Hungary

Hungary’s EU Presidency: steering Europe’s agenda through stormy times

Hungary will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Monday, 1 July with the…

3 months ago

Hungary opts out of Ukraine but promises not to block support, as NATO chief visits Budapest

Hungary will not be obliged to participate in military actions outside its territory or send money or troops to Ukraine,…

3 months ago

EU to slap large tariffs on Chinese BEVs

The European Commission (EC) published a draft package on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) imported from China, including tariffs of between…

3 months ago

Budapest mayor wins 2nd term by 41 votes

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony retained his post at last Sunday’s election, the Hungarian National Election Committee (NVB) confirmed on Friday…

3 months ago

Local elections held in parallel with EU ballot in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania

One-third of the EU-27 member states held local or national elections in tandem with the European Parliament ballot on June…

3 months ago

Hungary’s MVM buys stake in Caspian gas field in all-time record deal

Hungary’s state-owned MVM Group has signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to acquire a 5% stake in the Shah Deniz natural…

3 months ago

CEE centre holds, as far-right scores gains in EU vote

Pro-European centrist parties performed well in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at the European Parliament (EP) elections held from 6-9…

3 months ago

Orban slams EU on cusp of elections, Hungarian presidency

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who recently described the current European Commission (EC) as “the worst one” ever, framed the June…

4 months ago

Hungary China’s new friend in the EU – CET analysis

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Hungary underscores the geopolitical importance of the growing bilateral friendship. China's new investments…

4 months ago

International press assess Xi’s European visit

As Chinese President Xi completed his trip to Europe, he held a conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with…

4 months ago