Foreign Affairs

EU

EU Ambassadors Clear Hungary RRF Plan, Advise EUR 6.3 bln Funding Suspension

Ambassadors of European Union member states decided late Monday to advise the European Council to approve Hungary's Recovery and Resilience...

EU

EC Clears Top-up of State Aid for Hungarian Businesses

The European Commission on Friday approved a HUF 1.23 trillion increase in fiscal support for Hungarian companies hit by the...

Int'l Relations

Romania, Bulgaria ‘Deserved’ Schengen Accession – Szijjártó

Romania and Bulgaria both "deserved" admittance to the European Union's passport-free Schengen zone, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter...

Ukraine Crisis

Football Scarves and Financial Support

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a meeting of the Defense Council on November 15 to address rocket blasts that had...

EU

CJEU Dismisses Case Contesting Paks II State Aid

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Wednesday dismissed an action by Austria contesting the European Commission's...

EU

EC Clears Hungary RRF Plan but Links Payouts to ‘Super Milestones’

The European Commission on Wednesday endorsed Hungary's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan, but made payouts conditional on the "full...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó Meets With U.K. Counterpart in London

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with his British counterpart, James Cleverly, in London on Monday, according...

Visits

President Novák Visits Kyiv

President Katalin Novák visited Kyiv on Saturday, on the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, to participate in the launch of...

Ukraine Crisis

Hungary Against Joint EU Loan for Ukraine

Hungary will continue to support Ukraine financially, but disagrees with the European Union’s initiative of joint borrowing to do so,...

EU

EP Backs Hungary Funding Freeze

The European Parliament approved a resolution on Thursday that calls on European Union member states to adopt a proposal by...

Ukraine Crisis

Hungary Initiates Talks With Ukraine on EUR 187 mln Financial Support Deal

Hungary's government has mandated its Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to start talks with Ukraine on drafting an agreement...

World

Minimum Statutory Wage in Romania to Rise in 2023

The minimum statutory gross wage in Romania will increase by 17.6% in 2023 compared to 2022, to RON 3,000 (EUR...

World

Net FDI Into Bulgaria Rises 15% in Jan-Sep

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria went up to roughly EUR 1.5 billion in the nine...

World

Employees in Romania Want to Change Jobs, Earn More in 2023

According to a new eJobs survey, 2022 was a relatively stable year in terms of job changes in Romania, as...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian-Iranian Joint Economic Committee Meets in Budapest

The Hungarian-Iranian Joint Economic Committee met in Budapest on Thursday, according to a report by news agency MTI....

EU

EU Ambassadors Clear Hungary RRF Plan, Advise EUR 6.3 bln Funding Suspension

Ambassadors of European Union member states decided late Monday to advise the European Council to approve Hungary's Recovery and Resilience...

EU

EC Clears Top-up of State Aid for Hungarian Businesses

The European Commission on Friday approved a HUF 1.23 trillion increase in fiscal support for Hungarian companies hit by the...

Int'l Relations

Romania, Bulgaria ‘Deserved’ Schengen Accession – Szijjártó

Romania and Bulgaria both "deserved" admittance to the European Union's passport-free Schengen zone, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter...

Ukraine Crisis

Football Scarves and Financial Support

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a meeting of the Defense Council on November 15 to address rocket blasts that had...

EU

CJEU Dismisses Case Contesting Paks II State Aid

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Wednesday dismissed an action by Austria contesting the European Commission's...

EU

EC Clears Hungary RRF Plan but Links Payouts to ‘Super Milestones’

The European Commission on Wednesday endorsed Hungary's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan, but made payouts conditional on the "full...

Int'l Relations

Szijjártó Meets With U.K. Counterpart in London

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with his British counterpart, James Cleverly, in London on Monday, according...

Visits

President Novák Visits Kyiv

President Katalin Novák visited Kyiv on Saturday, on the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, to participate in the launch of...

Ukraine Crisis

Hungary Against Joint EU Loan for Ukraine

Hungary will continue to support Ukraine financially, but disagrees with the European Union’s initiative of joint borrowing to do so,...

EU

EP Backs Hungary Funding Freeze

The European Parliament approved a resolution on Thursday that calls on European Union member states to adopt a proposal by...

Ukraine Crisis

Hungary Initiates Talks With Ukraine on EUR 187 mln Financial Support Deal

Hungary's government has mandated its Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to start talks with Ukraine on drafting an agreement...

World

Minimum Statutory Wage in Romania to Rise in 2023

The minimum statutory gross wage in Romania will increase by 17.6% in 2023 compared to 2022, to RON 3,000 (EUR...

World

Net FDI Into Bulgaria Rises 15% in Jan-Sep

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria went up to roughly EUR 1.5 billion in the nine...

World

Employees in Romania Want to Change Jobs, Earn More in 2023

According to a new eJobs survey, 2022 was a relatively stable year in terms of job changes in Romania, as...

Int'l Relations

Hungarian-Iranian Joint Economic Committee Meets in Budapest

The Hungarian-Iranian Joint Economic Committee met in Budapest on Thursday, according to a report by news agency MTI....

EU Ambassadors Clear Hungary RRF Plan, Advise EUR 6.3 bln Funding Suspension

Ambassadors of European Union member states decided late Monday to advise the European Council to approve Hungary's Recovery and Resilience...

EC Clears Top-up of State Aid for Hungarian Businesses

The European Commission on Friday approved a HUF 1.23 trillion increase in fiscal support for Hungarian companies hit by the...

Romania, Bulgaria ‘Deserved’ Schengen Accession – Szijjártó

Romania and Bulgaria both "deserved" admittance to the European Union's passport-free Schengen zone, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter...

Football Scarves and Financial Support

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a meeting of the Defense Council on November 15 to address rocket blasts that had...

CJEU Dismisses Case Contesting Paks II State Aid

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Wednesday dismissed an action by Austria contesting the European Commission's...

EC Clears Hungary RRF Plan but Links Payouts to ‘Super Milestones’

The European Commission on Wednesday endorsed Hungary's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan, but made payouts conditional on the "full...

Szijjártó Meets With U.K. Counterpart in London

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with his British counterpart, James Cleverly, in London on Monday, according...

President Novák Visits Kyiv

President Katalin Novák visited Kyiv on Saturday, on the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, to participate in the launch of...

Hungary Against Joint EU Loan for Ukraine

Hungary will continue to support Ukraine financially, but disagrees with the European Union’s initiative of joint borrowing to do so,...

EP Backs Hungary Funding Freeze

The European Parliament approved a resolution on Thursday that calls on European Union member states to adopt a proposal by...

Hungary Initiates Talks With Ukraine on EUR 187 mln Financial Support Deal

Hungary's government has mandated its Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to start talks with Ukraine on drafting an agreement...

Minimum Statutory Wage in Romania to Rise in 2023

The minimum statutory gross wage in Romania will increase by 17.6% in 2023 compared to 2022, to RON 3,000 (EUR...

Net FDI Into Bulgaria Rises 15% in Jan-Sep

The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bulgaria went up to roughly EUR 1.5 billion in the nine...

Employees in Romania Want to Change Jobs, Earn More in 2023

According to a new eJobs survey, 2022 was a relatively stable year in terms of job changes in Romania, as...

Hungarian-Iranian Joint Economic Committee Meets in Budapest

The Hungarian-Iranian Joint Economic Committee met in Budapest on Thursday, according to a report by news agency MTI....