Section: Hungary
Hungarian ice hockey fans take Krakow by storm
Every tournament seems to have them – one nation’s fans who are the envy of every team in the tournament. In ice hockey it’s the Latvians who have long been known for their raucous support of their national team, their drum-banging and singing at the stadium, and their friendly banter over a cold beverage post-match. But here in...
Hungary ‘behind Ukraine’ in Russia conflict
Like all the European Union, Hungary condemns Russia’s territorial aggression against Ukraine day by day, Zsolt Németh, the Fidesz head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, has said on a two-day visit to Kiev with Socialist MP Attila Mesterházy. The two expressed Hungary’s solidarity with Ukraine and commitment to its...
Andras Simonyi: Washington views Viktor Orbán as “the troublemaker in the family”
Benjamin NovakAndras Simonyi: Washington views Viktor Orbán as “the troublemaker in the family” In the second of a four-part interview with Andras Simonyi, the former Hungarian ambassador to NATO and the United States tells the Budapest Beacon that Washington views Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as “the troublemaker in the family” and that siding...
Andras Simonyi: Washington views Viktor Orbán as “the troublemaker of the family”
Benjamin NovakAndras Simonyi: Washington views Viktor Orbán as “the troublemaker of the family” In the second of a four part interview with Andras Simonyi, the former Hungarian ambassador to NATO and the United States tells the Budapest Beacon that Washington views Viktor Orbán as “the troublemaker of the family” and that siding with Russia in...
Report: Hungary and Greece sign up to Russian gas pipeline
Hungary and Greece have endorsed plans to build a new Russian gas pipeline in the latest blow to EU unity over the Ukraine crisis, wrote EUobserver. …read more Source: Budapest Business...
The war next door
Mihajlo Junger, Ukraine’s Chargé d’affaires in HungaryPhoto: AntonBendarjevskiy It is just over a year since Russian-leaning Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych fled the country after lengthy and bloody protests in Kiev because he reneged on signing a political and trade deal with the EU. Russia annexed Crimea in March last year and...
Will he or won’t he?
Civil groups and opposition political parties alike have condemned the decision to keep secret for 30 years the details of Hungary’s deal with Russia to expand the nuclear power plant at Paks. They have appealed to President János Áder not to sign the bill and to have it reviewed by the Constitutional Court. The legislation was passed by...
European solution please!
Should, thanks to the friendly neighborhood United States, the situation in Ukraine escalate again, Hungary can of course be fully confident that the Americans will unwaveringly offer their financial assistance to solve the expected refugee problem, to compensate Hungary for the unavoidable trading losses and, if it comes to energy supply issues,...
Masterplast’s earnings fall on Ukraine write-off
Hungarian building materials maker Masterplast’s net income decreased by 34%, down to €786,000, last year, an earnings report published late yesterday reveals. …read more Source: Budapest Business...
Kiev’s failure to pay gas bill could cost EU its supply
Ukraine has two days to pay the bills before Russia cuts off its gas supplies. This of course “creates serious risks for the transit to Europe”, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said, according to Russian news portal rt.com. The statement came after Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz accused Gazprom of failing to deliver gas that Kiev had paid for...
