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Hungary, Kazakhstan establish $40 mln farm investment fund

Hungarian Eximbank, Kazakhstanʼs KazAgro National Management Holding and ADM Capital yesterday signed an agreement to establish a $40 million agriculture...

Visits

Orbán: Brussels will back down from migrant quota

Hungary’s referendum on the migrant quota will allow the Hungarian people to decide what kind of European Union they want,...

EU

EC: Hungary should cut taxes or it will miss deficit target

The European Commission yesterday urged Hungary to make fiscal adjustments worth 0.3% of GDP in 2016 and 0.6% in 2017...

Visits

PM announces plans to build test track for self-driving cars

The government will build an automotive test track in Zalaegerszeg, western Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced during the “Car...

Int'l Relations

Russian, Hungarian foreign ministers to discuss ties in Budapest

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Hungary on May 25 on the invitation of Hungary’s Minister of...

EU

UNHCR report criticizes Hungary’s treatment of refugees

Legislation and measures implemented following July 2015 had the effect of limiting access to asylum, most notably a measure to...

EU

Szijjártó calls EU proposal ‘blackmail’

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the European Union’s proposal to fine EU members who refuse...

EU

Law would ban e-cigarettes from workplaces in Hungary

The Hungarian government is planning legislation to restrict the usage of electronic cigarettes, banning them from workplaces and playgrounds, Hungary’s...

EU

Rate-setters see room for a further decrease

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) rate-setters see a “further slight reduction” in the central bankʼs base rate, according to the...

EU

EC closes one infringement procedure against Hungary, launches another

The European Commission has closed an infringement procedure against Hungary related to excise tax rules for the national spirit pálinka,...

EU

Business chamber head outlines plans for improvements

The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) aims to improve conditions for the capitalʼs businesses, heighten the public profile...

Visits

Orbán: The EU’s plan is a ‘punch in the gut’

The European Union’s proposal to issue a fine to members who are not willing to accept refugees under the EU’s...

EU

Hungarian telcos lower roaming fees under EU decision

Following the European Union’s decision to cap roaming charges, telcos operating in Hungary modified their general contract conditions, the National...

Visits

EBRD board clears acquisition of Erste Bank Hungary stake

The board of directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved on Wednesday the purchase of a...

Visits

Former MTI reporter: Government influences public media

The Hungarian government influences state-owned media to propagate the messages of the leadership, János Kárpáti, a former reporter of state-owned...

Int'l Relations

Hungary, Kazakhstan establish $40 mln farm investment fund

Hungarian Eximbank, Kazakhstanʼs KazAgro National Management Holding and ADM Capital yesterday signed an agreement to establish a $40 million agriculture...

Visits

Orbán: Brussels will back down from migrant quota

Hungary’s referendum on the migrant quota will allow the Hungarian people to decide what kind of European Union they want,...

EU

EC: Hungary should cut taxes or it will miss deficit target

The European Commission yesterday urged Hungary to make fiscal adjustments worth 0.3% of GDP in 2016 and 0.6% in 2017...

Visits

PM announces plans to build test track for self-driving cars

The government will build an automotive test track in Zalaegerszeg, western Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced during the “Car...

Int'l Relations

Russian, Hungarian foreign ministers to discuss ties in Budapest

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Hungary on May 25 on the invitation of Hungary’s Minister of...

EU

UNHCR report criticizes Hungary’s treatment of refugees

Legislation and measures implemented following July 2015 had the effect of limiting access to asylum, most notably a measure to...

EU

Szijjártó calls EU proposal ‘blackmail’

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the European Union’s proposal to fine EU members who refuse...

EU

Law would ban e-cigarettes from workplaces in Hungary

The Hungarian government is planning legislation to restrict the usage of electronic cigarettes, banning them from workplaces and playgrounds, Hungary’s...

EU

Rate-setters see room for a further decrease

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) rate-setters see a “further slight reduction” in the central bankʼs base rate, according to the...

EU

EC closes one infringement procedure against Hungary, launches another

The European Commission has closed an infringement procedure against Hungary related to excise tax rules for the national spirit pálinka,...

EU

Business chamber head outlines plans for improvements

The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) aims to improve conditions for the capitalʼs businesses, heighten the public profile...

Visits

Orbán: The EU’s plan is a ‘punch in the gut’

The European Union’s proposal to issue a fine to members who are not willing to accept refugees under the EU’s...

EU

Hungarian telcos lower roaming fees under EU decision

Following the European Union’s decision to cap roaming charges, telcos operating in Hungary modified their general contract conditions, the National...

Visits

EBRD board clears acquisition of Erste Bank Hungary stake

The board of directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved on Wednesday the purchase of a...

Visits

Former MTI reporter: Government influences public media

The Hungarian government influences state-owned media to propagate the messages of the leadership, János Kárpáti, a former reporter of state-owned...

Hungary, Kazakhstan establish $40 mln farm investment fund

Hungarian Eximbank, Kazakhstanʼs KazAgro National Management Holding and ADM Capital yesterday signed an agreement to establish a $40 million agriculture...

Orbán: Brussels will back down from migrant quota

Hungary’s referendum on the migrant quota will allow the Hungarian people to decide what kind of European Union they want,...

EC: Hungary should cut taxes or it will miss deficit target

The European Commission yesterday urged Hungary to make fiscal adjustments worth 0.3% of GDP in 2016 and 0.6% in 2017...

PM announces plans to build test track for self-driving cars

The government will build an automotive test track in Zalaegerszeg, western Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced during the “Car...

Russian, Hungarian foreign ministers to discuss ties in Budapest

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Hungary on May 25 on the invitation of Hungary’s Minister of...

UNHCR report criticizes Hungary’s treatment of refugees

Legislation and measures implemented following July 2015 had the effect of limiting access to asylum, most notably a measure to...

Szijjártó calls EU proposal ‘blackmail’

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the European Union’s proposal to fine EU members who refuse...

Law would ban e-cigarettes from workplaces in Hungary

The Hungarian government is planning legislation to restrict the usage of electronic cigarettes, banning them from workplaces and playgrounds, Hungary’s...

Rate-setters see room for a further decrease

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) rate-setters see a “further slight reduction” in the central bankʼs base rate, according to the...

EC closes one infringement procedure against Hungary, launches another

The European Commission has closed an infringement procedure against Hungary related to excise tax rules for the national spirit pálinka,...

Business chamber head outlines plans for improvements

The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) aims to improve conditions for the capitalʼs businesses, heighten the public profile...

Orbán: The EU’s plan is a ‘punch in the gut’

The European Union’s proposal to issue a fine to members who are not willing to accept refugees under the EU’s...

Hungarian telcos lower roaming fees under EU decision

Following the European Union’s decision to cap roaming charges, telcos operating in Hungary modified their general contract conditions, the National...

EBRD board clears acquisition of Erste Bank Hungary stake

The board of directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved on Wednesday the purchase of a...

Former MTI reporter: Government influences public media

The Hungarian government influences state-owned media to propagate the messages of the leadership, János Kárpáti, a former reporter of state-owned...