Hungarian opposition: 2023 ‘year of Orbán’s austerity’

Olga Kálmán also slammed next year's "drastic" rise in motorway vignette prices and the "weakening" of state public transport, pointing out that the government had shut down 17 railway lines earlier this year.
#DemocraticCoalition
Govt launching support for intl exchange programmes in higher education

At least one Hungarian university should be among the top 100 universities by 2030 and at least three should be among the top 100 European higher education institutions, Balázs Hankó said.
#highereducation
PM’s political director makes case for connectivity in new book

Addressing the role of Russia, Balázs Orbán said the country should not be isolated, and he argued for "pragmatic cooperation", especially in the area of energy.
#Russia #energy #Hungarianeconomy
Hungarian FM blasts ‘silence’ on Trump’s disqualification from Colorado ballot

"And what do we have now? Silence. But not because of Advent," Péter Szijjártó added.
#DonaldTrump #HungarianFM
Hungary backs extension of EU measure expediting renewables projects

Extending joint EU gas procurement beyond the end of the year paves the way for "more influence" by the European Commission, Attila Steiner added.
#EU #EuropeanCommission #energy
Chief prosecutor initiates suspending two lawmakers’ immunity

The case concerns an ongoing criminal investigation under which NAV's officers conducted a search on suspected large-scale budgetary fraud at the charity's Budapest premises in the 8th district in February 2022....
#NAV
Hungarian state parts with stakes in telco Yettel

The government will continue to play a role in the telecommunications sector through its cooperation agreements with Magyar Telekom and Vodafone as well as Corvinus's 29.5 percent stake in Vodafone Hungary, the ministry said.
#investment #Yettel #Hungariangovernment
Hungarian FM: Bulgaria repealing law hostile to Hungary’s energy security

"In the past, Bulgaria had been a reliable transit partner, and we sincerely hope that by revoking this hostile law we can return to cooperation based on mutual respect that always characterised our relations in the past," Péter Szijjártó said.
#Bulgaria #gas #energy
What happened today in Hungary? – 19 December, 2023

Top news from Hungary today: labour market informations, tragic accident in Szeklerland and Budapest, Christmas tree bridge, Türkish-Hungarian relations and many more.....
Hungary cbank cuts base rate by 75 bp

International investors' appetite for risk has improved since the last monthly policy meeting, while an agreement on the release of some of Hungary's EU funding has improved the country's risk assessment and its external financing capacity, Barnabás Virág said.
#Hungarianeconomy #bank #inflation #NBH





