European Union

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
27/11/2024

Austria closes off road with a concrete barrier to stop Hungarian commuters

The closure aims to curb rising traffic linked to Hungarian commuters. #Austria #border #traffic #EU
26/11/2024

Raising the stakes: Hungary faces growing EU pressure for child protetcion law!

An unprecedented legal battle is brewing in Europe—Hungary vs. the EU. Check out our article for more details!
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

Council approves 2025 EU budget

The Council of the European Union announced on Monday that it has approved the joint text of the 2025 EU 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
25/11/2024

Depreciation uncovered: Why has the Hungarian forint weakened so much in recent years?

The Hungarian forint has depreciated significantly in recent years, especially following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here are the main reasons why. #forint #money #currency #economy
24/11/2024

American teacher faces expulsion from Hungary after a 10-year career in Budapest

An American teacher with a decade-long career at a secondary school in Budapest has been expelled by Hungary's National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) due to a procedural error in renewing his residence permit. #education #school #teacher #US #residencepermit
23/11/2024

Hungarian far-right Mi Hazánk protests against inviting Israeli PM Netanyahu after ICC arrest warrant

Opposition Mi Hazánk protests against Orbán's decision to invite Netanyahu, "his friend", to visit Hungary after the ICC's arrest warrant. #icc #mihazank #benjaminnetanyahu #israel #hungariangovernment #viktororban
22/11/2024

Shocking: Forint in free fall, historic lows against the American dollar, GBP, CHF, PLN!

The forint exceeded historic lows against the American dollar, the Swiss franc, the pound sterling and even the Polish national currency, the zloty. Will the government intervene? Will anybody rescue the Hungarian currency? #forint #hungarianeconomy #historiclows #euro #usd #gbp #chf #pln
21/11/2024

Orbán at Budapest Eurasia Forum: Europe must adapt to Eurasian shift or face decline

After the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, "it became clear that the West's system of political and economic self-correction does not work," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. #Eurasia #Budapest #Asia #diplomacy
20/11/2024

Hungarian Defence Minister: Diplomacy ‘only solution’ to end war

Diplomacy is the only solution to end the war in Ukraine, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Tuesday after a meeting of European Union defence ministers in Brussels. #warinukraine #Ukraine #government #EU
19/11/2024

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó: More people in Europe becoming reasonable about illegal migration

While more and more in Europe are discussing illegal migration with the voice of reason, it is clear that the "Brussels elite" continues to support migration and is trying to put pressure on member states, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in Copenhagen on Tuesday. #EU #migration #Denmark #foreignaffairs #Szijjártó
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
19/11/2024

Hungarian government presses for effective steps against imports of fake honey in Brussels

Agriculture Minister István Nagy called for effective measures to counter imports of fake honey after a meeting of his European Union peers in Brussels on Monday. #agriculture #honey #fakehoney
19/11/2024

Hungarian EU enlargement commissioner: Ten years of enlargement advances achieved in a single term

Oliver Várhelyi, the EU enlargement commissioner, said in Brussels on Monday that European Union integration, a priority of the Hungarian presidency, had advanced by ten years in a single term. #EU #EUenlargement #Balkans
19/11/2024

Orbán cabinet: Improving competitiveness cornerstone of Hungary’s EU presidency

The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union will continue to make every effort to improve competitiveness, in addition to the results achieved so far with regard to that priority, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said. #EUpresidency #ministryoffinance #EU #competitiveness
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

Russian gas supplies to Austria disrupted: Will this threaten Hungary’s gas supply?

As Russian gas supplies to Austria face disruptions over pricing disputes, concerns mount for Hungary's gas supply. #energy #gas #Russian #Austria
18/11/2024

Hungarian Finance Minister Varga to report on Hungary’s EU presidency to EP committee

Finance Minister Mihály Varga will report on the results of Hungary's presidency of the Council of the European Union at a meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament on Monday. #EP #EUpresidency #EU