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Hungary Bans Entry To Ukrainian Commander After Attacks On Druzhba Oil Pipeline
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) He made the statement on X , according to Ukrinform. "In response to the latest Ukrainian strike against the Druzhba oil pipeline, the Hungarian government has decided to ban the commander of the military unit responsible from...

Hungary slams Ukraine’s attempts to drag it into war with Russia — top diplomat
BUDAPEST, August 28. /TASS/. Hungary demands that Ukraine stop its provocations and attempts to pull it into a military conflict with Russia Budapest has nothing to do with, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said in...

Fourth generation of Bulgarian children in Hungary fill the classrooms of the Sunday school
On the last day of August, the spacious three-story building of the Bulgarian Cultural Center at 62 Vágóhíd Street in Budapest will open its doors to students from the Bulgarian School for Native Language. Classes in Hungary begin on August 31 and...
UAE's Edge unit Condor in deal to set up non-lethal solutions hub in Hungary
Condor, a Brazilian leader in non-lethal technologies and part of the UAE’s EDGE Group, has signed a MoU with 4iG Space and Defence Technologies (S&D), a major telecommunications, IT and defence-industrial group in Hungary and the Western Balkans,...

UEFA announce major change to the Champions League final - starting with this season's showpiece in Budapest
By YASEEN ZAMAN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 18:32 EDT, 28 August 2025 | Updated: 18:32 EDT, 28 August 2025 UEFA has unveiled a sweeping change to the Champions League final's kick-off time, beginning with the 2026 final at Budapest's Puskas Arena....

Less Deaths But Hungary's Population Still Decreases
According to preliminary data, 6,696 children were born and 8,782 people died in July 2025 in Hungary, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. The number of births lessened by 2.0%, that of deaths by 18% and that of marriages by 11%...

European mayors, barred from visiting jailed İstanbul mayor, say he is ‘not alone’
A delegation of European mayors who traveled to İstanbul on Thursday to show solidarity with jailed Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested on corruption charges in March, was barred from visiting him at Marmara Prison but declared that “he is not...

Hungary rejects reports of conceding to US Pressure on Ukraine’s EU membership
Budapest: Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has refuted reports of agreeing on Ukraine’s EU membership after US pressure Hungary will not support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said , rejecting...

Sybiha: Hungary's Flirtation With Aggressor Has Gone So Far That It Violates Rights Of Its Own National Minorities
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said this in a post on X , according to Ukrinform. "Official Budapest, in its flirtation with the aggressor, has gone so far as to threaten and violate the rights of members of the...

A patron saint for political journalism?
Looking for a patron saint of political journalism was the farthest thing from my mind while teaching at a recent week-long Catholic journalism seminar in Toronto. The Canadian Catholic News course gathered aspiring Catholic journalists from...

Hungary bans Ukraine commander in row over oil supply disruption
Agence France-Presse . Budapest 29 August, 2025, 00:24 Hungary and Ukraine traded insults Thursday in an escalating row over repeated oil supply disruptions, with Budapest banning a Ukrainian military commander for carrying out ‘extremely severe...

Hungary sanctions Ukrainian drone commander for bombing oil pipeline in Russia
Published on 28/08/2025 - 13:58 GMT+2 •Updated 15:39 Hungary has imposed a travel ban on the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces after three consecutive attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline on Russian territory. The attacks halted oil...

Hungary challenges EU over frozen Russian assets directed to Ukraine
Hungary has launched a legal battle against the European Union, filing a lawsuit to annul the bloc’s decision to channel interest generated from frozen Russian assets into military aid for Ukraine. The case highlights a deepening rift between...

Champions League Final 2026: UEFA Announces Earlier Kick-Off Time for Budapest Showpiece
In a significant move aimed at enhancing the fan experience, UEFA has confirmed that the 2026 Champions League final, scheduled to take place at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, May 30, 2026, will kick off at 6:00 PM local time...

Hungarian connections continue thanks to SDSU professor
A new collaboration between South Dakota State University and a Hungarian college is branching into livestock genetics. SDSU and the University of Debrecen entered an agreement last spring on precision agriculture courses. Now an SDSU faculty...
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Hungary sues EU for funding Ukraine military from frozen Russia assets, seeks its right to veto such aid
Hungary has sued the EU over its decision to use interest from frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s military through the European Peace Facility, demanding its right to veto such aid. Hungary has taken the European Union to court over the...

Scandal at SAP Hungary: Entire leadership dismissed
A major scandal has shaken the Hungarian subsidiary of SAP (SAP Hungary), one of the world’s largest software companies. The German-based multinational has dismissed the entire Hungarian top management, including CEO Szabolcs Pintér, who had been...

Hungarian Ambassador receives protest note in response to Hungary's discrimination of Hungarian minority in Ukraine – Sybiha
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced that he had handed over a note of protest to Hungarian Ambassador Antal Heizer in response to Hungary's discrimination against the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. "The Hungarian ambassador was...

Revitalisation of Budapest’s Ferencváros: 19th-century tenement reborn with green features
Ferencváros has reached a new milestone in its urban renewal program: the apartment building at 8 Márton Street is undergoing a full renovation, resulting in 39 modern social housing units, while preserving the historical character of the...

Hungary’s Moral Stance Lauded as Kneecap Scraps US Tour Amid Terrorism Trial
Irish rap group Kneecap has cancelled its upcoming US tour, including a New York rooftop show, after one of its members was charged in the United Kingdom with supporting terrorism. The Belfast-based group announced it would cancel 15 scheduled...