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New gas pipeline project between Slovenia and Hungary

The Editorial Board December 13, 2022

Slovenia/Hungary – Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob, his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, and Croatian Energy Minister Davor Filipović jointly inaugurated the first high-voltage line connecting the Slovenian and Hungarian electricity grids in Cirkovce, Slovenia, on 2 December. On this occasion,…

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Hungary says it did not veto EU loan to Ukraine

The Editorial Board December 12, 2022

Hungary – While many media outlets have said that Hungary, and more specifically Finance Minister Mihály Varga, has vetoed the granting of an 18 billion euro loan to Ukraine, that country’s leaders give a different version of events. And it does indeed…

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“Hungary in state of near-crisis” according to central bank governor

The Editorial Board December 8, 2022

Hungary – On Monday, 5 December, MP Bence Tordai from the green party Párbeszéd posted on his Facebook account some quotes taken from what the Hungarian National Bank’s governor had told MPs sitting on the parliament’s economic committee. The least we can…

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Hungarian teachers on unlimited strike

La Rédaction December 7, 2022

Hungary – Some 730 teachers working in 78 different schools launched an unlimited strike last Friday. In addition, there were new demonstrations by teachers and students last week, in line with a protest movement that began at the start of the school…

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PKN Orlen and MOL oil companies expanding in each other’s base countries

The Editorial Board December 5, 2022

Hungary/Poland – With the beginning of December, the cooperation between Poland’s oil giant PKN Orlen and Hungary’s MOL – the other big player in Central Europe’s oil sector – reached a new level, consolidating the first’s growing regional ambitions and the second’s…

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NATO: Hungary continues to block Ukraine

The Editorial Board December 2, 2022

Hungary/Ukraine – While Russia’s war against Ukraine means some would like to intensify NATO’s relations with Kyiv, or even accelerate the process of Ukraine’s possible future integration into the Atlantic Alliance, Hungarian leaders continue to defend their national interest against the…

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Hungary to get Israeli Iron Dome

The Editorial Board November 29, 2022

Hungary – As the conservative Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet reported on Monday, 21 November, Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky has announced that the Hungarian army will soon be equipped with a “world-class Israeli radar system capable of detecting and tracking air and…

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Visegrád Group Summit in Košice

La Rédaction November 26, 2022

Slovakia – The Visegrád countries have held their planned summit despite press reports that the event would be postponed or even cancelled. Things actually seem to have gone smoothly, and there was plenty of agreement among the four Central European countries. Photo:…

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Strengthening economic cooperation between Hungary and Iran

The Editorial Board November 23, 2022

Hungary/Iran – On 17 November in Budapest, Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó received Iran’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi, on the occasion of the second meeting of the Hungarian–Iranian Joint Economic Committee. The two ministers…

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Hungary, Serbia, and Austria to create joint border protection force

The Editorial Board November 21, 2022

Hungary/Serbia/Austria – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić welcomed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Chancellor Karl Nehammer to Belgrade on Wednesday, 16 November, for a second trilateral summit involving Serbia, Hungary, and Austria. The three leaders discussed Serbia’s application for membership of the European…

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Newly created Ministry for Energy in reshuffled Hungarian government

The Editorial Board November 16, 2022

Hungary – As reported by the opposition sites Index.hu and 24.hu on 9 November, Hungary’s Technology and Industry Minister László Palkovics has handed in his resignation to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following the latter’s decision to create a Ministry of Energy as…

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Hungarian opposition furious over U.S. money for Márki-Zay’s campaign

The Editorial Board November 14, 2022

Hungary – On 16 October, Péter Márki-Zay, Viktor Orbán’s unsuccessful opponent in last April’s parliamentary elections, admitted on his Facebook account that his Hungary for All Movement (MMM) had received 1.8 billion forints (4.4 million euros) from American funds during his election…