In the First District of the State of Maryland, incumbent Andy Harris has been re-elected to the United States House of Representatives. He is the only member of Hungarian origin the U.S. Congress, part of the Republican majority.

Just over a week before the U.S. presidential elections, Tamás Magyarics, a Hungarian expert of international relations analyzes the prospects for Diplomacy & Trade online, highlighting some aspects that could be decisive as far as the outcome is concerned.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the main speaker of the rally organized on the national holida yof October 23 to show support for his government. At the same time, his predecessor, Gordon Bajnai spoke to a crowd that would like to see Orbán ousted.

On Monday, Hungary's Constitutional Court threw out provisions of a law, which fixed the retirement age of judges to the general retirement age. The relevant parts of the law were annulled with retroactive effect to Jan. 1 this year.

A Hungarian Foreign Ministry official says Romania and Hungary should start discussing - as soon as possible - the situation on recent measures by the Bucharest government which hurt the interests of the ethnic Hungarian minority.

János Áder was inaugurated this Thursday in front of the Sándor Palace, the office of the President, in the Buda Castle with the participation of dignitaries. The new President, who turned 53 on Wednesday, vowed to serve his country and the nation.

The Hungarian Minister of National Resources, Miklós Réthelyi resigned from his post this week and the State Seretary for Social Inclusion in another ministry, Zoltán Balog was nominated as the new minister by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Albanian Premier Sali Berisha began an official visit to Budapest on Monday at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán. The Hungarian Prime Minister stated that Hungary supported Albania's accession to the European Union.

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso indirectly stated to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on March 16 that Orbán lacks understanding of what democracy is. Papers in Western Europe quote from Orbán’s anti-EU speech.

Hungary‘s new constitution, which took effect on January 1, omits "republic" from Hungary's official name, and includes several controversial paragraphs objected to by Amnesty International, as well as American and EU officials.

Former Hungarian premier Ferenc Gyurcsány - and several Members of Parliament who chained themselves outside parliament in an anti-government protest - were detained Friday among 26 demonstrators, police announced.

Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks on closer cooperation with Libya and Hungary's involvement in post-war reconstruction in the Libyan Tripoli in mid-December. Hungary would like to actively join in the reconstruction of Libya.

Lao and Hungarian government officials discussed cooperation in development projects between the two countries. Laos and Hungary have agreed to boost cooperation in trade, agriculture, education, health, tourism, energy and transport.

In a piece for the 'European Voice', Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi voiced his opinion that governments must force the markets to change their perceptions of the eurozone and bear more common responsibility.

In a recent speech in Berlin, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called for deeper solidariity and much closer economic integration in the EU, including greater supervisory powers for the European Commission over national budgets.