Alexandra Béni
Hungary July trade surplus revised upward to EUR 668 m
Budapest, September 30 (MTI) – Hungary’s trade surplus came to 668 million euros in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data released on Friday. The surplus was revised minimally upwards from 662 million euros…
New excise tax rules to lift vehicle fuel prices
Budapest, September 30 (MTI) – Wholesale vehicle fuel prices in Hungary will rise about 6-13 (EUR 0.02 – 0.04) forints per litre from Saturday, when new rules on excise tax take effect. The price of petrol will rise by 6.4…
Orbán: Hungary’s future at stake in ‘irreversible’ migration vote – TV2 interview
Budapest (MTI) – Commenting on the Oct. 2 referendum on European Union migrant quotas, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in an interview: “We can’t afford to make a mistake on migration, because not only would our Hungary change…
Socialists: Parliament committee still in dark over terrorists crossing Hungary in 2015
Budapest (MTI) – A Thursday session of parliament’s law enforcement committee revealed no “new substantive information” concerning press reports that perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks spent time in Budapest last year, an opposition politician said. Tamás Harangozó,…
Kúria rules government’s campaign letter to voters abroad unlawful
Budapest (MTI) – Campaign letters for the Oct. 2 referendum on European Union migrant quotas sent on behalf of the government to ethnic Hungarians abroad were unlawful, the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, ruled on Thursday and called on the government…
Economy ministry official says state pension system stable
Budapest (MTI) – The state pension system is stable and will remain so over the long term, an economy ministry official told MTI on Thursday. “The changes in recent years in the social insurance system guarantee full and predictable state…
NATO top official visits two ongoing exercises in West Hungary
Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – Hungary is committed to its NATO missions and plays an important role in international tasks, including two ongoing exercises in Hungary, Brave Warrior 2016 and Black Swan, Chairman of NATO’s military committee Petr Pavel told…
Lázár: Brussels wants to ‘legalise illegal migration’
Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – The European Commission aims to “legalise illegal migration”, the government office chief said on Thursday. Unlike Brussels, the Hungarian government wants to stop illegal migration, János Lázár said in his weekly news conference. Central European…
Heti Válasz: Orbán secretly awaits thousands of Ukrainian migrant workers
Weekly news magazine Heti Válasz writes that tens of thousands of Ukrainian migrant workers may arrive to Hungary in the near future, and the legislations making it possible have already been prepared. There is only one critical condition for this…
Budapest to become a world music meeting-point at Budapest Ritmo
According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, the Budapest Ritmo, Hungary’s latest and greatest world music festival, will serve as a meeting point for the region and the world through music and traditions. It was inspired by the success of the 2015 WOMEX, which…