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Szijjártó: Hungary wants closer ties with western Balkans

As an acknowledgment of the rise in the global political and economic importance of the western Balkans, Hungary is seeking...

Visits

PM urges EU to support north-south gas corridor

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary would like to acquire funds from the European Union's economic stimulus package, which...

World

Sergeyev: Paks upgrade not under threat

“The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant could not be threatened by any geopolitical development,” Russia's recently appointed...

Int'l Relations

Putin phones Orbán to discuss energy

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Serbia's Tomislav Nikolic negotiated yesterday over the phone, discussing energy...

Visits

Orbán explains bank purchase; backs Sunday closings

The government does not wish to establish a big state-owned lender by purchasing the Budapest Bank, but to ensure that...

Visits

PM: Vida should sue Goodfriend for libel

Bristling at being called a "neo-fascist" dictator by a U.S. senator, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complained today in his regular...

EU

Competition Office fines Foodorgany on charge of misleading ads

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) on Thursday said it fined Foodorgany HUF 15 mln for making unsubstantiated health claims about its...

World

Pannon Hőerőmű reopens mine in southwestern Hungary

Pannon Hőerőmű reopened a surface coal mine near Pécs in in southwestern Hungary on Thursday, Hungarian news agency MTI reported....

Visits

Hungarian, Serbian PM discuss South Stream pipeline

The prime ministers of Hungary and Serbia discussed recent developments following Russia's decision to abandon plans for the South Stream...

Visits

U.S. Senator continues to blast Orbán

After U.S. Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend was summoned by the Hungarian government yesterday to explain why U.S. Senator John McCain...

EU

EU South Stream talks continue

Speaking from Ankara on Monday night, Russian President Vadimir Putin blamed the EU for his decision to stop construction of...

Visits

Hungary eyes Azeri gas after South Stream scrapping

Hungary is looking at alternative sources of gas including notably Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said yesterday in reaction to...

EU

Varga: Private pensions have time to reform

The new rules regulating private pension funds allows sufficient preparation time as members' fee payments would not be scrutinized before...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian Nat’l Trading House opens office in Mongolia

Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) opened an office in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, Hungarian news agency MTI reported...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian and Turkish Eximbank to set up investment fund

Exim – the joint aegis of Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Company (MEHIB) – and...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó: Hungary wants closer ties with western Balkans

As an acknowledgment of the rise in the global political and economic importance of the western Balkans, Hungary is seeking...

Visits

PM urges EU to support north-south gas corridor

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary would like to acquire funds from the European Union's economic stimulus package, which...

World

Sergeyev: Paks upgrade not under threat

“The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant could not be threatened by any geopolitical development,” Russia's recently appointed...

Int'l Relations

Putin phones Orbán to discuss energy

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Serbia's Tomislav Nikolic negotiated yesterday over the phone, discussing energy...

Visits

Orbán explains bank purchase; backs Sunday closings

The government does not wish to establish a big state-owned lender by purchasing the Budapest Bank, but to ensure that...

Visits

PM: Vida should sue Goodfriend for libel

Bristling at being called a "neo-fascist" dictator by a U.S. senator, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complained today in his regular...

EU

Competition Office fines Foodorgany on charge of misleading ads

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) on Thursday said it fined Foodorgany HUF 15 mln for making unsubstantiated health claims about its...

World

Pannon Hőerőmű reopens mine in southwestern Hungary

Pannon Hőerőmű reopened a surface coal mine near Pécs in in southwestern Hungary on Thursday, Hungarian news agency MTI reported....

Visits

Hungarian, Serbian PM discuss South Stream pipeline

The prime ministers of Hungary and Serbia discussed recent developments following Russia's decision to abandon plans for the South Stream...

Visits

U.S. Senator continues to blast Orbán

After U.S. Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend was summoned by the Hungarian government yesterday to explain why U.S. Senator John McCain...

EU

EU South Stream talks continue

Speaking from Ankara on Monday night, Russian President Vadimir Putin blamed the EU for his decision to stop construction of...

Visits

Hungary eyes Azeri gas after South Stream scrapping

Hungary is looking at alternative sources of gas including notably Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said yesterday in reaction to...

EU

Varga: Private pensions have time to reform

The new rules regulating private pension funds allows sufficient preparation time as members' fee payments would not be scrutinized before...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian Nat’l Trading House opens office in Mongolia

Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) opened an office in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, Hungarian news agency MTI reported...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian and Turkish Eximbank to set up investment fund

Exim – the joint aegis of Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Company (MEHIB) – and...

Szijjártó: Hungary wants closer ties with western Balkans

As an acknowledgment of the rise in the global political and economic importance of the western Balkans, Hungary is seeking...

PM urges EU to support north-south gas corridor

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary would like to acquire funds from the European Union's economic stimulus package, which...

Sergeyev: Paks upgrade not under threat

“The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant could not be threatened by any geopolitical development,” Russia's recently appointed...

Putin phones Orbán to discuss energy

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Serbia's Tomislav Nikolic negotiated yesterday over the phone, discussing energy...

Orbán explains bank purchase; backs Sunday closings

The government does not wish to establish a big state-owned lender by purchasing the Budapest Bank, but to ensure that...

PM: Vida should sue Goodfriend for libel

Bristling at being called a "neo-fascist" dictator by a U.S. senator, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complained today in his regular...

Competition Office fines Foodorgany on charge of misleading ads

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) on Thursday said it fined Foodorgany HUF 15 mln for making unsubstantiated health claims about its...

Pannon Hőerőmű reopens mine in southwestern Hungary

Pannon Hőerőmű reopened a surface coal mine near Pécs in in southwestern Hungary on Thursday, Hungarian news agency MTI reported....

Hungarian, Serbian PM discuss South Stream pipeline

The prime ministers of Hungary and Serbia discussed recent developments following Russia's decision to abandon plans for the South Stream...

U.S. Senator continues to blast Orbán

After U.S. Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend was summoned by the Hungarian government yesterday to explain why U.S. Senator John McCain...

EU South Stream talks continue

Speaking from Ankara on Monday night, Russian President Vadimir Putin blamed the EU for his decision to stop construction of...

Hungary eyes Azeri gas after South Stream scrapping

Hungary is looking at alternative sources of gas including notably Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said yesterday in reaction to...

Varga: Private pensions have time to reform

The new rules regulating private pension funds allows sufficient preparation time as members' fee payments would not be scrutinized before...

Hungarian Nat’l Trading House opens office in Mongolia

Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) opened an office in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, Hungarian news agency MTI reported...

Hungarian and Turkish Eximbank to set up investment fund

Exim – the joint aegis of Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Company (MEHIB) – and...