Hungary

Hungary gov’t to vote through judge as president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in damage limitation mode after recent scandals and mass anti-government protests in Budapest, has proposed…

2 months ago

Belgian rope trick – EU presidency plan for Europe: ‘Protect, Strengthen, Prepare’

As Belgium assumed the EU presidency on 1 January, with a rallying cry of "Protect, Strengthen, Prepare", Belgian Prime Minister…

4 months ago

Hungary firm buys major stake in Auchan

Hungary’s Indotek Group acquired a 47% stake in the French grocery hypermarket chain Auchan last week. Group founder-owner Daniel Jellinek,…

5 months ago

Shake up at strategic Hungary telco 4iG

Hungarian operator 4iG Group revealed a plan to streamline operations and bring in external investors to raise the overall value…

6 months ago

CEE insurance sector grows by over 10%

The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) insurance market reached a total of EUR 12.5bn by the end of the first…

8 months ago

RRF deadline prompts flurry of applications from CEE countries

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania were among the 13 EU member states to request…

8 months ago

Multi-billion deal sees Emirati operator acquire telco assets in four CEE countries

Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (e&) will buy a 50% plus one share in PPF Group’s telecommunications assets in Bulgaria (mobile…

9 months ago

Orban, Fiala trade blows over future of EU, V4

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala dismissed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's claim over the weekend that Czechia has "changed sides"…

10 months ago

Hungary blocks EU’s Ukraine arms package after Kiev sanctions OTP bank

Hungary has vetoed EUR 500mn worth of arms funding from the EU to Ukraine, Italian media first reported on Monday,…

12 months ago

Falling energy prices hit MOL’s Q1 figures

Sharply falling energy prices are good news for the population and almost all market segments and the population alike, but…

12 months ago