BERLIN, Germany | Xinhua | Goals from Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan helped Germany advance into last 16 after securing the second straight win 2-0 over Hungary while Albania left it late to snatch a 2-2 stalemate with Croatia in the second round of the Euro 2024 group stage on …
Read More »Hungary’s Orban receives exemption from EU oil embargo on Russia
Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | The European Commission’s proposal to ban the use of oil from Russia in Hungary was rejected, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said early on Tuesday. The Commission’s proposal was “tantamount to dropping a nuclear bomb on Hungary’s economy, but we successfully avoided it,” Orban said in …
Read More »EU leaders meet as Hungary sticks to its guns on Russian oil ban
Hungary which imports 65 percent of its oil from Russia through the Druzhba pipeline, has asked for an exception from the ban Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) leaders gathered in Brussels on Monday for a special meeting that is likely to be overshadowed by disagreement on phasing out …
Read More »Hungary’s 1st female president takes office
Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | Katalin Novak, the first female president of Hungary, took office on Tuesday. Her predecessor, former head of state Janos Ader, greeted the new president at the entrance to the Sandor Palace, the residence of the Hungarian president. Ader and Novak marched together on the red carpet up …
Read More »Hungary says paying in rubles for Russian gas not violation of sanctions
Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | Payment in rubles for Russian gas is not a violation of European Union sanctions, Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said on Saturday. “The EU so far has no common procurement of gas and oil for European countries. So as we speak, we still go by …
Read More »Virus-hit Hungary care home on frontline in Orban powerplay
Budapest, Hungary | AFP | A Budapest care home ravaged by the novel coronavirus has become a frontline in an escalating battle between Prime Minister Viktor Orban, emboldened by new emergency powers, and Hungary’s beleaguered opposition. Orban and the Budapest municipality, run by a liberal mayor, blame each other for a …
Read More »Statue of actor Bud Spencer unveiled in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary | AFP | A year after his death, a massive bronze statue of Spaghetti Western actor Bud Spencer, born Carlo Pedersoli in 1929, was unveiled in Budapest Saturday before a crowd of adoring fans. The burly and bearded actor, who died in June 2016, earned cult status in …
Read More »Hungary to open embassy in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | MOFA | Uganda has formally accepted a request from Hungary to open a Diplomatic Mission at the level of Charge D’Affaires in Kampala in the near future. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa confirmed the new relationship with Hungary when he received the visiting Deputy Minister for …
Read More »Rhino kills conservationist in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | A conservationist who was training rangers to track and protect black rhinos in Rwanda has been killed by one of the animals, the organisation he worked for has said in a statement. Information about the exact circumstances of Hungarian Krisztian Gyongyi’s death on Wednesday morning …
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