Foreign Affairs

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Varga stays, Lázár goes, says Orbán

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga will continue to oversee the economic portfolio in Hungaryʼs new government, Prime Minister Viktor...

EU

Freedom House scathing of Hungarian illiberalism

In its annual Nations in Transit report surveying governance in the nations of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe,...

Visits

Orbán to form cabinet with ‘mostly new people’

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he plans to form his cabinet "with mostly new people" and "with new structures," speaking...

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Government-critical media to close on Wednesday

Magyar Nemzet, the broadsheet daily newspaper founded 80 years ago which has become increasingly critical of the government in recent...

Visits

BBC: ‘Orbán thinks he can manipulate Putin’

According to the polls, Fidesz and its president, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, are most likely to win Hungaryʼs parliamentary elections...

EU

Factory gate prices up 3.9% in February

Industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.9% higher in February 2018 than in the same month of the previous...

EU

Complex procedures, financing shortfall holding back SMEs

Online small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are booming in Eastern Europe, which has triggered a study by PayPal and Deloitte...

EU

EC steps up infringement procedure over food pricing

The European Commission (EC) last Thursday stepped up an ongoing infringement procedure against Hungary over local rules that require retailers...

EU

EC warns against overheating of Hungaryʼs economy

The European Commission acknowledged Hungaryʼs expanding economy, but warned that risks to a balanced growth path may start to emerge,...

EU

Hungary ‘hostile’ to human rights, says Amnesty

Amnesty International (AI) released its International Report 2017/18 about the state of the worldʼs human rights yesterday. Hungary is mentioned...

EU

Hungarians eat too much pork, nutritionists warn

Pork consumption in Hungary has greatly increased, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said at a food festival in Túrkeve, southeast...

EU

Hungary withholds support for EU-Mercosur trade deal

Hungary does not support a free trade agreement the European Union is negotiating with the four founding Mercosur states of...

EU

Bad nutrition among causes of heart problems for Hungarians

Hungary ranks third among European countries in terms of the number of deaths due to circulatory diseases. Many ailments are...

EU

Farmgate prices rise 5.6% in 2017

Agricultural producer prices were 5.1% higher in December 2017 than in the corresponding month of 2016, made up of increases...

Int'l Relations

David B. Cornstein to be named U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

As expected, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced his intention to nominate New York businessman David B. Cornstein as...

Visits

Varga stays, Lázár goes, says Orbán

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga will continue to oversee the economic portfolio in Hungaryʼs new government, Prime Minister Viktor...

EU

Freedom House scathing of Hungarian illiberalism

In its annual Nations in Transit report surveying governance in the nations of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe,...

Visits

Orbán to form cabinet with ‘mostly new people’

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he plans to form his cabinet "with mostly new people" and "with new structures," speaking...

Visits

Government-critical media to close on Wednesday

Magyar Nemzet, the broadsheet daily newspaper founded 80 years ago which has become increasingly critical of the government in recent...

Visits

BBC: ‘Orbán thinks he can manipulate Putin’

According to the polls, Fidesz and its president, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, are most likely to win Hungaryʼs parliamentary elections...

EU

Factory gate prices up 3.9% in February

Industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.9% higher in February 2018 than in the same month of the previous...

EU

Complex procedures, financing shortfall holding back SMEs

Online small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are booming in Eastern Europe, which has triggered a study by PayPal and Deloitte...

EU

EC steps up infringement procedure over food pricing

The European Commission (EC) last Thursday stepped up an ongoing infringement procedure against Hungary over local rules that require retailers...

EU

EC warns against overheating of Hungaryʼs economy

The European Commission acknowledged Hungaryʼs expanding economy, but warned that risks to a balanced growth path may start to emerge,...

EU

Hungary ‘hostile’ to human rights, says Amnesty

Amnesty International (AI) released its International Report 2017/18 about the state of the worldʼs human rights yesterday. Hungary is mentioned...

EU

Hungarians eat too much pork, nutritionists warn

Pork consumption in Hungary has greatly increased, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said at a food festival in Túrkeve, southeast...

EU

Hungary withholds support for EU-Mercosur trade deal

Hungary does not support a free trade agreement the European Union is negotiating with the four founding Mercosur states of...

EU

Bad nutrition among causes of heart problems for Hungarians

Hungary ranks third among European countries in terms of the number of deaths due to circulatory diseases. Many ailments are...

EU

Farmgate prices rise 5.6% in 2017

Agricultural producer prices were 5.1% higher in December 2017 than in the corresponding month of 2016, made up of increases...

Int'l Relations

David B. Cornstein to be named U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

As expected, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced his intention to nominate New York businessman David B. Cornstein as...

Varga stays, Lázár goes, says Orbán

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga will continue to oversee the economic portfolio in Hungaryʼs new government, Prime Minister Viktor...

Freedom House scathing of Hungarian illiberalism

In its annual Nations in Transit report surveying governance in the nations of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe,...

Orbán to form cabinet with ‘mostly new people’

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he plans to form his cabinet "with mostly new people" and "with new structures," speaking...

Government-critical media to close on Wednesday

Magyar Nemzet, the broadsheet daily newspaper founded 80 years ago which has become increasingly critical of the government in recent...

BBC: ‘Orbán thinks he can manipulate Putin’

According to the polls, Fidesz and its president, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, are most likely to win Hungaryʼs parliamentary elections...

Factory gate prices up 3.9% in February

Industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.9% higher in February 2018 than in the same month of the previous...

Complex procedures, financing shortfall holding back SMEs

Online small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are booming in Eastern Europe, which has triggered a study by PayPal and Deloitte...

EC steps up infringement procedure over food pricing

The European Commission (EC) last Thursday stepped up an ongoing infringement procedure against Hungary over local rules that require retailers...

EC warns against overheating of Hungaryʼs economy

The European Commission acknowledged Hungaryʼs expanding economy, but warned that risks to a balanced growth path may start to emerge,...

Hungary ‘hostile’ to human rights, says Amnesty

Amnesty International (AI) released its International Report 2017/18 about the state of the worldʼs human rights yesterday. Hungary is mentioned...

Hungarians eat too much pork, nutritionists warn

Pork consumption in Hungary has greatly increased, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said at a food festival in Túrkeve, southeast...

Hungary withholds support for EU-Mercosur trade deal

Hungary does not support a free trade agreement the European Union is negotiating with the four founding Mercosur states of...

Bad nutrition among causes of heart problems for Hungarians

Hungary ranks third among European countries in terms of the number of deaths due to circulatory diseases. Many ailments are...

Farmgate prices rise 5.6% in 2017

Agricultural producer prices were 5.1% higher in December 2017 than in the corresponding month of 2016, made up of increases...

David B. Cornstein to be named U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

As expected, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced his intention to nominate New York businessman David B. Cornstein as...