“More Europe” is the right answer when facing the current challenges; and at the same time, we need to preserve the Union’s existing achievements. That is according to Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi speaking in London.

The Budapest Municipality Assembly has approved the new flag of the Hungarian capital. The change is necessary because Budapest's current flag is very similar to that of Romania, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós argued.

The Turks, who were stationed in Hungary for 150 years, could not have found a better place for developing their sophisticated bathing culture. Hungary had the treasure they needed: thermal water. Not just any water, nor in just any amount.

The decade-old American policy towards the Arab world has been based on classic Realpolitik principles; that is, the support of various autocratic regimes, which were able to deliver in three fields. An expert analysis.

Although, Hungarian remember the Ottoman Turks as savage people who occupied south and central Hungary for some 150 years, historian Tamás Katona's piece for Diplomacy & Trade brings up two positive examples.

“It is very pleasant and comfortable to be the Turkish ambassador in Hungary. When people see the Turkish flag, they wave and say ‘hello’; I salute back.” That is how Turkish Ambassador Kemal Gür began his interview with Diplomacy & Trade.

A Polish-Hungarian outdoor sculpture exhibition opened at The Hague, in and around Binnenhof that provides home for the Dutch parliament. Our picture shows Polish artist Robert Sobocinski with one of his works of art.

A recent government decision has approved plans for Hungary to divest its stake in Budapest Airport, the company which operates the city’s Ferihegy Airport. The decision has appeared in the latest issue of the Hungarian Gazette.

EU member states’ Home Affairs Ministers will return to the issue of the Schengen accession of Bulgaria and Romania by the end of September. This was the unanimous decision made at the Home Affairs Council meeting on June 9 in Luxembourg.

The Nature Directors Meeting organised by the Hungarian Presidency took place on the 7th-8th of June in Balatonfüred, Hungary. The informal setting allows Nature Directors as well as stakeholders to informally exchange views.

The legal framework for the Nabucco Pipeline has been finalized on Wednesday with the signing of the Project Support Agreements between NABUCCO Gas Pipeline International GmbH and the five transit countries.

Foreign ministers and representatives of 27 countries of the EU and 19 of Asia have gathered for the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Gödöllõ, east of Budapest, to discuss ways to cope with the non-traditional security challenges.

US-based contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit will create 670 new jobs at its plant in the northeastern Hungarian city of Tiszaújváros, creating 370 new jobs, a Hungarian Economics Ministry official has announced.

Hungary continues to thrive as a shooting destination. According to Tamás Csapó, Chief Executive of Korda Studios, this country suits international filmmakers’ purposes for two reasons – one is aesthetic and the other is financial.

New car registration in Hungary grew by 12.1% year on year in May 2011, Datahouse statistics showed on Wednesday. Some analysts suggest that the new buyers may be those well-paid who are favored by new flat-rate income tax.