men in science and engineering in the European Union, according to...

Visits

Pompeo wants to expand U.S. engagement in region

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Budapest on Monday, announcing a shift in U.S. foreign policy towards the Central...

EU

Trócsányi in Bucharest: Hungary open to debate on rule of law

Hungarian Minister of Justice László Trócsányi participated in an informal meeting of EU justice ministers in Bucharest Friday where he...

EU

EC confirms Hungary GDP growth forecast

The European Commission (EC) confirmed its projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year at 3.4% in a quarterly forecast released...

Visits

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Hungary next week

After meeting Hungaryʼs Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. National...

EU

MNB Changes Anchor, end of Dovish Policy in Sight?

Another institution has raised its forecast for the expansion of the Hungarian economy last year, along with one of the...

Visits

EPP to debate expulsion of Fidesz on March 20

The European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), the group of conservative and Christian Democrat parties in the European Parliament which includes Hungaryʼs...

EU

One-fifth of heating, cooling energy renewable in Hungary

In 2017, renewable energy accounted for 19.6% of the total energy used for heating and cooling in Hungary, 0.1% above...

EU

EC pans low productivity, slow progress on recommendations

In a country report released on Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) said productivity increases in Hungary have been "modest," while...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó blasts EU, Frontex in BBC interview

Speaking on the BBC’s "Hard Talk," an interview program of the U.K.-based international news broadcaster, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs...

EU

Central Hungary only region in country with GDP above EU avg.

Data from Eurostat, the EUʼs statistical office, show that of the three NUTS 1 statistical large regions of Hungary, Central...

EU

Private pálinka distilling equipment underutilized

The National Pálinka Council has discovered interesting anomalies in the tax authorityʼs 2018 data about private distilleries, revealing that less...

Visits

Hungary to open foreign trade office in Jerusalem

Hungaryʼs government will open a foreign trade office in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in the city on Tuesday,...

EU

Farmgate prices up 5.8% in December – KSH

Farmgate prices in Hungary were up 5.8% year-on-year in December 2018, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said today, Hungarian news...

EU

Marriage rate in Hungary above EU average

According to a report by the EUʼs official statistical agency, Eurostat, the marriage rate in Hungary is above the EU...

EU

Hungary has joint lowest ratio of women in science, engineering

Hungary has the joint lowest ratio of women to men in science and engineering in the European Union, according to...

Visits

Pompeo wants to expand U.S. engagement in region

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Budapest on Monday, announcing a shift in U.S. foreign policy towards the Central...

EU

Trócsányi in Bucharest: Hungary open to debate on rule of law

Hungarian Minister of Justice László Trócsányi participated in an informal meeting of EU justice ministers in Bucharest Friday where he...

EU

EC confirms Hungary GDP growth forecast

The European Commission (EC) confirmed its projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year at 3.4% in a quarterly forecast released...

Visits

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Hungary next week

After meeting Hungaryʼs Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. National...

EU

MNB Changes Anchor, end of Dovish Policy in Sight?

Another institution has raised its forecast for the expansion of the Hungarian economy last year, along with one of the...

EPP to debate expulsion of Fidesz on March 20

The European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), the group of conservative and Christian Democrat parties in the European Parliament which includes Hungaryʼs...

One-fifth of heating, cooling energy renewable in Hungary

In 2017, renewable energy accounted for 19.6% of the total energy used for heating and cooling in Hungary, 0.1% above...

EC pans low productivity, slow progress on recommendations

In a country report released on Wednesday, the European Commission (EC) said productivity increases in Hungary have been "modest," while...

Szijjártó blasts EU, Frontex in BBC interview

Speaking on the BBC’s "Hard Talk," an interview program of the U.K.-based international news broadcaster, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Central Hungary only region in country with GDP above EU avg.

Data from Eurostat, the EUʼs statistical office, show that of the three NUTS 1 statistical large regions of Hungary, Central...

Private pálinka distilling equipment underutilized

The National Pálinka Council has discovered interesting anomalies in the tax authorityʼs 2018 data about private distilleries, revealing that less...

Hungary to open foreign trade office in Jerusalem

Hungaryʼs government will open a foreign trade office in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in the city on Tuesday,...

Farmgate prices up 5.8% in December – KSH

Farmgate prices in Hungary were up 5.8% year-on-year in December 2018, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said today, Hungarian news...

Marriage rate in Hungary above EU average

According to a report by the EUʼs official statistical agency, Eurostat, the marriage rate in Hungary is above the EU...

Hungary has joint lowest ratio of women in science, engineering

Hungary has the joint lowest ratio of women to men in science and engineering in the European Union, according to...

Pompeo wants to expand U.S. engagement in region

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Budapest on Monday, announcing a shift in U.S. foreign policy towards the Central...

Trócsányi in Bucharest: Hungary open to debate on rule of law

Hungarian Minister of Justice László Trócsányi participated in an informal meeting of EU justice ministers in Bucharest Friday where he...

EC confirms Hungary GDP growth forecast

The European Commission (EC) confirmed its projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year at 3.4% in a quarterly forecast released...

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Hungary next week

After meeting Hungaryʼs Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. National...

MNB Changes Anchor, end of Dovish Policy in Sight?

Another institution has raised its forecast for the expansion of the Hungarian economy last year, along with one of the...