Foreign Affairs

EU

MKB acquisition falls under EC scrutiny

The European Commission is set to review the transfer of ownership rights of MKB Bank from the state of Hungary...

Visits

LMP: Gov’t should step back from Paks

Although the government keeps talking about the Paks II deal in conundrum, apparently the plan is not working out well,...

World

Lázár ready to ditch Russia, use ‘war logic’

Cabinet chief János Lázár said that a €10 bln line of credit from Russia for new reactors at Paks does...

EU

Rail line renovation inaugurated

Southeastern Hungary saw the inauguration of a 32-km section of rail line after a renovation of HUF 39 bln expanded...

Visits

Belgrade-Budapest rail construction agreement signed

The prime ministers of Hungary, Serbia, China and Macedonia signed an agreement in Belgrade at the Central and Eastern Europe-China...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian-Romanian business office opens in Nyíregyháza

Hungary and Romania opened a business coordination office in Nyíregyháza in northeastern Hungary in order to foster partnerships between SMEs...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó discusses relations with Russia over phone

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed bilateral relations and international issues over the phone...

EU

GKI: 2015 economic trends in Hungary uncertain

GKI research firm forecast a 2% GDP growth for 2015, down from 3.2% this year, the firm said yesterday. Slower...

Visits

DK: Orbán lied according to Brussels

Despite Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that Hungarian highway M0 needs to have a toll on it...

World

MP sounds alarm as Paks progresses

FROM THE DECEMBER 12-JANUARY 15 PRINT EDITION: As the government signs agreements with its Russian partners on new nuclear reactors,...

Visits

Report: Merkel has serious agenda for meeting with Orbán in February

Angela Merkel’s meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán scheduled for February 2 will be more than a protocol visit, according...

Visits

PM: ‘There’s democracy in Hungary – period’

‘‘Hungarians welcomed illiberal democracy; the fact that in English it means something else is not my problem,” Hungary’s Prime Minister...

Visits

Orbán vows to strengthen economic sovereignty

“Hungary's political sovereignty needs to be protected and its economic sovereignty further expanded in a geopolitically sensitive situation in Europe...

Visits

Development Ministry: We consulted on toll system

Hungary’s Development Ministry claims to have held consultations with the representatives of professional organizations during the preparatory phase of the...

EU

Forint down on rate course uncertainty

The forint was trading at 309.01 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.08 late...

EU

MKB acquisition falls under EC scrutiny

The European Commission is set to review the transfer of ownership rights of MKB Bank from the state of Hungary...

Visits

LMP: Gov’t should step back from Paks

Although the government keeps talking about the Paks II deal in conundrum, apparently the plan is not working out well,...

World

Lázár ready to ditch Russia, use ‘war logic’

Cabinet chief János Lázár said that a €10 bln line of credit from Russia for new reactors at Paks does...

EU

Rail line renovation inaugurated

Southeastern Hungary saw the inauguration of a 32-km section of rail line after a renovation of HUF 39 bln expanded...

Visits

Belgrade-Budapest rail construction agreement signed

The prime ministers of Hungary, Serbia, China and Macedonia signed an agreement in Belgrade at the Central and Eastern Europe-China...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian-Romanian business office opens in Nyíregyháza

Hungary and Romania opened a business coordination office in Nyíregyháza in northeastern Hungary in order to foster partnerships between SMEs...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó discusses relations with Russia over phone

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed bilateral relations and international issues over the phone...

EU

GKI: 2015 economic trends in Hungary uncertain

GKI research firm forecast a 2% GDP growth for 2015, down from 3.2% this year, the firm said yesterday. Slower...

Visits

DK: Orbán lied according to Brussels

Despite Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that Hungarian highway M0 needs to have a toll on it...

World

MP sounds alarm as Paks progresses

FROM THE DECEMBER 12-JANUARY 15 PRINT EDITION: As the government signs agreements with its Russian partners on new nuclear reactors,...

Visits

Report: Merkel has serious agenda for meeting with Orbán in February

Angela Merkel’s meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán scheduled for February 2 will be more than a protocol visit, according...

Visits

PM: ‘There’s democracy in Hungary – period’

‘‘Hungarians welcomed illiberal democracy; the fact that in English it means something else is not my problem,” Hungary’s Prime Minister...

Visits

Orbán vows to strengthen economic sovereignty

“Hungary's political sovereignty needs to be protected and its economic sovereignty further expanded in a geopolitically sensitive situation in Europe...

Visits

Development Ministry: We consulted on toll system

Hungary’s Development Ministry claims to have held consultations with the representatives of professional organizations during the preparatory phase of the...

EU

Forint down on rate course uncertainty

The forint was trading at 309.01 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.08 late...

MKB acquisition falls under EC scrutiny

The European Commission is set to review the transfer of ownership rights of MKB Bank from the state of Hungary...

LMP: Gov’t should step back from Paks

Although the government keeps talking about the Paks II deal in conundrum, apparently the plan is not working out well,...

Lázár ready to ditch Russia, use ‘war logic’

Cabinet chief János Lázár said that a €10 bln line of credit from Russia for new reactors at Paks does...

Rail line renovation inaugurated

Southeastern Hungary saw the inauguration of a 32-km section of rail line after a renovation of HUF 39 bln expanded...

Belgrade-Budapest rail construction agreement signed

The prime ministers of Hungary, Serbia, China and Macedonia signed an agreement in Belgrade at the Central and Eastern Europe-China...

Hungarian-Romanian business office opens in Nyíregyháza

Hungary and Romania opened a business coordination office in Nyíregyháza in northeastern Hungary in order to foster partnerships between SMEs...

Szijjártó discusses relations with Russia over phone

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed bilateral relations and international issues over the phone...

GKI: 2015 economic trends in Hungary uncertain

GKI research firm forecast a 2% GDP growth for 2015, down from 3.2% this year, the firm said yesterday. Slower...

DK: Orbán lied according to Brussels

Despite Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that Hungarian highway M0 needs to have a toll on it...

MP sounds alarm as Paks progresses

FROM THE DECEMBER 12-JANUARY 15 PRINT EDITION: As the government signs agreements with its Russian partners on new nuclear reactors,...

Report: Merkel has serious agenda for meeting with Orbán in February

Angela Merkel’s meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán scheduled for February 2 will be more than a protocol visit, according...

PM: ‘There’s democracy in Hungary – period’

‘‘Hungarians welcomed illiberal democracy; the fact that in English it means something else is not my problem,” Hungary’s Prime Minister...

Orbán vows to strengthen economic sovereignty

“Hungary's political sovereignty needs to be protected and its economic sovereignty further expanded in a geopolitically sensitive situation in Europe...

Development Ministry: We consulted on toll system

Hungary’s Development Ministry claims to have held consultations with the representatives of professional organizations during the preparatory phase of the...

Forint down on rate course uncertainty

The forint was trading at 309.01 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, down from 308.08 late...