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Int'l Relations

Renaissance: Making Bilateral Relationship ‘Best Ever’

America’s new Ambassador to Budapest has vowed to work with the Hungarian foreign minister to make bilateral relations between the...

EU

Update: EC starts infringement procedure over ‘Stop Soros’

The European Commission (EC) is launching an infringement procedure against Hungary over recent Hungarian legislation that criminalizes the promotion or...

EU

Govʼt repeals law targeting big retailers, but eyes new measures

Hungaryʼs government has submitted to Parliament a bill that would annul provisions on loss-making retailers that have come under the...

Visits

Orbán travels to Israel on two-day official visit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán begins an official visit to Israel on Wednesday afternoon, where he will have talks with...

EU

85% of new Hungarian graduates find jobs, above EU average

Education statistics in Hungary show a mixed picture. While the rate of employment among recent graduates is among the highest...

Visits

Hungarian govʼt prepares agreement with U.S. university

While Budapestʼs Central European University (CEU) has been waiting for months for the government to sign and ratify the agreement...

Visits

Report highlights Orbán’s ‘authoritarian tendencies’

Strategic communications consultancy Portland has released its annual Soft Power 30 Index. In the fourth edition of the report, Hungary...

EU

Hungarian house price growth among highest in EU

House prices rose by 4.7% in the EU in the first quarter of 2018, year-on-year, and by 0.7% compared to...

EU

GDP growth steady, exports may slow, EC predicts

The European Commission (EC) has confirmed its earlier projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year of 4% in its Summer...

Visits

Lajos Simicska sells all businesses to partner

Businessman Lajos Simicska, one of the wealthiest people in Hungary, is selling his companies and investments to his long-time business...

EU

MNB communication evasive on exchange rate

The central bank aims primarily at price stability, taking decisions based on several factors in order to ensure this, including...

Int'l Relations

Denmarkʼs Foss to build biotech R&D base in Pécs

Danish biotechnology firm Foss laid the cornerstone of a HUF 2 billion R&D center in Pécs (SW Hungary) on Tuesday....

Visits

CEU begins recruitment for 2019-2020 academic year

Despite fulfilling all the conditions set by Hungaryʼs amended higher education law, the Central European University (CEU) is still waiting...

EU

OECD to evaluate Hungary’s environmental performance

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will evaluate Hungary’s environmental performance at a press conference at the Ministry...

EU

EP committee okays report urging ‘nuclear option’ against Hungary

The European Parliamentʼs Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday approved a report that notes the...

Int'l Relations

Renaissance: Making Bilateral Relationship ‘Best Ever’

America’s new Ambassador to Budapest has vowed to work with the Hungarian foreign minister to make bilateral relations between the...

EU

Update: EC starts infringement procedure over ‘Stop Soros’

The European Commission (EC) is launching an infringement procedure against Hungary over recent Hungarian legislation that criminalizes the promotion or...

EU

Govʼt repeals law targeting big retailers, but eyes new measures

Hungaryʼs government has submitted to Parliament a bill that would annul provisions on loss-making retailers that have come under the...

Visits

Orbán travels to Israel on two-day official visit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán begins an official visit to Israel on Wednesday afternoon, where he will have talks with...

EU

85% of new Hungarian graduates find jobs, above EU average

Education statistics in Hungary show a mixed picture. While the rate of employment among recent graduates is among the highest...

Visits

Hungarian govʼt prepares agreement with U.S. university

While Budapestʼs Central European University (CEU) has been waiting for months for the government to sign and ratify the agreement...

Visits

Report highlights Orbán’s ‘authoritarian tendencies’

Strategic communications consultancy Portland has released its annual Soft Power 30 Index. In the fourth edition of the report, Hungary...

EU

Hungarian house price growth among highest in EU

House prices rose by 4.7% in the EU in the first quarter of 2018, year-on-year, and by 0.7% compared to...

EU

GDP growth steady, exports may slow, EC predicts

The European Commission (EC) has confirmed its earlier projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year of 4% in its Summer...

Visits

Lajos Simicska sells all businesses to partner

Businessman Lajos Simicska, one of the wealthiest people in Hungary, is selling his companies and investments to his long-time business...

EU

MNB communication evasive on exchange rate

The central bank aims primarily at price stability, taking decisions based on several factors in order to ensure this, including...

Int'l Relations

Denmarkʼs Foss to build biotech R&D base in Pécs

Danish biotechnology firm Foss laid the cornerstone of a HUF 2 billion R&D center in Pécs (SW Hungary) on Tuesday....

Visits

CEU begins recruitment for 2019-2020 academic year

Despite fulfilling all the conditions set by Hungaryʼs amended higher education law, the Central European University (CEU) is still waiting...

EU

OECD to evaluate Hungary’s environmental performance

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will evaluate Hungary’s environmental performance at a press conference at the Ministry...

EU

EP committee okays report urging ‘nuclear option’ against Hungary

The European Parliamentʼs Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday approved a report that notes the...

Renaissance: Making Bilateral Relationship ‘Best Ever’

America’s new Ambassador to Budapest has vowed to work with the Hungarian foreign minister to make bilateral relations between the...

Update: EC starts infringement procedure over ‘Stop Soros’

The European Commission (EC) is launching an infringement procedure against Hungary over recent Hungarian legislation that criminalizes the promotion or...

Govʼt repeals law targeting big retailers, but eyes new measures

Hungaryʼs government has submitted to Parliament a bill that would annul provisions on loss-making retailers that have come under the...

Orbán travels to Israel on two-day official visit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán begins an official visit to Israel on Wednesday afternoon, where he will have talks with...

85% of new Hungarian graduates find jobs, above EU average

Education statistics in Hungary show a mixed picture. While the rate of employment among recent graduates is among the highest...

Hungarian govʼt prepares agreement with U.S. university

While Budapestʼs Central European University (CEU) has been waiting for months for the government to sign and ratify the agreement...

Report highlights Orbán’s ‘authoritarian tendencies’

Strategic communications consultancy Portland has released its annual Soft Power 30 Index. In the fourth edition of the report, Hungary...

Hungarian house price growth among highest in EU

House prices rose by 4.7% in the EU in the first quarter of 2018, year-on-year, and by 0.7% compared to...

GDP growth steady, exports may slow, EC predicts

The European Commission (EC) has confirmed its earlier projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year of 4% in its Summer...

Lajos Simicska sells all businesses to partner

Businessman Lajos Simicska, one of the wealthiest people in Hungary, is selling his companies and investments to his long-time business...

MNB communication evasive on exchange rate

The central bank aims primarily at price stability, taking decisions based on several factors in order to ensure this, including...

Denmarkʼs Foss to build biotech R&D base in Pécs

Danish biotechnology firm Foss laid the cornerstone of a HUF 2 billion R&D center in Pécs (SW Hungary) on Tuesday....

CEU begins recruitment for 2019-2020 academic year

Despite fulfilling all the conditions set by Hungaryʼs amended higher education law, the Central European University (CEU) is still waiting...

OECD to evaluate Hungary’s environmental performance

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will evaluate Hungary’s environmental performance at a press conference at the Ministry...

EP committee okays report urging ‘nuclear option’ against Hungary

The European Parliamentʼs Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday approved a report that notes the...