EU headed for ‘economic cold war’ with China, Hungary’s Orban says BUDAPEST: The European Union’s economic strategy represents an “economic cold war” and Hungary does not want to be... Published 04 Oct, 2024 11:52am
Pakistan HEC sends off 257 students to study in Hungary ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan hosted on Friday a send-off ceremony for 257 students who... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:14am
Sports Hungary’s Rasovszky wins men’s Olympic 10k marathon swimming PARIS: Hungary’s Kristof Rasovszky won gold in the Olympic men’s 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Games on Friday.... Published 09 Aug, 2024 01:46pm
World Hungary accuses EU of blackmail over blocked oil supplies BUDAPEST: Hungary’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused the European Commission of blackmail in a dispute over... Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am
World EU chief slams Hungary PM Orban’s ‘appeasement mission’ to Moscow STRASBOURG: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday savaged a rogue diplomatic trip Hungarian Prime Minister... Published 18 Jul, 2024 01:04pm
World EU Parliament criticises Hungary’s Orban for meeting Putin STRASBOURG: The European Parliament strongly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday for... Published 17 Jul, 2024 05:35pm
World Far right to seek greater influence in EU parliament STRASBOURG: EU leaders’ fate will be in lawmakers’ hands from Tuesday onwards as the European Parliament convenes... Published 16 Jul, 2024 01:27pm
World Hungary’s Orban, a NATO outlier on Ukraine, talks ‘peace mission’ with Trump WASHINGTON: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump on Thursday and the pair discussed the... Published 12 Jul, 2024 11:57am
World Hungary’s Viktor Orban visits Ukraine with aid tensions running high KYIV: Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for a surprise visit to the war-torn... Published 02 Jul, 2024 12:03pm
World Will Hungary hijack the EU during its presidency? BRUSSELS: Hungary takes over the European Union’s six-month rotating presidency on July 1, in the face of fears... Published 24 Jun, 2024 11:58am
World At NATO allies summit, Latvia touts coordinated Ukraine approach, without Hungary RIGA: NATO’s eastern flank leaders will have a more coordinated approach towards supporting Ukraine after the... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:01pm
World China’s Xi Jinping in Hungary to discuss Ukraine, infrastructure BUDAPEST: Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, with the... Published 09 May, 2024 10:10am
World China’s Xi to discuss multi-billion euro investments in Serbia BELGRADE: Serbia welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a military guard of honour on Wednesday ahead of a... Published 08 May, 2024 02:52pm
World Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started KYIV: About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine’s borders and avoid fighting in the war... Published 30 Apr, 2024 10:19am
World China’s Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary May 5-10, foreign ministry says BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, a spokesperson for... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:32pm
World US envoy warns over Hungary’s ‘close and expanding’ links with Russia BUDAPEST: NATO allies are warning Hungary of the dangers of its “close and expanding” relationship with Russia and... Published 14 Mar, 2024 11:10pm
World Last holdout Hungary approves Sweden’s NATO bid BUDAPEST: Hungary’s parliament on Monday ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO, clearing the final obstacle for an... Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am
Business & Finance Hungary finance minister says inflation sensitive to global economic shocks BUDAPEST: Hungary’s finance minister on Saturday warned against complacency despite a sharp fall in the European... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
Business & Finance Hungary’s December CPI slows down to 5.5% y/y, below forecast Hungarian headline inflation slowed to an annual +5.5% in December from +7.9% in November, below analysts’... Published 12 Jan, 2024 12:34pm
Business & Finance Chinese EV automaker BYD to build car factory in Hungary SHANGHAI: China’s top electric automaker BYD will build a car factory in Hungary, the company said Friday, as it... Published 22 Dec, 2023 04:18pm
World Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts BRUSSELS: Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they... Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Bulgaria scraps gas transit tax to secure Schengen bid OFIA: Bulgaria scrapped on Monday a tax on the transit of Russian gas through its territory after Hungary threatened... Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
World Erdogan visits Hungary in bid to deepen bilateral ties BUDAPEST: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Budapest on Monday to meet with his Hungarian ally... Published 18 Dec, 2023 05:31pm
World Hungary blocks aid for Ukraine BRUSSELS: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a big European Union aid package for Kyiv on Friday, and said... Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am
World Zelenskiy says Hungary has no reason to block Ukraine’s EU membership KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had no reason to... Published 13 Dec, 2023 10:32pm
World Zelenskiy seen briefly talking to Hungary's Orban in Argentina BUENOS AIRES/KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke briefly... Published 10 Dec, 2023 11:22pm
World EU executive approves 900mn euros in funds for Hungary BRUSSELS: The European Union executive on Thursday approved 900 million euros ($1 billion) in advance payments under... Published 23 Nov, 2023 04:52pm
Pakistan Ambassador of Hungary meets Jilani ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan Bela Fazekason Tuesday called on caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas... Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am
Pakistan On tour and duty at Budapest: $261 daily allowance set for govt officials ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set a daily allowance for officials while on tour and duty at Budapest, the... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
World Turkey's leader Erdogan in Hungary for NATO, energy talks BUDAPEST: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Sunday,... Published 20 Aug, 2023 11:15pm