A second unit of 52 Hungarian police officers left for Slovenia on Monday morning to assist it in halting illegal migration. Slovenia asked for international contribution to illegal migration control efforts at the end of October this year.

In the future, Budapest will not participate in financing public transport for the commuter belt outside the city proper, Mayor István Tarlós said following an apparently unsuccessful marathon talk he had with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

The European Commission sees no systemic threat to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary, although, it has brought several procedures against it for infringing EU laws, said Commissioner Vera Jourová in a debate with MEPs on Wednesday.

The European edition of the American daily paper Politico has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on top of a list it compiled of 28 people (from politician to pop star) from 28 countries who are "shaping, shaking and stirring Europe."

Hungary’s parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish NAV, the tax and customs authority, as an independent body and fold it into a state secretariat operating as part of the economy ministry. The related motion was approved with 119 votes against 62.

Speaking before Hungarian Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was of the view that the European Union had been attacked, and Hungary was also in danger and that terrorists are deliberately exploiting mass migration to blend in among migrants.

The Hungarian government is of the view that EU’s enlargement policy is one of the most successful community instruments, with which a predictable development path can be determined, and stability, economic growth and competitiveness can be enhanced.

Projects financed from European Union funds in Hungary are “routinely overpriced”, according to the report “Corruption risks of EU resources in Hungary” by Transparency International Hungary, that monitors and publishes corporate and political corruption.

Hungarian Chief of Defence general Dr. Tibor Benkõ presented the “For the Alliance” medal to outgoing Chairman of the EU Military Committee Gen. Patrick de Rousiers, in recognition of his work done in the interest of the Hungarian Defence Forces.

Spectacle sports in Hungary have been given HUF 200 billion state tax support with a lack of transparency. That has been revealed by Transparency International in its latest report "Corruption risks in the Hungarian sports financing," presented in Budapest.

New road links are to open in the coming years between Hungary and Austria and railway developments are underway.

The Welcome Dayton program promotes immigrant integration into the greater Dayton region by encouraging business and economic development; providing access to education, government, health and social services; ensuring equity in the justice system; and promoting an appreciation of the arts and culture.

The national red-white-green flag of Hungary was hoisted in front of the Parliament building in downtown Budapest this Friday as part of a state commemoration marking the anniversary of the anti-Stalinist uprising that began on October 23, 1956.

The former Vice Chancellor of Austria Erhard Busek blames both Austria and Hungary for losing interest in each other and sees no signs of consolidation.

Hungary's first post-Communist president, Árpád Göncz passed away in Budapest this Tuesday at the age of 93. He held the presidency, a largely ceremonial post, for two terms (1990-2000) as Hungary moved to a market economy and paved the way into NATO and the EU.