Orban makes surprise visits to Ukraine, Russia, China on ‘mission for peace’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was accused of mission creep by the international community after he opened his first week hosting...
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Fico makes first speech since attack
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday 5 July gave his first public appearance since being seriously injured in an assassination...
Ukraine, Moldova open EU accession talks
The EU formally opened accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine on 25 June. The agreement of the EU's 27 members was...
Romania tops inflation list, Latvia rate flattens
Romania reported the highest inflation rate in May, of 5.8%, driven by significant increases in housing and utilities prices, according to...
CEE right-wing launches new political family ‘Patriots for Europe’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Austria's Freedom Party FPO leader Herbert Kickl and ANO party leader and former Czech prime minister...
CEE increasingly key to EU manufacturing – report
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly vital to the EU’s manufacturing landscape, the German Marshall Fund of the United...
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 slogan...
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, Hungarian...
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 17.4%...
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 evening...
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 6-9....
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 gas...
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 June,...
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 7-9...
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 in...
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 whom...
Xi’s visit sparks future Huawei, 4iG collabs
China's Huawei and Hungary's 4iG signed a letter of intent to establish a common cloud service platform for Hungarian companies and...
Romania overtakes Hungary on PPP
Romanians have been consuming more than Hungarians, Budapest-based business website Portfolio writes, and now it has become clear why: wages were...
IMF report shows CEE catching up on southern European neighbours
Per capita income in Slovenia will surpass that of Italy by 2029 when adjusted for purchasing power (PPP), according to the...
Hungary to ink at least 16 deals with China – FM
Chinese President Xi Jinping will commence a three-day visit to Hungary from Wednesday, 8 May, having arrived in France on Monday,...