
Parliamentary Elections-2021 in Kazakhstan
Further step towards democratisation, international cooperation
The election of members of the Mazhilis (lower house) of Kazakhstan’s Parliament will be held on January 10, 2021. At the same time, the elections to the Maslikhats (local representative body elected by the people of the region and district, city of national status ...
Catholic Church sending aid to help Croatia quake victims
The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference (MKPK) and its charity organisation on Friday said they are sending aid to Croatia and have launched a donation drive to help the victims of an earthquake that hit the Balkan country earlier this week.

Budapest Airport accredited for aviation restart programme
The Airport Council International (ACI) on Monday said that Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport has fulfilled the health-care and sanitation requirements to participate in its Business Aviation Restart and Recovery programme.
Orbán offers assistance to earthquake-hit Croatia
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered Hungary's support to his Croatian counterpart after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the southern country, killing several people and injuring at least 20, the prime minister's press chief said.

Having "to remain in one of the transit zones ... constitutes detention", ECJ says
EU court: Hungary failing to fulfil obligation to protect asylum-seekers
Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligation under EU law to grant international protection to illegal migrants from third countries, the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg ruled.

Businesses, embassies combine for carbon-neutral economy in Hungary
How to achieve Net Zero target by 2050?
In a unique collaboration, the embassies of six countries and the Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSDH) have teamed up with the support of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology to help accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral economy in Hungary by 2050, ...

Europeans say the bureaucracy in Brussels should be reduced
Survey: The majority of Europe believe in a strong nation-state cooperation and not in increasing Brussels’ influence
Recently, Europe has been facing challenges that have not been seen for a long time. Regarding the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the associated economic difficulties and the management of increasing migratory pressures, European citizens can rightly claim Brussels’ effective involvement and rapid EU-level ...
UK government contacting thousands of UK nationals in Europe
Preparing for end of Brexit transition period
The UK government has written to 365,000 UK nationals living in Europe with advice on the actions they need to take to prepare for the end of the UK “Brexit” transition period on December 31.

Events in Minsk strike a chord in Budapest
Striking parallels between Belarus 2020 and Hungary 1956
The August 9 Belarus presidential election was a monumental occurrence for this landlocked country standing between the European Union and Russia. The nation was severely shaken as Belarusians took a distinct tug between past and future on a day destined for the history books, ...

Guest article: From great difficulty to reform, development, good management
Nursultan Nazarbayev and establishing of independent Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev played in the history of Kazakhstan the same large-scale role as such world-famous reformers as Ataturk in Turkey, Charles de Gaulle in France, Mahathir Mohamad in Malaysia, Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore, Deng Xiaoping in China and others.