Hungarian Conservative

The government decided to extend price caps to shield people from the negative impact of the war in Ukraine and of the sanctions imposed on Russia, the minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Saturday.

Germany’s finance minister is lobbying to save the internal combustion engine through EU legislation that would allow the use of synthetic fuels even under the new European efficiency standards.

Brussels has revealed its latest plan to curb energy prices in Europe. An expert of Századvég Institute has taken a closer look at the document.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the world is closer than ever to the end of the long-running COVID-19 pandemic.

The watchdog team proposed a plan to create a security protection zone around the biggest nuclear plant of Europe. They said that both Russia and Ukraine seem to show interest in the deal.

On Sunday a by-election was held in the 1st district of Budapest. With over 50 per cent of the votes Fidesz-KDNP candidate Csilla Fazekas emerged victorious.

Hungary stands against the proposal to put a price-cap on Russian gas, said Tamás Menczer in an interview on Tuesday.

While member countries agree that there is a need to curb energy prices, differences have surfaced as to the details of the intervention.

Compared to last year, the number of illegal border crossings at the Czech-German border increased by roughly 140 per cent in June, and even more migrants made generally successful attempts to enter Germany in August.

As fears over Russian gas supplies continued to drive up energy costs, the Kremlin stated that Russia won’t fully restore its gas exports to Europe unless the west relaxes its sanctions against Moscow.

On Thursday, Gergely Gulyás held his regular press briefing detailing the government’s latest measures to tackle the energy crisis.

A new anti-corruption authority, in unison with a separate task force, will work to weed out any and all corrupt dealings that harm the financial interests of the EU budget.

According to a recent poll, the prime minister and the head of state are the most popular among young people in the country.

The new Spanish rail pass available until the end of the year is an attractive option for both commuters and foreign visitors.

Liz Truss has been announced as the new Prime Minister of Britain after two months of political uncertainty which saw a spike in energy costs and protests and walkouts by tens of thousands of workers.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced on Monday that the EU is preparing an ’emergency intervention’ in the bloc’s power market to curb skyrocketing prices.

The first radio channel in Hungary considered independent and free will go silent on September 3.

Months after his company criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Lukoil’s chairman died under mysterious circumstances on Thursday.

Eurostat data contradicts a French media outlet’s claim that Hungary is becoming more dependent on Russian energy.

As last week Europe’s largest nuclear power plant stopped operating, another case of a large-scale nuclear catastrophe loomed in the air. At the time it was avoided, however, the Zaporizhzhia plant is still threatened by bombings and fighting in the area.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who ended the Cold War without bloodshed, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91.

This day marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic death of Princess Diana. Some circumstances of the accident are still unclear, but what is certain is that she is remembered fondly all over the world, including in Hungary.

Hungarian Head of State Katalin Novák was received by Pope Francis on 25 August. During their 40-minute talk, conducted in Spanish, they discussed, among other issues, the successes of the Hungarian government’s family policies.

Today marks the 496th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács. It is one of the most frequently mentioned events in Hungarian history. The reasons for the defeat are still the subject of historical debates.

Next week, NASA’s new rocket is making its debut in a risky test flight before astronauts reach the surface of the Moon, years behind schedule and billions over budget.

Europe’s largest nuclear plant was temporarily cut off from the power grid on Thursday. Although the catastrophe was avoided this time, experts say a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia plant could be as devastating as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

A class-action lawsuit against Sony is filed with claims of over 5 billion pounds.

The Operative Board, which was in charge of ensuring that the festivities ran safely, made the decision to postpone the fireworks show in Hungary on August 20 as a result of the National Meteorological Service’s incorrect prognosis.

Beginning 1 January 2024, Møller Mobility Group, a Norwegian Volkswagen importer, will only bring electric vehicles into the country. Combustion engines and plug-in hybrids will no longer be sold.

Cineworld, one of the largest cinema chains in the world, has announced that it is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy in the US.