The European Commission has approved a HUF 350 billion (approximately EUR 1 billion) scheme to support the Hungarian economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The support measures available under the scheme will be financed by the EU structural funds. According to Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, “this EUR 1 […]

Another 14 people died of the Covid-19 disease in Hungary in the past 24 hours, raising the number of deceased in the current pandemic to 156 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 1,763. There are 12,401 people in compulsory home quarantine and 207 recovered. The official […]

14 more people died of the Covid-19 disease in Hungary, raising the number of deceased in the current pandemic to 99 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 1,410. There are 15,333 people in compulsory home quarantine and 118 recovered. The official number of samples tested in […]

As the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the new coronavirus infection in Hungary announced at its daily press conference that eight more people died of this disease, raising the number of deceased to 66 in this country. The confirmed number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 980. There are 16,006 […]

Another 11 people (most of them elderly) passed away in Hungary as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, bringing the number of fatalities related to this disease to 58 in Hungary with the number of people recovering from the virus infection increasing to 94. As of this Wednesday, 895 people are registered to have been […]

A statement by the President of the Republic of Hungary, János Áder says that "ever since the first free elections in 1990, all constitutional conditions are given to us to decide for ourselves the issues that determine our present and future. In the fall of 2019, we have the opportunity to decide on our local […]

Marriages can be of different nature. Some are between equals, others between partners where one is more equal than the other’. U.S.-Hungarian relations clearly fall into the latter category; given the size, the capabilities and the opportunities of the two countries, it is a euphemism used only in polite circles that they are equal partners […]

Hungary’s dependence on Russian natural gas imports is a concern for the Trump administration, which seeks to help the eastern European country in diversifying its natural gas supply sources, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David B. Cornstein tells Diplomacy&Trade in an interview. Hungary’s reliance on Russia for energy supply has repeatedly been highlighted as an issue […]

As of September 21, 98% of all tariffs between Hungary and Canada are eliminated as the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – known as CETA – comes into effect through provisional application.

Hungary ranks above the average in work-life balance and education and skills in OECD's Better Life Index but below average in social connections, civic engagement, environmental quality, income and wealth, housing and many other issues.

A concept regarding an Austrian-Hungarian cross-border railway network and road infrastructure development has been presented in Parndorf in Burgenland, the Austrian province bordering on Hungary. Six new road transport routes will also be built.

The Hungarian production 'Mindenki' (literal translation: 'Everyone') has won the Academy Award in the Best Short Film Live Action category. The recognition comes after last year's success of the 'Son of Saul' in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

In its WittyLeaks series, Diplomacy and Trade regularly publishes the personal accounts of ambassadors accredited in the Hungarian capital. This time, it is the turn of the Chilean ambassador to tell about her observations in Hungary.

There are appreciable changes in Hungarian-US ties and this is thanks to a sharing of interests in several areas, according to Zsolt Németh, head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee before which US Ambassador Colleen Bell appeared this Thursday.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) celebrates the 120th anniversary of its establishment on December 19th this year. On this occasion, a gala evening took place in the Hungarian Opera House with the participation of IOC President Thomas Bach.