232 result(s) for energy economic development
Foreign Minister: Ties With Serbia Best Among Neighbouring Countries
- 18 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has the best diplomatic and economic relations with Serbia out of all its neighbouring countries. Serbia is also Hungary’s top economic partner in the western Balkans, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said after a meeting of the Hungarian-Serbian mixed economic committee in Subotica (Szabadka).
Hungary To Enter Long Term Gas Delivery Agreement With Russia From 2021
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
After its current agreement on delivery of natural gas runs out, Hungary will enter into a long-term agreement with Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom starting from 2021, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI on Wednesday in Moscow. As part of the agreement, Gazprom is storing 900 million cubic meters of natural gas in Hungary’s storage facilities, Szijjártó said.
Hungarian Deputy House Speaker Calls For Diversification Of Gas Imports
- 8 Sep 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
It is a handicap for central and eastern Europe if natural gas is transported merely in the east-west direction and there is no infrastructure for north-south deliveries, deputy house speaker János Latorcai told an economic forum in Krynica in southern Poland on Tuesday.
Meeting Of Eastern Partnership Countries Held In Budapest
- 1 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Expanding the European Union’s list of Eastern partner countries is of strategic importance to the Visegrad Group, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of V4 leaders, European Commission and Estonian officials and politicians from the Eastern Partnership countries in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó urged the adoption of a resolution aiming for the ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Szijjártó: Paks Upgrade Hungary’s ‘Largest Ever’ Development Project
- 2 Jun 2017 8:50 AM
- business
The upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is not solely an energy issue but also Hungary’s “largest ever development project”, the foreign minister said at a green forum in St Petersburg. Péter Szijjártó welcomed the project’s entering into “an active phase” after having received approval by Brussels. The next step for Hungary is to prepare the site for two new blocks, which will take a year and a ...
Orbán: Shaming Hungary ‘Foolish’
- 18 May 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said shaming Hungary was “foolish”, noting that the country currently has the highest or second highest growth rate in the European Union. Speaking at a general assembly meeting of Mercedes parent company Daimler in Budapest, Orbán said Hungary had the fastest-declining unemployment rate in the EU and that it complied with all European financial regulations.
XpatLoop Interview: Michele Colangelo, General Manager, Meth E&C International Kft
- 24 Jan 2017 11:00 AM
My name’s Michele, I was born in Napoli 31 years ago and moved in Budapest in 2012. With a degree in Economics and Business Administration and after some years spent in corporate, I decided to try “the leap”, leaving the 9to5 job and dedicating my time and energies to personal activities and goals.
Cooperation Pact Signed To Expand Hungary-Slovakia Ties
- 11 Dec 2016 6:41 AM
- current affairs
Hungary-Slovakia trade relations have been developing apace, according to trade diplomats, and to give them a further boost the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) signed a cooperation agreement with the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) on Thursday.
Foreign Minister: Ties With Serbia Best Among Neighbouring Countries
- 18 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has the best diplomatic and economic relations with Serbia out of all its neighbouring countries. Serbia is also Hungary’s top economic partner in the western Balkans, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said after a meeting of the Hungarian-Serbian mixed economic committee in Subotica (Szabadka).
Hungary To Enter Long Term Gas Delivery Agreement With Russia From 2021
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
After its current agreement on delivery of natural gas runs out, Hungary will enter into a long-term agreement with Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom starting from 2021, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI on Wednesday in Moscow. As part of the agreement, Gazprom is storing 900 million cubic meters of natural gas in Hungary’s storage facilities, Szijjártó said.
Hungarian Deputy House Speaker Calls For Diversification Of Gas Imports
- 8 Sep 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
It is a handicap for central and eastern Europe if natural gas is transported merely in the east-west direction and there is no infrastructure for north-south deliveries, deputy house speaker János Latorcai told an economic forum in Krynica in southern Poland on Tuesday.
Meeting Of Eastern Partnership Countries Held In Budapest
- 1 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Expanding the European Union’s list of Eastern partner countries is of strategic importance to the Visegrad Group, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of V4 leaders, European Commission and Estonian officials and politicians from the Eastern Partnership countries in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó urged the adoption of a resolution aiming for the ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Szijjártó: Paks Upgrade Hungary’s ‘Largest Ever’ Development Project
- 2 Jun 2017 8:50 AM
- business
The upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is not solely an energy issue but also Hungary’s “largest ever development project”, the foreign minister said at a green forum in St Petersburg. Péter Szijjártó welcomed the project’s entering into “an active phase” after having received approval by Brussels. The next step for Hungary is to prepare the site for two new blocks, which will take a year and a ...
Orbán: Shaming Hungary ‘Foolish’
- 18 May 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said shaming Hungary was “foolish”, noting that the country currently has the highest or second highest growth rate in the European Union. Speaking at a general assembly meeting of Mercedes parent company Daimler in Budapest, Orbán said Hungary had the fastest-declining unemployment rate in the EU and that it complied with all European financial regulations.
XpatLoop Interview: Michele Colangelo, General Manager, Meth E&C International Kft
- 24 Jan 2017 11:00 AM
My name’s Michele, I was born in Napoli 31 years ago and moved in Budapest in 2012. With a degree in Economics and Business Administration and after some years spent in corporate, I decided to try “the leap”, leaving the 9to5 job and dedicating my time and energies to personal activities and goals.
Cooperation Pact Signed To Expand Hungary-Slovakia Ties
- 11 Dec 2016 6:41 AM
- current affairs
Hungary-Slovakia trade relations have been developing apace, according to trade diplomats, and to give them a further boost the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) signed a cooperation agreement with the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) on Thursday.















