On October 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced to the chargé d’affaires of Hungary the expulsion of employees of the Hungarian embassy in Moscow and the consulates general in Saint Petersburg and Kazan. The decision was made in response to the September expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from Hungary, for which Budapest allotted two weeks.

#Hungary #Kazan #RFMFA #Moscow #RussiaandEurope #StPetersburg

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Hungarian OTP Bank is considering a full exit from Russia, Bloomberg пишет. The bank’s Russian business may hinder approval of the purchase of Baltic Luminor Bank, with decisions expected in the coming weeks.

#LuminorBank #OTPBank #Hungary #EuropeanCentralBank #Russia #finance

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EU countries have agreed to allocate €6.6 billion from EU funds related to military aid to Ukraine. The decision was announced by the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas.

#Hungary #ViktorOrban #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanPeaceFoundation #KajaKallas #Ukraine

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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in parliament on September 21 that there will be no oil storage facility for Ukraine on Hungarian territory as long as his Tisza party is in power. He said he had conveyed this position to MOL’s management and reminded them of the state’s 25 percent stake in the company.

#MOL #Hungary #Naftogaz #PeterMadyar #Tisa #Ukraine

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The Russian team took sixth place in the 9th international MTFE Sírásó Verseny competition in the Hungarian village of Nyergesújfalu. Nineteen teams took part in the competition, and the main prize was 200,000 Hungarian forints — about 55 thousand rubles.

#Hungary #Funeralservices #Russia #Competition

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Hungary announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats, saying they had engaged in activities unacceptable under the Vienna Convention. The country’s foreign minister, Anita Orban, said the measure was needed to protect Hungary’s security and sovereignty.

#Hungary #europe #RFMFA #PeterMagyar #Russia

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The Hungarian government will continue to provide asylum to Ukrainian men of conscription age, despite the EU decision to deny temporary protection to Ukrainian citizens who have not fulfilled their military obligations. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

#Hungary #EuropeanUnion #Transcarpathia #PeterMagyar #Ukraine

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A week ago, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections. Thus ended the Viktor Orbán era. For 16 years in power, he assumed that the benefits of close ties with Moscow would always outweigh the image costs. In reality, Hungarian voters wanted not only low prices for gasoline and gas, but also a European identity.

#Analytics #Hungary #ViktorOrban #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #democracy #DonaldTrump #EuropeanUnion #Voters #KajaCallas #MarineLePin #society #parliamentaryelections #rightandleft

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For almost a year, Russia was engaged in selling the Serbian oil and gas company NIS, which is controlled by Gazprom. During this time, the actions of the Russian side brought Serbia to the brink of a fuel crisis. This story could completely change Russia’s role in the Balkans.

#Analytics #Balkans #Hungary #gas #Gazprom #europe #oil #uae #Russia #sanctions #Serbia #USA #fuelcrisis

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