US threatens 500% tariffs on exports from Russian oil buyers, including Hungary, if Putin rejects peace talks

Hungary stands at a critical crossroads as the United States considers imposing punitive tariffs of up to 500% on countries that continue to import Russian oil, gas, or uranium. This move, part of a broader US strategy to pressure Russia over the Ukraine …

Hungary unveils “largest tax cut in Europe” with record support for families and pensioners

Hungary will not give up on any of its goals, Márton Nagy, the national economy minister, said in a post on social media on Friday, adding that everything that the prime minister announced in his speech assessing the past year in February will be …

Top Hungary news: New mall, P+R in Budapest+tips, weather warning, Putin, femicide — 3 May, 2025

Severe weather warning issued: Hungary braces for dangerous storms, high winds, and hail this weekend

Hungary is experiencing an early taste of summer, with temperatures in many areas reaching close to 30°C as May begins. The sunny, warm weather has brought daytime highs more typical of June, and meteorologists report that the start of May has seen plenty …

Zelensky: Only Hungary opposes opening of three negotiation clusters with EU

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the opening of three clusters in negotiations with the European Union would be supported by all EU members except one country - Hungary. The head of state said this during a conversation with journalists, an Ukrinform …

Fidesz warns of blackouts and job losses as ‘EPP–Tisza pact’ targets Hungary’s nuclear lifeline

The “pact” between Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s Party, and Péter Magyar, the leader of Hungary’s opposition Tisza Party, has been set in motion, an MEP of ruling Fidesz said on Wednesday, in response to a vote by the EPP, insisting …

Contracts signed for 1000MW CCGT plant in Hungary

A consortium of Ansaldo Energia and Turkish conglomerate Calik Holding has signed an EPC contract for the Tiszaújváros combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Hungary. The partners won the public tender for the construction and long-term …

Former PM Gyurcsány’s wife Dobrev: Hungary’s place is in the EU

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/dobrevklara Hungary’s place is in the European Union, opposition Democratic Coalition MEP Klára Dobrev, said on Thursday, declaring: “Hungary is our country and Europe is our home”. Noting Hungary’s 21 years of …

Top Hungary news: huge protest in Budapest, outdoor baths opened, new profit margin caps, guest workers – 2 May, 2025

Photo: FB/BKK We’ve rounded up the top Hungary news from today: huge protest in Budapest, outdoor baths opened, new profit maximums in property sector, demand for guest workers falling. Featured Hungary news Huge protest in Budapest, demonstrators …

Good news from Hungary’s tourism sector

Photo: depositphotos.com Tourism accommodations hosted 664,000 visitors over the school holiday on April 17-27, 36pc more than during spring break a year earlier, Visit Hungary said on Wednesday. Domestic travellers accounted for 338,000 of those guests, …