Foreign Affairs

EU

George Soros weighs in on Brussels deal

The billionaire investor George Soros has said a compromise German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached with Hungary and Poland over conditionality...

EU

Ratification of Brussels summit agreement next ʼdifficult obstacleʼ, Orbán says

The ratification of an agreement reached at a European Union summit on Thursday on the next EU budget and recovery...

EU

Hungarian, Polish muni councils press for direct access to EU recovery fund

The mayors of Budapest and Warsaw on Monday said 249 Hungarian and Polish local governments have proposed to European Union...

World

FDI into N. Macedonia fall 37% in Jan-Sept

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into North Macedonia totaled EUR 119.5 million (USD 143.2 million) in the first nine months of...

World

Polish firms flouting COVID-19 rules will lose right to state aid

Polish businesses that break sanitary rules amid a COVID-19 epidemic will lose the right to aid from a massive state...

World

Magnus Aircraft Fusion 212 family certified to fly in Africa

Hungaryʼs Magnus Aircraft on Thursday said it acquired certification from the German Ultralight Aircraft Association (DULV) for its Fusion 12...

Visits

Orbán meets with Rosatom CEO in Budapest

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev in his office in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press...

EU

Fidesz MEP admits he was present at illegal party

Prominent Hungarian MEP József Szájer has confirmed he was at a party in Brussels that was raided by police on...

EU

Healthcare expenditure below EU average

In Hungary, healthcare expenditure amounted to 6.7% of GDP in 2018, well below the EU average, according to data released...

EU

Hungary, Poland reject linking EU payouts to rule of law

The prime ministers of Hungary and Poland said they reject a proposal that would tie European Union funding to rule...

Int'l Relations

EBRD, EU and WBIF financing construction of ʼPeace Highwayʼ in Serbia

The "Peace Highway" in the Western Balkans will come closer to the start of construction thanks to a loan of...

Visits

Orbán, Morawiecki to meet in Budapest on Thursday

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press chief...

EU

U.K. govʼt starts mail campaign to nationals in EU to prepare for Brexit

The U.K. government has written to 365,000 U.K. nationals living in Europe (including 1,085 letters to nationals in Hungary) with...

World

Poland extends coronavirus restrictions

Restaurants, cinemas, theaters, and gyms will remain closed until December 27, amid an ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic...

EU

Bulgariaʼs Parliament amends tax laws, cuts VAT for restaurant-delivered food

Bulgariaʼs Parliament passed conclusively amendments to the value added tax Act, reducing the (VAT) rate for food cooked at and...

EU

George Soros weighs in on Brussels deal

The billionaire investor George Soros has said a compromise German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached with Hungary and Poland over conditionality...

EU

Ratification of Brussels summit agreement next ʼdifficult obstacleʼ, Orbán says

The ratification of an agreement reached at a European Union summit on Thursday on the next EU budget and recovery...

EU

Hungarian, Polish muni councils press for direct access to EU recovery fund

The mayors of Budapest and Warsaw on Monday said 249 Hungarian and Polish local governments have proposed to European Union...

World

FDI into N. Macedonia fall 37% in Jan-Sept

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into North Macedonia totaled EUR 119.5 million (USD 143.2 million) in the first nine months of...

World

Polish firms flouting COVID-19 rules will lose right to state aid

Polish businesses that break sanitary rules amid a COVID-19 epidemic will lose the right to aid from a massive state...

World

Magnus Aircraft Fusion 212 family certified to fly in Africa

Hungaryʼs Magnus Aircraft on Thursday said it acquired certification from the German Ultralight Aircraft Association (DULV) for its Fusion 12...

Visits

Orbán meets with Rosatom CEO in Budapest

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev in his office in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press...

EU

Fidesz MEP admits he was present at illegal party

Prominent Hungarian MEP József Szájer has confirmed he was at a party in Brussels that was raided by police on...

EU

Healthcare expenditure below EU average

In Hungary, healthcare expenditure amounted to 6.7% of GDP in 2018, well below the EU average, according to data released...

EU

Hungary, Poland reject linking EU payouts to rule of law

The prime ministers of Hungary and Poland said they reject a proposal that would tie European Union funding to rule...

Int'l Relations

EBRD, EU and WBIF financing construction of ʼPeace Highwayʼ in Serbia

The "Peace Highway" in the Western Balkans will come closer to the start of construction thanks to a loan of...

Visits

Orbán, Morawiecki to meet in Budapest on Thursday

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press chief...

EU

U.K. govʼt starts mail campaign to nationals in EU to prepare for Brexit

The U.K. government has written to 365,000 U.K. nationals living in Europe (including 1,085 letters to nationals in Hungary) with...

World

Poland extends coronavirus restrictions

Restaurants, cinemas, theaters, and gyms will remain closed until December 27, amid an ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic...

EU

Bulgariaʼs Parliament amends tax laws, cuts VAT for restaurant-delivered food

Bulgariaʼs Parliament passed conclusively amendments to the value added tax Act, reducing the (VAT) rate for food cooked at and...

George Soros weighs in on Brussels deal

The billionaire investor George Soros has said a compromise German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached with Hungary and Poland over conditionality...

Ratification of Brussels summit agreement next ʼdifficult obstacleʼ, Orbán says

The ratification of an agreement reached at a European Union summit on Thursday on the next EU budget and recovery...

Hungarian, Polish muni councils press for direct access to EU recovery fund

The mayors of Budapest and Warsaw on Monday said 249 Hungarian and Polish local governments have proposed to European Union...

FDI into N. Macedonia fall 37% in Jan-Sept

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into North Macedonia totaled EUR 119.5 million (USD 143.2 million) in the first nine months of...

Polish firms flouting COVID-19 rules will lose right to state aid

Polish businesses that break sanitary rules amid a COVID-19 epidemic will lose the right to aid from a massive state...

Magnus Aircraft Fusion 212 family certified to fly in Africa

Hungaryʼs Magnus Aircraft on Thursday said it acquired certification from the German Ultralight Aircraft Association (DULV) for its Fusion 12...

Orbán meets with Rosatom CEO in Budapest

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev in his office in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press...

Fidesz MEP admits he was present at illegal party

Prominent Hungarian MEP József Szájer has confirmed he was at a party in Brussels that was raided by police on...

Healthcare expenditure below EU average

In Hungary, healthcare expenditure amounted to 6.7% of GDP in 2018, well below the EU average, according to data released...

Hungary, Poland reject linking EU payouts to rule of law

The prime ministers of Hungary and Poland said they reject a proposal that would tie European Union funding to rule...

EBRD, EU and WBIF financing construction of ʼPeace Highwayʼ in Serbia

The "Peace Highway" in the Western Balkans will come closer to the start of construction thanks to a loan of...

Orbán, Morawiecki to meet in Budapest on Thursday

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki in Budapest on Thursday, the PMʼs press chief...

U.K. govʼt starts mail campaign to nationals in EU to prepare for Brexit

The U.K. government has written to 365,000 U.K. nationals living in Europe (including 1,085 letters to nationals in Hungary) with...

Poland extends coronavirus restrictions

Restaurants, cinemas, theaters, and gyms will remain closed until December 27, amid an ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic...

Bulgariaʼs Parliament amends tax laws, cuts VAT for restaurant-delivered food

Bulgariaʼs Parliament passed conclusively amendments to the value added tax Act, reducing the (VAT) rate for food cooked at and...