19 hour agoOrbán hints at granting political asylum to more Polish fugitives. He said it twice, the second time when he was asked about Daniel Obajtek: "He's an MEP, so it's not an issue. But in general it is true that we have to face up to the fact that there may still be cases like this."
The Hungarian ambassador received a protest note from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the decision to grant political asylum to M. Romanowski. He was also informed about the decision of Minister @sikorskiradek to summon the Polish Ambassador in Budapest for consultations in Poland,- @MSZ Spokesperson Paweł Wroński
1 day agoHungary’s government is in advanced talks with Chinese rail giant CRRC to purchase trains, locomotives, and signaling systems on a large scale, while ending cooperation with European firms like Siemens, Stadler, and Alstom
Hungary grants Poland's former Deputy Justice Minister, Marcin Romanowski, political asylum
President Zelensky at European Council commenting on Putin's proposal to make a duel between air defense and "Oreshnik" at some place in Kyiv: "Do you think the sane person could propose this?". Also says no one authorized Viktor Orban to be mediator in talks with Russia, and he cannot be as has very warm relationship with Putin
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called Budapest's "peacemaking" statements out of touch with reality and called on Hungarian officials to stop manipulating the topic of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday Brussels had put forward a list of Georgians to sanction over a crackdown on pro-Western protesters, but Hungary was set to block the measures
Kremlin: Putin and Orban discussed the situation in Ukraine in the phone call
Hungary's FM Szijjarto told RIA Novosti that he discussed sanctions against Gazprombank in Istanbul with colleagues from a number of countries, including Russia
1 month agoIran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassador to Hungary, the rotating president of the EU, to protest the latest EU and UK sanctions against Iranian entities and individuals including Iran's shipping line over alleged ballistic missile supplies to Russia
1 month agoHungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar compared supermarket prices in Poland and Hungary, finding that Hungary is 20-35% more expensive (~100 HUF = 1 PLN). Hungary also has the highest VAT rate in the EU at 27%, including on fruits and veggies. In Poland, that's 5% (used to be 0)
"Hungary's government believes China's investments will offer a lifeline to an economy facing severe challenges that have placed it among the weakest performers in the EU. Hungary is now in recession, with GDP falling by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter
Hungarian Foreign Minister: EU will not be able to support Ukraine alone, it will have to change approach on after Trump's win
Hungarian PM: Trump will end US support for Ukraine
1 month agoPresident of Ukraine Zelensky met in Budapest with President of France Macron, UK PM Starmer, NATO General-Secretary Rutte, also with re-elected President of Moldova Maia Sandu and other
1 month agoCypriot President Nikos Christodoulides meets Erdogan in Budapest
1 month agoLavrov holds talks with Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto
Hungary summons Swedish ambassador over Swedish PM's comments regarding PM Orban's visit to Georgia - Foreign Ministry
1 month agoFootage shows Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaving his hotel in Tbilisi, near the Georgian parliament where tens of thousands gather right now to protest election rigging, as he was met with loud boos from the crowd on his way to his escort
1 month agoThe first reliable poll showing Péter Magyar's TISZA party leading over Orbán's Fidesz
Gazprom: Memorandum signed on possible increase of Russian gas supplies to Hungary
.@EU_Commission has decided to refer Hungary's law on the protection of sovereignty to the @EUCourtPress. However, it is not asking the court for interim measures, which means that it does not request a suspension of the law until a decision is taken, @nepszava reports
2 month agoSpain's far-right Vox party admitted that it was indeed the Orbán-linked MBH Bank (Magyar Bankholding) which financed their 2023 parliamentary and municipal election campaigns
2 month agoUkrainian Foreign Minister Sybiga had a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Sijarto
Szijarto: Budapest wants to strengthen ties with Moscow despite EU sanctions
2 month agoSo far this year, the Hungarian authorities have arrested more than 6,500 border violators - Hungarian State Media reports
3 month agoAn explosion sound that was audible in the city of Eger, caused by a fighter jet
The pager devices used in mass detonations in Lebanon were never in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government said in a statement on Wednesday
3 month agoFlooding in Budapest
The pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting KFT, according to a statement released by Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, whose branding appeared on the devices
