In December 2024, consumer prices were 4.6% higher on average than a year earlier and 0.5% higher than in the previous month. In 2024, prices were up by 3.7% on average compared to the previous year.
2024 was another record year for Hungary’s tourism sector
In 2024, guest numbers increased 11pc to 18m, including 9.3m domestic and 8.7m foreign tourists.
Industrial production drops by 4.2 percent
The volume of industrial production lagged behind by 4.2% in November 2024, production, based on working-day adjusted data lessened by 2.9%, year-on-year. Production has been attenuated in the great majority of the manufacturing subsections, most of all in the manufacture of transport equipment. According ...
Menczer: By-election win by Fidesz was ‘huge victory’
Out of 13 by-elections held since 2010, turnout was higher only in four.
State Secretary: Hungarian EU presidency brought common sense to Brussels
Barna Pál Zsigmond said Hungary's program had given "real answers to real problems", adding that Hungary's was the "most successful EU presidency ever".
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FM: TurkStream pipeline is ‘indispensable’ for central Europe’s gas supplies
Minister Szijjártó said the TurkStream pipeline has been a reliable delivery route for years.
Nagy: American and Hungarian relations must be placed on a new foundation
Minister Nagy said the government is eagerly awaiting the start of Donald Trump's presidential term.
Azbej: Government contributed 60 million HUF to refurbishment of Syriac Orthodox Monastery
By supporting the refurbishment of this community space, the Hungarian government expressed its commitment to the community of Christians in the Holy Land.
Bóka: Hungary’s 2024 EU presidency was ‘of historic importance’
Minister Bóka said Hungary's EU presidency in 2024 "was a great success despite the huge headwind the government was facing".
Fidesz defends mandate
As expected, Fidesz won the by-elections on Sunday. However, thanks to the absence of the Tisza party, several other opposition parties were also able to make a name for themselves.
Drivers beware!
Since the weekend, a speed limit of 50 km/h has been in force along practically the entire length of the Danube embankment road on the Buda side.
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Will Russian gas continue to flow to Central Europe?
The Slovakian energy supplier SPP has launched a final attempt to save Russian gas supplies via Ukraine beyond the end of the year.
Transition to electromobility in full swing
Around 4,500 companies are seeking more than 20 billion forints in taxpayers' money for the purchase of almost 5,300 electric cars - this is an interim balance of the support programme for the transition to electromobility.
Orbán: “Hungary will chart its own path to prosperity and peace”
At an international press conference in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a comprehensive overview of Hungary's successes during its EU presidency, the country's domestic policy milestones, and its position on key global and European challenges. PM Orbán emphasized Hungary's resilience in defending national ...
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Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment
A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.
PM says he is convinced Trump will win
Orbán: New EU migration pact could force Hungary to welcome migrants
Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...
