The dean of the African ambassadors in Hungary is that of the Republic of Angola, Lizeth Nawanga Satumbo Pena. In a recent interview with Diplomacy & Trade, she has described the amicable relations between her country and Hungary.

Fighting broke out between asylum seekers over a religious dispute at a refugee camp in Debrecen, eastern Hungary. Riot police had to be called in and they fired tear gas to calm people down and push them back into the camp.

Nowhere in Europe is it this conspicuous that only those with good relations with the government can sell tobacco products. Hungary could be subjected to a commitment procedure in the near future, portfolio.hu quotes a Hungarian blog.

The Hungarian Virtual Power Station Program has been selected as one of the best three among 153 energy efficiency programmes submitted to the jury of the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week, the Hungaian Ministry for National Economy has announced.

In an extensive interview for Diplomacy & Trade's Africa Focus, the South African Ambassador to Hungary, Johann Marx talks about the development of bilateral political, economic and cultural relations, highlighting the opportunities in bilteral cooperation.

A new Freedom House report says Hungary, driving the decline in Central and Eastern Europe, fell out of the category of 'consolidated democracies'. The demotion to 'semi-consolidated democracy' came after seven straight years of score declines.

The Hungarian government decided to suspend the the application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Dublin III), which requires an EU country to take back refugees who have travelled from it to another EU country.

Hungary’s no-work Sunday law cost more than 2,000 people their jobs in commerce by the end of April 2015, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) data suggest. Additionally, the number of overtime hours rose to five-year highs.

Atrs collector Imre Pákh, the owner of the 'Golgotha' painting the Hungarian state would like to purchase from him says he has received several 'warnings' that he may be barred from the entering Hungary if he does not concede to the state's price offer.

As of November 1 this year, only two companies will be allowed to sell tobacco products directly to Hungary’s national tobacco shops. Portfolio.hu says the new legislation practically squeezes out all other players and wholesalers from this market.

The Hungarian government has instructed Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér to prepare for the closure of the Hungarian-Serbian border by next Wednesday; this will be achieved by erecting a four-meter-high fence to keep illegal immigrants out.

A recent report suggests that the typical amount sent by migrant workers back to their home country ranges from USD 1,500 to USD 3,200 annually. In 2014, Hungarians transferred to their families back home some USD 4.5 billion.

The last private gas provider for residential consumers on the Hungarian market, Tigáz has given up its household gas provision business. Recently three other large providers did the same after accumulating heavy losses due to government decrees.

The most successful female chess player of all times, Judit Polgár, a two times Chess Olympiad winner, has unanimously been appointed by the presidium of the Hungarian Chess Federation as the manager of the country's men's national team.

The Belgian Business Club in Hungary Association (Belgabiz) was officially presented on Thursday in Budapest, aiming to provide information-gathering services for companies interested in the development of Hungarian-Belgian economic relations.