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Chinese battery maker CATL expects Hungarian production to start by early 2026
The battery maker has been extending its lead in the EV battery market, with a 38% share globally in 2024, up from 36% a year earlier
Putin tells Orban he is ready to discuss ‘nuances’ of Ukraine conflict
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday (Jul 5) that he was ready to discuss the “nuances” of peace proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Xi touts China-Hungary relations as a good blueprint for Europe
CHINESE President Xi Jinping is set to announce a range of new investments in Budapest as he touts Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Hungary as a model for what the European Union’s relationship could loo...
After Serbia, China’s Xi arrives in Hungary to tighten bonds
FOLLOWING a visit to Serbia, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Budapest on Wednesday in the last leg of his European tour aimed at strengthening already flourishing ties between Beijing and its ...
China’s Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties
CHINESE President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to May 10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at boosting EU ties as tensions mount with the world’s second largest...
EU’s eastern members demand import duties on Ukraine grains
THE European Union’s eastern states are demanding that the EU impose import duties on Ukraine grains, citing unfair competition, Hungary’s agricultural ministry said on Monday (Jan 15).
Gazprom will boost gas supplies to China, Hungary, CEO says
GAZPROM will send additional gas to China and Hungary this year, Alexey Miller, the company’s chief executive, said on Sunday (Oct 22).
International Investment Bank to relocate headquarters from Budapest back to Russia
RUSSIA’S International Investment Bank (IIB) will relocate its headquarters from Budapest back to Russia, according to a statement published on the bank’s website on Wednesday (Apr 19).
BMW raises investment in Hungary EV factory to over 2 billion euros
BMW raised its planned investment in an electric vehicle (EV) factory under construction in Hungary to over 2 billion euros (S$2.9 billion) on Friday (Nov 25) and said it will build a 500-million-euro...
Hungary and Russia hold talks on gas, nuclear plant
HUNGARY’S foreign minister said on Friday (Sep 23) he met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York and discussed gas shipments and construction of the Paks nuclear plant being built by Russi...