State Secretary Kovács Praises Compromise on Russian Oil Embargo during CNN, BBC Interview On Monday, after hours-long negotiations, the leaders of the 27 EU Member States reached a political agreement on the sixth... 2022.06.01.
PM Orbán ‘Got a Lot’ out of Oil Embargo – Foreign Press on Hungary and EU’s Agreement As we previously reported, the EU Member State leaders reached a partial agreement on the sixth round of sanctions against... 2022.05.31.
PM Orbán Secures Pipeline Exemption for Hungary As EU Agrees on Partial Russian Oil Ban After hours of talks in Brussels on Monday, the leaders of the 27 European Union member states reached a partial... 2022.05.31.
PM Orbán: ‘We Have Protected’ Cap on Utility Bills "We have protected [the government's cap on household utility bills] and successfully staved off a proposal by the Commission that... 2022.05.31.
Orbán: Hungary to Back Embargo if It Excludes Pipelined Russian Oil, Contains Guarantees Arriving in Brussels for a two-day summit on Monday, Viktor Orbán said Hungary could back an EU embargo on Russian... 2022.05.30.
Hungary Competition Office, OECD Hold Training for Judges in Budapest Hungary's competition office (GVH) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a training on competition law to... 2022.05.30.
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.
Orbán Meets Le Pen: ‘Europeans Must Be Protected’ Viktor Orbán met Marine Le Pen in Paris on Friday to discuss threats Europe faces such as the war in... 2022.05.27.
Justice Minister Briefs Ambassadors of EU Member States Justice Minister Judit Varga on Thursday briefed the heads of missions of European Union member states in Hungary on the... 2022.05.27.
DK Calls on Govt to Reduce Dependence on Russian Energy The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is calling on the government to start efforts to reduce Hungary's dependence on Russian energy.... 2022.05.25.
FM Szijjártó: Threats to Close Transit Routes of Energy Supplies Undermines EU Unity Threats to close the transit routes of crude oil and natural gas threaten the European Union's unity and severely undermine... 2022.05.25.
Orbán Proposes Leaving Latest Sanctions Package Off Next European Council Meeting’s Agenda Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a letter to European Council President Charles Michel, has proposed leaving the European Union's latest... 2022.05.25.
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.
Christian Democrats Group Leader: Constitution Amendment to Allow Govt Room for Manoeuver In an emergency the government needs to have the ability to act fast and effectively, that is why Hungary's constitution... 2022.05.24.
Justice Min Likens EU’s Latest Article 7 Hearing to”Parallel Monologues” It is important to continue a "constructive dialogue" with the European Union, Justice Minister Judit Varga said following a meeting... 2022.05.24.
European Leaders: EU Should Adopt Oil Embargo without Hungary "The European Commission will propose a total import ban on Russian oil," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced... 2022.05.23.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without... 2022.05.23.
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 Has Highest Number of Marriages in Europe According to the latest EU statistics released by Eurostat on Monday, May 16, Hungary had 6.88 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants... 2022.05.19.
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.
What Brussels’ New Plan to End Russian Energy Dependence Means for Hungary The European Commission has put forward a nearly 300-billion-euro plan that would eliminate the European Union’s reliance on Russian energy... 2022.05.19.
