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Gov’t commissioner attends Atomexpo in Moscow

Attila Aszódi, Hungaryʼs government commissioner for the upgrade of the countryʼs sole nuclear power plant Paks, attended the plenary session...

Visits

Juncker: Death penalty could lead to a break with the EU

“Should Hungary introduce the death penalty, it would be a reason to break-up. It’s one of my most fundamental political...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: Hungary to open embassies in South America, Africa

Hungary will open five embassies in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa within the next 18 months in a bid to...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: Mongolia could become key destination for tech exports

Mongolia is soon to become a key destination for Hungarian technology exports, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told state news agency...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó meets with political, business leaders in Singapore

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó met with local political and business leaders in Singapore yesterday. Szijjártó...

Visits

Orbán has no plans to become President

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to run again for PM in the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2018, Orbán said...

EU

Report: Vehicle gas prices expected to rise

Vehicle gas prices in Hungary are expected to rise by HUF 3-5 per liter, with the price of diesel remaining...

Visits

Helsinki Committee names Fidesz in defamation suit

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is turning to court over a public announcement by Fidesz entitled “Helsinki Committee should stop lying...

Visits

Juncker calls Orbán ‘dictatorʼ, slaps him

In a video posted on the internet, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Luxembourg,...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian-Albanian joint economic cooperation committee meets in Tirana

The Hungarian-Albanian Joint Economic Cooperation Committee met yesterday in Tirana in order to discuss ways to boost trade and investment,...

EU

Hungary GDP per capita two-thirds of E28 average, adjusted for purchasing power

Hungaryʼs GDP per capita, adjusted for purchasing power, was 66% of the average for all 28 European Union member states...

Visits

Gyulai: Orbán confuses immigrants with refugees

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been confusing immigrants with refugees since February, Gábor Gyulai of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee...

EU

Bill would transpose EU directives into public procurement law

Hungarian lawmakers yesterday submitted a bill to Parliament that would transpose new European Union directives into national law on public...

Visits

Orbán confirms he had a hand in the distribution of EU funds

“This hasn’t changed, this is the lawful process, only the Minister has changed since then,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

Visits

Editorial: A race to the bottom on immigration

The following is the editorial column from the May 8-21 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

World

Gov’t commissioner attends Atomexpo in Moscow

Attila Aszódi, Hungaryʼs government commissioner for the upgrade of the countryʼs sole nuclear power plant Paks, attended the plenary session...

Visits

Juncker: Death penalty could lead to a break with the EU

“Should Hungary introduce the death penalty, it would be a reason to break-up. It’s one of my most fundamental political...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: Hungary to open embassies in South America, Africa

Hungary will open five embassies in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa within the next 18 months in a bid to...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: Mongolia could become key destination for tech exports

Mongolia is soon to become a key destination for Hungarian technology exports, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told state news agency...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó meets with political, business leaders in Singapore

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó met with local political and business leaders in Singapore yesterday. Szijjártó...

Visits

Orbán has no plans to become President

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to run again for PM in the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2018, Orbán said...

EU

Report: Vehicle gas prices expected to rise

Vehicle gas prices in Hungary are expected to rise by HUF 3-5 per liter, with the price of diesel remaining...

Visits

Helsinki Committee names Fidesz in defamation suit

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is turning to court over a public announcement by Fidesz entitled “Helsinki Committee should stop lying...

Visits

Juncker calls Orbán ‘dictatorʼ, slaps him

In a video posted on the internet, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Luxembourg,...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian-Albanian joint economic cooperation committee meets in Tirana

The Hungarian-Albanian Joint Economic Cooperation Committee met yesterday in Tirana in order to discuss ways to boost trade and investment,...

EU

Hungary GDP per capita two-thirds of E28 average, adjusted for purchasing power

Hungaryʼs GDP per capita, adjusted for purchasing power, was 66% of the average for all 28 European Union member states...

Visits

Gyulai: Orbán confuses immigrants with refugees

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been confusing immigrants with refugees since February, Gábor Gyulai of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee...

EU

Bill would transpose EU directives into public procurement law

Hungarian lawmakers yesterday submitted a bill to Parliament that would transpose new European Union directives into national law on public...

Visits

Orbán confirms he had a hand in the distribution of EU funds

“This hasn’t changed, this is the lawful process, only the Minister has changed since then,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

Visits

Editorial: A race to the bottom on immigration

The following is the editorial column from the May 8-21 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

Gov’t commissioner attends Atomexpo in Moscow

Attila Aszódi, Hungaryʼs government commissioner for the upgrade of the countryʼs sole nuclear power plant Paks, attended the plenary session...

Juncker: Death penalty could lead to a break with the EU

“Should Hungary introduce the death penalty, it would be a reason to break-up. It’s one of my most fundamental political...

Szijjártó: Hungary to open embassies in South America, Africa

Hungary will open five embassies in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa within the next 18 months in a bid to...

Szijjártó: Mongolia could become key destination for tech exports

Mongolia is soon to become a key destination for Hungarian technology exports, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told state news agency...

Szijjártó meets with political, business leaders in Singapore

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó met with local political and business leaders in Singapore yesterday. Szijjártó...

Orbán has no plans to become President

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to run again for PM in the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2018, Orbán said...

Report: Vehicle gas prices expected to rise

Vehicle gas prices in Hungary are expected to rise by HUF 3-5 per liter, with the price of diesel remaining...

Helsinki Committee names Fidesz in defamation suit

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee is turning to court over a public announcement by Fidesz entitled “Helsinki Committee should stop lying...

Juncker calls Orbán ‘dictatorʼ, slaps him

In a video posted on the internet, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Luxembourg,...

Hungarian-Albanian joint economic cooperation committee meets in Tirana

The Hungarian-Albanian Joint Economic Cooperation Committee met yesterday in Tirana in order to discuss ways to boost trade and investment,...

Hungary GDP per capita two-thirds of E28 average, adjusted for purchasing power

Hungaryʼs GDP per capita, adjusted for purchasing power, was 66% of the average for all 28 European Union member states...

Gyulai: Orbán confuses immigrants with refugees

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been confusing immigrants with refugees since February, Gábor Gyulai of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee...

Bill would transpose EU directives into public procurement law

Hungarian lawmakers yesterday submitted a bill to Parliament that would transpose new European Union directives into national law on public...

Orbán confirms he had a hand in the distribution of EU funds

“This hasn’t changed, this is the lawful process, only the Minister has changed since then,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

Editorial: A race to the bottom on immigration

The following is the editorial column from the May 8-21 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....