Under EU rules, Sputnik V must be authorised by the European Medicines Agency before it can be marketed in any state of the 27-nation blocOrban's government has said it plans to trial and licence Sputnik V, and this week would begin importing a small number of doses
4 min read19 Nov 2020An advertising campaign titled “Love is love” by Coca-Cola in Hungary, launched to coincide with the Sziget festival that promotes gay acceptance, has run into a wall of conservative reproach
1 min read6 Aug 2019Populism is always strong on resentment and weak on judicious proposals
4 min read2 Aug 2018The Trump administration announced on 29 May that tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports would be imposed after 15 June on grounds that China continues to steal technologies and violates intellectual property rights
4 min read5 Jun 2018The European Union has clashed repeatedly with Viktor Orban's government during his first two terms as premier over a number of issues
1 min read9 Apr 2018In other news, by choosing Viktor Orban, Hungary follows Austria and Italy in recent years to elect a leadership that is stridently anti-immigration
2 min read9 Apr 2018Decoding the quintessentially Hungarian spice that was an import from the New World
2 min read8 Sep 2017Several eastern European governments are wooing Chinese investors to replace US companies that are pulling out
6 min read12 Jul 2017The Hungarian govt says the university founded by George Soros must open a campus in New York and secure a bilateral agreement of support from the US
1 min read12 Apr 2017The Central European University, a school founded by George Soros, could be forced to leave Hungary after a bill passed in the Hungarian Parliament
3 min read10 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared