Fewer people are working in Hungary now than at any time in the past two years

The jobless rate in Hungary for people between the ages of 15 and 74 stood at 4.3% in May, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Friday show. In absolute terms, there were 210,000 unemployed. The number of employed reached 4,669,000. For …

Hungary Blocks EU Negotiations on Ukraine

(MENAFN) Hungary has blocked a joint European Union declaration supporting Ukraine’s accession talks, effectively halting the launch of negotiations, according to a communiqué published Thursday on the European Council’s website. The draft statement, …

Panther in Shumen, Bulgaria May Have Migrated from Hungary, Say Experts

The temporary restrictions in Bulgaria’s Shumen Plateau Nature Park, imposed after a wild animal was reportedly spotted on June 19, are being lifted. The alert was triggered by a phone-recorded video showing what appeared to be a large feline, initially …

Budapest Pride attracts 100,000 in defiance of Hungary’s ban

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban did his best to stop the annual Pride march going ahead in Budapest yesterday, but his efforts backfired. …

Around 100,000 march for Pride despite Hungary's ban

Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government.Marchers gambled with …

Hungary prevents accession discussions with Ukraine

(MENAFN) Hungary has vetoed a proposed EU statement supporting Ukraine’s bid to start membership negotiations, effectively halting Kiev’s EU accession process. The statement, backed by 26 of the 27 EU member states, requires unanimous approval, so talks …

Orbán: Hungary will protect order, security, and freedom at all costs

Though in more and more places in the world, order and security are no longer a given but things that have to be fought for, Hungary protects itself and the lives, peace, property and freedom of its citizens, PM Viktor Orbán said at an officers’ graduation …

US cancels sanctions preventing Paks-2 project in Hungary — Szijjarto

MOSCOW, June 29. /TASS/. The United States has canceled sanctions against Russia that obstructed construction of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant in Hungary, Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said. The administration of ex- …

Budapest Pride Rally: What to know about Hungary’s huge crowd gathered in defiance of PM Orban

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Hungary’s capital on Saturday, as a banned LGBTQ+ rights rally in Budapest turned into anti-government demonstration, defying defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s legal threats …

Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in open defiance of Hungary’s ban