Foreign Affairs

EU

EC, Venice Commission concerned about Stop Soros

The recently adopted anti-migrant package of laws known under the name Stop Soros, in reference to Hungarian-born investor George Soros,...

EU

Alcohol cheap, electronics expensive in Hungary

Hungary is among the cheapest countries in the EU when comparing price levels for food, beverages and tobacco, reveals a...

EU

Hungary makes aiding asylum-seekers a crime

Hungarian lawmakers pointedly chose the occasion of World Refugee Day, June 20, to approve controversial legislation that makes the promotion...

EU

Bill would require disclosure of acquisitions by ‘foreign’ investors

The government submitted a bill to Parliament late Tuesday that would require foreign investors from outside of the European Union,...

EU

Hungarians confident in EU, wary of corruption at home

Hungarians have greater confidence in European institutions than the EU average, while they are very critical of the level of...

EU

Hungarian householdsʼ material welfare trails regional peers

Hungaryʼs Actual Individual Consumption (AIC), a measure of the material welfare of households, was 63% of the European Union average...

Int'l Relations

Hungary redoubles efforts to improve competitiveness

The government is preparing an action plan to make Hungary more attractive for investments, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade...

EU

World Bank predicts 4.1% growth in Hungary in 2018

The World Bank has released its latest Global Economic Prospects flagship report, which forecasts GDP growth in Hungary of 4.1%...

Int'l Relations

Hungary, ExxonMobil sign strategic agreement

The Hungarian government and U.S. oil and gas company ExxonMobil concluded a strategic partnership agreement in Budapest on Friday. ExxonMobil...

EU

EC to fund motorway to the Romanian border

The European Commission has announced EUR 265 million in Cohesion Fund support for the construction of a section of motorway...

Int'l Relations

Pompeo reiterates importance of ‘vibrant civil society’

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Wednesday. Statements...

EU

EC draft budget cuts cohesion allocation to Hungary by 20%

The European Commission is allocating cohesion funds of EUR 17.9 billion to Hungary at 2018 prices in its EU budget...

EU

Hungarians working abroad above EU average

A little more than 5% of active Hungarians, a total of 339,000 people, were working in another EU state in...

EU

GKI raises 2018 GDP growth forecast

As GDP, earnings and consumption have grown faster than previously expected, economic research institute GKI has raised its 2018 GDP...

EU

EC highlights corruption, regulatory barriers in Hungary

The European Commission (EC) addressed a warning to Hungary Wednesday regarding “the existence of a significant deviation from the adjustment...

EU

EC, Venice Commission concerned about Stop Soros

The recently adopted anti-migrant package of laws known under the name Stop Soros, in reference to Hungarian-born investor George Soros,...

EU

Alcohol cheap, electronics expensive in Hungary

Hungary is among the cheapest countries in the EU when comparing price levels for food, beverages and tobacco, reveals a...

EU

Hungary makes aiding asylum-seekers a crime

Hungarian lawmakers pointedly chose the occasion of World Refugee Day, June 20, to approve controversial legislation that makes the promotion...

EU

Bill would require disclosure of acquisitions by ‘foreign’ investors

The government submitted a bill to Parliament late Tuesday that would require foreign investors from outside of the European Union,...

EU

Hungarians confident in EU, wary of corruption at home

Hungarians have greater confidence in European institutions than the EU average, while they are very critical of the level of...

EU

Hungarian householdsʼ material welfare trails regional peers

Hungaryʼs Actual Individual Consumption (AIC), a measure of the material welfare of households, was 63% of the European Union average...

Int'l Relations

Hungary redoubles efforts to improve competitiveness

The government is preparing an action plan to make Hungary more attractive for investments, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade...

EU

World Bank predicts 4.1% growth in Hungary in 2018

The World Bank has released its latest Global Economic Prospects flagship report, which forecasts GDP growth in Hungary of 4.1%...

Int'l Relations

Hungary, ExxonMobil sign strategic agreement

The Hungarian government and U.S. oil and gas company ExxonMobil concluded a strategic partnership agreement in Budapest on Friday. ExxonMobil...

EU

EC to fund motorway to the Romanian border

The European Commission has announced EUR 265 million in Cohesion Fund support for the construction of a section of motorway...

Int'l Relations

Pompeo reiterates importance of ‘vibrant civil society’

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Wednesday. Statements...

EU

EC draft budget cuts cohesion allocation to Hungary by 20%

The European Commission is allocating cohesion funds of EUR 17.9 billion to Hungary at 2018 prices in its EU budget...

EU

Hungarians working abroad above EU average

A little more than 5% of active Hungarians, a total of 339,000 people, were working in another EU state in...

EU

GKI raises 2018 GDP growth forecast

As GDP, earnings and consumption have grown faster than previously expected, economic research institute GKI has raised its 2018 GDP...

EU

EC highlights corruption, regulatory barriers in Hungary

The European Commission (EC) addressed a warning to Hungary Wednesday regarding “the existence of a significant deviation from the adjustment...

EC, Venice Commission concerned about Stop Soros

The recently adopted anti-migrant package of laws known under the name Stop Soros, in reference to Hungarian-born investor George Soros,...

Alcohol cheap, electronics expensive in Hungary

Hungary is among the cheapest countries in the EU when comparing price levels for food, beverages and tobacco, reveals a...

Hungary makes aiding asylum-seekers a crime

Hungarian lawmakers pointedly chose the occasion of World Refugee Day, June 20, to approve controversial legislation that makes the promotion...

Bill would require disclosure of acquisitions by ‘foreign’ investors

The government submitted a bill to Parliament late Tuesday that would require foreign investors from outside of the European Union,...

Hungarians confident in EU, wary of corruption at home

Hungarians have greater confidence in European institutions than the EU average, while they are very critical of the level of...

Hungarian householdsʼ material welfare trails regional peers

Hungaryʼs Actual Individual Consumption (AIC), a measure of the material welfare of households, was 63% of the European Union average...

Hungary redoubles efforts to improve competitiveness

The government is preparing an action plan to make Hungary more attractive for investments, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade...

World Bank predicts 4.1% growth in Hungary in 2018

The World Bank has released its latest Global Economic Prospects flagship report, which forecasts GDP growth in Hungary of 4.1%...

Hungary, ExxonMobil sign strategic agreement

The Hungarian government and U.S. oil and gas company ExxonMobil concluded a strategic partnership agreement in Budapest on Friday. ExxonMobil...

EC to fund motorway to the Romanian border

The European Commission has announced EUR 265 million in Cohesion Fund support for the construction of a section of motorway...

Pompeo reiterates importance of ‘vibrant civil society’

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Wednesday. Statements...

EC draft budget cuts cohesion allocation to Hungary by 20%

The European Commission is allocating cohesion funds of EUR 17.9 billion to Hungary at 2018 prices in its EU budget...

Hungarians working abroad above EU average

A little more than 5% of active Hungarians, a total of 339,000 people, were working in another EU state in...

GKI raises 2018 GDP growth forecast

As GDP, earnings and consumption have grown faster than previously expected, economic research institute GKI has raised its 2018 GDP...

EC highlights corruption, regulatory barriers in Hungary

The European Commission (EC) addressed a warning to Hungary Wednesday regarding “the existence of a significant deviation from the adjustment...