Hungary Financial News

02.12 / 19:17

European Union Ukrainian embassies across Europe receive 'bloody animal eye parcels'

Blood-soaked parcels containing animals' eyes have been sent to Ukrainian embassies and consulates in seven European countries in recent days, it emerged on Friday.

30.11 / 15:17

business Bitcoin regulatory Gemini gets regulatory greenlight in Italy, Greece amid lending halt

Winklevoss brothers’ cryptocurrency exchange Gemini continues expanding in Europe, announcing new regulatory approvals in Italy and Greece.

30.11 / 13:31

Brussels to announce decision to cut €7.5 billion of EU funds to Hungary over rule of law concerns

The European Commission is expected on Wednesday to recommend freezing billions of euros in EU funds to Hungary over rule of law concerns.

25.11 / 00:33

Migrants Viktor Orbán promises Hungary will ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden in January

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said his country will ratify NATO membership for Sweden and Finland at the start of the next parliamentary session -- in January 2023.

24.11 / 14:47

controversy Slovakian Prime Minister gives Viktor Orban new scarf after 'Greater Hungary' controversy

Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger has given Viktor Orbán a new scarf after his Hungarian counterpart caused controversy

24.11 / 14:07

Technology Climate change European Parliament Brussels recommends billions in EU funds be withheld from Hungary

The European Commission is likely to recommend that billions of euros of EU money be withheld from Hungary judging that Budapest has failed to deliver the reforms necessary to ensure such funds are protected from corruption, Euronews understands.

22.11 / 17:27

Technology LGBT European Union Viktor Orbán criticised for wearing scarf with 'Greater Hungary' map

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been criticised for wearing a scarf that features a historical map of "Greater Hungary".

07.11 / 16:25

European Union Electricity Gas and electricity bills 'nearly double in all EU capitals', new data reveals

Energy costs for households across Europe nearly doubled compared to a year ago, new data has revealed.

04.11 / 20:47

Climate change European Union School Despite diplomacy, Hungary & Turkey still blocking Sweden and Finland from NATO

In the corridors of power in Stockholm and Helsinki, the champagne is on ice.

31.10 / 05:25

Technology Adoption 5,000 miles apart: Thailand and Hungary to jointly explore blockchain tech

The financial technology associations for Thailand and Hungary have signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the introduction of blockchain technology to their respective financial sectors.

23.10 / 19:59

Hungary's Orban hits out at EU during anti-Soviet uprising commemoration speech

Hungary's national flag was hoisted with military honours in front of the parliament building in Budapest on Sunday in a state commemoration marking the anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolt.

19.10 / 19:19

Social Media Hungary comparing EU sanctions on Russia to bombs is 'inappropriate', says EU Commission

The European Commission denounced Hungary's poster campaign comparing EU sanctions on Russia to bombs as "inappropriate" on Wednesday.

13.10 / 19:43

Climate change NATO boost Fifteen European countries unite to boost air defence capabilities

Fifteen European countries on Thursday announced that they would jointly procure air defence systems to protect the continent under a newly-created European Sky Shield Initiative.

12.10 / 13:23

NATO Leak Leak detected in Russia pipeline that supplies Europe with oil

Polish operator PERN has detected a leak in one pipeline in the Druzhba system that carries oil from Russia to Europe, an event that will add to concerns about Europe's energy security after the Nord Stream gas leak.

06.10 / 13:53

European Union Hungary and Turkey are the last two roadblocks to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

In the corridors of power in Stockholm and Helsinki, the champagne is on ice.

05.10 / 00:41

Technology LGBT Climate change European Union Slovenia becomes first East European country to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption

The Slovenian parliament on Tuesday passed an amendment allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt after a constitutional court ruling made it the first country in Eastern Europe to do so.

27.09 / 14:13

Environmental protection Europe's energy crisis Ukraine war: Here's how quickly Russia could annex 15% of country after 'sham referendums'

Russia could declare the annexation of 15 per cent of Ukraine on Friday as Moscow-backed "referendums" end, according to British officials.

23.09 / 16:57

NOT Hungarian minister meets Russia's Sergei Lavrov despite EU 'understanding' not to do so

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó met with Russia's Sergei Lavrov on Thursday hours after an EU official said member states had an understanding not to meet with Russian officials as it "doesn't make much sense".

23.09 / 10:33

Support Ukraine war: Hungary wants to poll citizens on support for EU's sanctions on Russia

Hungary's governing party wants to poll the country's citizens on whether they support European Union sanctions imposed against Russia over its war in Ukraine.

21.09 / 18:39

Food The rise and rise of Europe's bread prices amid the war in Ukraine

Bread prices have risen sharply across Europe over the past year, new data reveals, with the increase particularly steep since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

19.09 / 14:51

cryptocurrency Climate change Queen Elizabeth II Rule of law: Budapest appears confident it can prevent €7.5 billion cut in EU funds

Budapest was confident on Monday that it would be able to prevent a reduction in EU funds as called for by the Commission over rule of law concerns.

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