Opinion: The Commission Must Learn Its Lesson From the European Shift to the Right Until recently the threat of European sanctions against Hungary in the form of withholding Covid recovery funds was looming large,... 2022.09.27.
Support Comes Again from Poland in Rule of Law Debate Regarding Hungary The European Commission is using contrived arguments to justify the application of the rule of law conditionality against Hungary, while... 2022.09.21.
Justice Minister Reports on Progress in Negotiations Regarding EU Funds On Tuesday, the Hungarian Justice Minister said in Brussels that there was progress during the series of negotiations with the... 2022.09.21.
Gasoline and Food Price Freeze Remains in Hungary The government has decided to extend the gasoline and food price freeze until December 31, the Chancellery Minister announced at... 2022.09.19.
Windfall Taxes to be Introduced across the European Union On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the Union speech in the European Parliament,... 2022.09.14.
Opinion: The EU’s Media Freedom Act is a Concealed Threat to the Freedom of Speech The European Commission is planning to publish a cat in a sack media regulation legislation by the end of Autumn,... 2022.09.13.
Brussels Considering Overriding Hungarian Veto on Global Minimum Tax Politico has reported that the European Commission has started talks with EU Member States to override a Hungarian veto on... 2022.09.08.
Payrise for Teachers, but the Ball is in Brussels’ Court Few remembers exactly when the dispute or the negotiations between the Hungarian government and teachers’ unions have started about the... 2022.08.10.
EP Drops Rule-Of-Law Lawsuit against Hungary The lawsuit aimed at pressuring the European Commission into sanctioning Hungary by triggering the rule-of-law mechanism was quietly dropped. The... 2022.08.03.
Poland and Hungary Criticize EU Gas Cut Proposal Similarly to Hungary’s position, Poland’s government does not think that a binding solidarity mechanism would be the solution to the... 2022.07.26.
EC Claims Hungary Submitted Insufficient Corrective Measures Regarding Rule-of-Law Concerns Despite acknowledging the actions Hungary has taken to date to address the European Commission's concerns regarding the rule of law,... 2022.07.22.
Hungary Requests Official Proposal Regarding EU Plans to Reduce Gas Consumption The Hungarian government is awaiting the European Commission's official proposal on its plan to scale back gas consumption in the... 2022.07.21.
Energy and Climate Policy Expert: EU Emergency Gas Rationing “Completely Absurd” The European Commission is preparing new emergency powers to force EU countries to reduce their gas consumption if the bloc... 2022.07.20.
Hungary, EC Nearing Agreement on Recovery Funds, Says Justice Minister Varga An agreement on European Union recovery resources for Hungary is within reach, following a series of professional debates between the... 2022.07.20.
Index Op-Ed: The Sword of Damocles Hangs over Combustion Engines in the EU The European Union's objective is to become carbon neutral by 2050 to curb the negative effects of climate change. This... 2022.07.19.
European Commission Calls Legality of Hungary’s Energy Export Ban into Question Hungary’s decision to ban gas exports from August 1st after declaring an energy emergency was made without notifying the European... 2022.07.18.
Hungarian 2022 GDP Growth Could Be Almost Double That of EU Average Amid all the doom and gloom of the pandemic- and war-strikken EU economy, there is a glimmer of hope in... 2022.07.17.
Government on the EPP President’s Comments: Weber Has Always Spoken Disparagingly about the Hungarian People The Ministry of Technology and Industry has reacted to Manfred Weber's idea of "compulsory solidarity" with regard to purchasing and... 2022.07.06.
Foreign Minister: Hungary ‘Won’t Even Discuss’ Possibility of Gas Embargo Hungary's government refuses to even discuss the possibility of imposing an embargo on Russian natural gas, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó... 2022.06.28.
Foreign Secretary Szijjártó: Higher Energy Prices, Dwindling Supply, Produce Vicious Cycle The fallout of the war in Ukraine and related sanctions have resulted in a vicious cycle of skyrocketing energy prices... 2022.06.28.
Smokers Are Not Discouraged by Tax Increase A recent European study seems to confirm that higher cigarette prices could further strengthen the black market, while differential taxation... 2022.06.23.
