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12/12/2024

Hungarian finance minister: AI opens new era in taxation

Artificial intelligence will usher in a new era in taxation, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said at the Tax Administration European Union Summit (TADEUS) in Budapest on Thursday. #taxation #EU #EC #finance
10/12/2024

Orbán cabinet sends letter to EP groups on Hungary’s exclusion from Erasmus scheme

Hungarian government calls on EP groups to take a stand to end the exclusion of Hungarian students from the EU #Erasmus program
09/12/2024

Euronews: European Commission critiques Hungary’s fiscal plans for lacking crucial details

Hungary’s fiscal strategy has drawn sharp criticism from the European Commission for lacking crucial details and relying on questionable data. #EC #EU #government #economy #inflation #EUsanctions
08/12/2024

Orbán cabinet worried about the EU’s cybersecurity

EU cybersecurity agency ENISA must help to strengthen EU institutions and member states, especially given current cybersecurity challenges, Zoltán Kovács. #zoltankovacs #europeanunion #enisa #cybersecurity
01/12/2024

EU leaders risk dragging Europe into war, Orbán’s Fidesz believes

Developments over the last few weeks have shown that the "European Union elite" is doubling down on defying the will of the voters, a Fidesz MEP said. #fidesz #eu #europeanunion #warinukraine
28/11/2024

Opposition Tisza: Fidesz-DK grand coalition formed in the EP

According to Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, the "Fidesz-DK grand coalition" has been officially formed in the European Parliament with the two Hungarian parties voting together against the new European Commission which received decisive support. #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCommission #Fidesz #DK #TiszaParty
27/11/2024

Fidesz: Patriots reject Ursula von der Leyen’s new EU Commission

The Patriots for Europe group will not vote for Ursula von der Leyen's new European Commission in light of its "backroom deals and poor decisions", a Fidesz MEP said. #Fidesz #Patriots #EuropeanCommission
26/11/2024

Billions lost in EU funding to cause economic fallout for Hungary

Hungary faces a substantial loss of EU funding this year, intensifying budgetary pressures. #EUfunding #EU #EC #budget
25/11/2024

POLITICO: The price MOL would accept to abandon Russian oil in Hungary

Will Brussels help foot the bill? #EU #MOL #oil #energy #sanctions #Russia #Ukraine
19/11/2024

Hungary hosts European SME Assembly in Budapest

Budapest is hosting the European SME Assembly, a high-level political and professional forum for discussing current challenges and trends. #EU #Budapest #SME #EC #China
18/11/2024

Hungarian FM: Suspending EU-Israel political dialogue ‘would be mistake’

Suspending political dialogue between the European Union and Israel would be "a serious mistake", Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in Brussels on Monday, arguing that to do so would be to abandon hope for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in the Middle East. #Israel #Georgia #EU #EC #Szijjártó #foreignaffairs
18/11/2024

European Commission demands a further EUR 60 million from Hungary

The European Commission is tightening the screws on Hungary for failing to align its asylum laws with EU standards, as daily penalties pile up relentlessly. #EUfund #debt #EuropeanCommission #government
17/11/2024

Orbán cabinet: Hungary can receive 6.61 billion euros from the EU in 2025

Péter Benő Banai added that Hungary could receive 6.61 billion in 2025 on development programs accepted by the European Parliament before. #hungariangovernment #eufunding #europeanunion #money
16/11/2024

The European Commission cools PM Orbán’s optimism about Hungary’s 2025 GDP growth

The European Commission's GDP growth forecast for 2025 is much lower than the Orbán cabinet's optimistic figure. Orbán promises about economic miracles for 2025 but without economic growth such plans are impossible to carry out. #hungarianeconomy #hungariangovernment #orbancabinet #europeancommission #gdp #gdpgrowth
10/11/2024

Hungary’s commissioner nominee Olivér Várhelyi failed, Fidesz suspects leftist pact behind

PM Orbán nominated Olivér Várhelyi for Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare. He serves now as Commissioner for Enlargement. #olivervarhelyi #europeancommission #viktororban #ursulavonderleyen #fidesz
01/11/2024

Hungarian foreign minister talks about EU punitive tariffs against Chinese e-cars

The European Commission's punitive tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are "another blow to the continent's competitiveness", FM Szijjártó said. Do you think the EU should not halt Chinese e-car import? #china #hungarianforeignminister #orbangovernment
21/10/2024

Hungarian farm groups slam European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy report

"European Commission's report on dialogue concerning the future of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is unacceptable"
14/10/2024

Will it be more favourable to be a pensioner in Romania than in Hungary? Here’s what the expert says

Pensions in Romania have grown by nearly 40% over the past years, while in Hungary, they have barely risen by 10%. #pension #retired #money #finances #Romania
10/10/2024

Under Hungary’s leadership, EU reaches agreement to provide Ukraine with EUR 35 billion loan

Part of the repayment is expected to come from the proceeds of frozen Russian central bank assets, essentially using Russian funds to assist Ukraine. #Ukraine #loan #EuropeanUnion
08/10/2024

Orbán government won’t allow migrant camps in Hungary

No to migrant camps: "Migrants will be transported to Brussels rather than hosted in Hungary"