According to the European Commission (the quasi government of the EU), the European Union has approved that the parsley root grown in and around the southeastern Hungarian town of Makó can also be granted protected geographical indication.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries have released a statement after their meeting in Warsaw, Poland, pledging their support for the Western Balkan countries’ efforts to join the European Union.

Addressing the forum 'It's about Europe, it's about you' i Budapest , European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malström said the free trade agreements enable Europe to shape economic globalisation rather than passively suffering from it.

The most important lesson to be learned from the referendum is that Brussels needs to listen to the voice of the people, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said. Opposition parties warn that the Orbán government's anti-EU stance may lead the country out of the EU.

Since the Curia (Supreme Court) has recently endorsed the Hungarian government’s referendum initiative on the EU resettlement quotas, governing MPs (and those of a right-wing party) have decided to hold a referendum on the issue.

The Visegrád Group countries will draft a joint proposal for the European Commission against fraud in the digital economy, Hungarian Economy Minister Mihály Varga said after a meeting of European Union finance ministers in Amsterdam on Friday.

Speaking at at the meeting of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) held in Lisbon on Friday, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has proposed a ten-point action plan for protecting the external borders of the European Union and free movement within the EU.

British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a visit to Budapest this Thursday. He is said to be looking for allies among the Visegrad Four countries in his conflicts with the European Union over issues such as migration or the free flow of workforce within the EU.

The European Commission has addressed a letter of formal notice to Hungary, opening an infringement procedure concerning the recently adopted Hungarian asylum legislation as it claims Hungarian legislation in some instances to be incompatible with EU law .

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."

An investigation of Hungary’s central tobacco distributing company by the European Commission takes more time than it was originally expected, but it is not by chance the EU executive is taking its time to look into the matter, portfolio.hu quotes a local paper.

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.

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.

The European Commission has appointed Gábor Zupkó to the position of Head of Representation of the Commission in Hungary as of December 1. Zupkó, a Hungarian national, is currently Director "Resources" in DG Communication.

Until 2020, the EU made available HUF 70bn for cooperation and support projects within the Danube region. On August 20, 2015 the European Commission adopted the Danube Transnational Program elaborated jointly by the 14 countries of the Danube basin.