Hungary
Hungary keeps Ukraine EU accession talks blocked over minority rights
Budapest will continue to block the opening of further chapters in Ukraine’s EU accession talks until Kyiv implements an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia.
Hungary plans tougher environmental rules for EV battery makers
Hungary is establishing a powerful new environmental authority from January 1, 2027, tasked with tighter oversight of the country’s expanding electric vehicle battery industry.
Hungary opens criminal probe into Eximbank deals, including €1bn North Macedonia loan
Hungarian police launched a formal criminal investigation into suspected abuse of office and mismanagement at state-owned Eximbank.
IntelliNews Lambda: EU gas storage is emptier than in the 2022 crisis, gas prices doubles
Europe will miss its 90% full target for gas storage by November and is now on course to hit only 68%. Gas prices have already doubled but another 2022 gas crisis is unlikely, according to IntelliNews Lambda's model.
11 EU members push to curb foreign policy vetoes as bloc weighs wider reform
Reform discussion ongoing amid questions over whether the EU's institutions are equipped for another round of enlargement.
Norwegian investor targets majority stake in Hungarian fintech Dorsum
Dorsum is one of Hungary's best-known homegrown fintechs and a market leader in securities and wealth-management software.
Central Europe seeks bigger role in shaping EU policy
PMs of Croatia, Czechia and Slovenia say CEE countries should use their growing economic and political weight to shape the EU's future.
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Chief of Hungary’s new asset-recovery office faces questions over credentials and selection process
Hungary's parliament elected political scientist Anna Unger to head the newly established National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, but the appointment has sparked debate among Tisza Party supporters.
Europe is heading into winter waiting for Qatari gas that is not coming back
Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end in time. It has not, and the bill for that bet falls due in November.
Hungary’s 4iG targets wind, SMR investments in CEE, Balkans
4iG is moving into energy, targeting a diversified portfolio of wind, storage and small modular nuclear reactor investments across Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.
The EU's trade with Russia has inverted
For the first time in the modern history of the relationship, the European Union sells Russia more goods than it buys from it. The EU used to be Russia’s biggest trade partners but little is left from the pre-war boom except fish and fertilizers.
Hungarian construction giant files for bankruptcy protection after state pulls out of €870mn office deal
Peter Magyar's new government is reviewing state contracts and spending commitments made under the previous cabinet.
Hungarian households' finances squeezed despite real wage growth
Hungarian households remain financially constrained despite a strong recovery in real wages, with nearly three in ten reporting having no money left at the end of the month.
Hungarian government unveils amendments to 2026 budget
Higher-than-expected deficit could increase the risk of Hungary being moved to the next stage of the EU excessive deficit procedure.
Rosatom is building 28 reactors abroad and negotiating 50 more
Rosatom is building 28 nuclear power units in nine countries and has signed agreements for 17 more, its chief executive told President Vladimir Putin.
IntelliNews Lambda: EU gas storage to reach only 77% by November 1, but a crisis depends on the weather
EU gas storage will be about 77% full when the heating season opens on November 1, 12 points below the fifteen-year norm and short of the 90% target. What happens after that will dependend heavily on the weather.
Europe faces a season of deluges as the Mediterranean hits 33°C
The Mediterranean has spent the summer soaking up heat. That heat comes back out as rain.
Public media dossier sheds light on how Fidesz maintained political control over Hungary’s state news agency
Journalists and editors document more than a decade of political interference at Hungarian news agency MTI by former Fidesz government.
Europe's second inflation shock is arriving in two waves, energy now and food next year
Central bankers do not usually forecast the weather. The European Central Bank's chief economist has just put one into his.
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4iG shares in freefall after Hungarian government launches sweeping review of state ties
Peter Magyar's government is reviewing 4iG’s ownership, financing and contractual ties with the state, putting the telecoms and defence group’s rapid expansion under the previous Orbán governments under scrutiny.