Hungary

This week, Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the EU. On Friday, the country declared its refusal to pay a punishment of millions of euros levied by the EU’s highest court for breaking refugee regulations. Hungary...

An EU summit on Friday was dominated by a bitter dispute over proposed reforms to Europe’s immigration laws, though proponents of the reform insisted that resistance from Poland and Hungary would not stop the reform. The...

The US increased the terms of its visa waiver program for Hungarian nationals on Tuesday, blaming Budapest for failing to “address the security vulnerabilities” resulting from passports issued since 2011. Washington has often criticized Hungary’s fast-track...

On Thursday, Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, stated that only Budapest and Ankara remain to approve Finland and Sweden’s applications for membership in NATO. “Hungary is in favor of Sweden and Finland joining NATO,...

The Hungarian government has agreed to increase the number of scholarships available to Bangladeshi students seeking higher education in Hungary in the coming year. This was revealed at a bilateral discussion between Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr....

At Hungary’s Sziget Festival, the Danube river is providing revelers with some welcome respite from the searing temperatures that have hit much of Europe. Nearly 500,000 people are expected to attend the seven-day music and arts...

Audi has launched serial production of electric engines at its Hungarian plant, the luxury carmaker said in a statement on Tuesday. Audi’s Hungarian unit said the engines will be made for its all-electric e-tron models. Initial...

Hungary will quit the United Nations migration pact before its final approval, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday, adding that the accord posed a “threat to the world”. “This document is entirely against Hungary’s security...

IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched a campaign to raise awareness and to prevent victimization through human trafficking in Hungary where thousands of people are trafficked for sexual and labour exploitation each year. Between 5,000...

Individuals or groups who help migrants not entitled to protection to submit requests for asylum or who help illegal migrants to gain status to stay in Hungary will be liable to jail under a new bill...