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.
Hungarian Parliament Rejects EU Directive on Global Minimum Tax Parliament adopted a resolution on Tuesday opposing a planned European Union directive on introducing a global minimum tax on large... 2022.06.22.
Budapest Mayor Calls for Urgent Talks on EU Funding Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony is pressing for urgent talks with the government in the interest of accessing European Union funding... 2022.06.20.
American Tax Reform Advocacy Group Praises the Hungarian Government’s Opposition to Minimum Corporate Tax “Hungary is wise to reject the global minimum tax proposal that would significantly damage the valuable tax competition among countries... 2022.06.17.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Report Reflects Radical NGO Influence Europe is at war, the continent is facing an unprecedented, all-encompassing energy crisis, but Brussels continues to wage ideological warfare... 2022.06.16.
Justice Minister: European Decision-makers Have Given Up on Peace An increasing number of countries are praising Hungary’s “rational” stance on the sanctions and oil embargo, states the Hungarian Justice... 2022.06.13.
European Commission Calls on Hungary to Suspend ’Discriminatory’ Dual Pricing of Petrol The European Commission has called on Hungary to suspend discriminatory fuel pricing against vehicles with foreign license plates or face... 2022.06.09.
Minister Navracsics Calls No-Confidence Vote against von der Leyen a ’Dangerous Sign’ In an interview with InfoRádió's Aréna program, the minister responsible for regional development and the use of EU funds talked... 2022.06.08.
Minister Navracsics: Government Intent on Signing Recovery Fund Deal by Year’s End The Hungarian government is making a concerted effort to sign the national plan for disbursing EU recovery funds, and hopefully... 2022.06.03.
Zelenskyy Criticizes Hungary for Not Having a Common Position With Other EU Countries Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Hungary's refusal to support an oil embargo against Russia, despite the fact that revenues from... 2022.05.27.
High Shortage and Workload with Low Salaries in Hungarian Public Education, EC Country Report Finds The teacher shortage is an escalating problem in Hungary, as the number of teaching hours for Hungarian teachers is very... 2022.05.24.
Justice Commissioner Reynders: Hungarian Elections Were in Order but Concerns Remain The parliamentary elections in Hungary in April were conducted in order, with voters given distinct alternatives to participate in a... 2022.05.24.
PM Orbán Holds Talk with EU Council President on EU Oil Embargo Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, in a videoconference on Monday in... 2022.05.24.
EU Launches Infringement Procedure against Hungary over Transposition of Anti-Fraud Regulation The European Commission on Thursday said it launched an infringement procedure against Hungary, as well as Estonia, Malta and the... 2022.05.20.
Hungary Also Receives EU Emergency Aid for Ukrainian Refugees The European Commission will provide a total of 248 million euros to help five EU countries that have taken in... 2022.05.19.
