Anita Komuves

Foreign hackers broke into the IT systems of a Hungarian government agency responsible for defence procurement but no sensitive data about Hungary's military have been compromised, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday.

The European Union needs to reconsider sanctions against Russia as they are keeping energy prices elevated, hindering the bloc's economic competitiveness, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

The European Union's goal of boosting competitiveness to catch up with rivals the United States and China has gained fresh urgency after Donald Trump's election win, Mario Draghi said on Friday, as doubts increase that the bloc is up to the task.

Europe will need to rethink its support of Ukraine if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday, as the continent "will not be able to bear the burdens of the war alone".

Hungary's government is considering a plan to impose a moratorium on new Airbnb licences in Budapest and to raise taxes on short-term apartment rentals in the capital city, the economy minister said on Monday.

Hungary's economic growth will accelerate substantially in the first half of next year due to an expected housing boom backed by government measures, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio on Friday.

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto summoned the German ambassador on Thursday to complain about a speech in which she urged Hungarian public figures to speak out against actions she said were eroding the trust of Budapest's NATO and EU allies.

Hungary's foreign minister said on Saturday the European Commission's decision not to mediate in a dispute over a blockage of oil supplies from Russia via Ukraine into his country suggested that Brussels was behind the stoppage.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday to consider a ceasefire to accelerate an end to the war with Russia, but Kyiv said it saw its own approach as the path to peace.

Jun 22, 2024 ... Prime Minister Viktor Orban promotes a Christian-conservative agenda and in 2021 banned the "promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s ...