Hungary

  • Feb 13, 2006
  • 13 min read

CEE: Diversifying energy away from Russia has costs

The CEE countries have historically been highly dependent on Russia for their energy needs. The...

Russia
  • Feb 9, 2006
  • 7 min read

CEE: Expanding low-cost airlines pose bigger threat

Irish budget airline Ryanair announced on February 6 a 26% year-on-year rise in passenger numbers...

  • Jan 25, 2006
  • 2 min read

BOSNIA: Parliament opposes oil company privatisation

The Federation entity's lower house of parliament yesterday rejected the government's plan to...

  • Jan 24, 2006
  • 1 min read

CEE/EU: Ecofin urges fiscal tightening on Visegrads

Today's meeting of EU finance ministers (Ecofin) urged Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia...

Eu
  • Jan 19, 2006
  • 1 min read

HUNGARY: April elections look to euro deadline

President Laszlo Solyom today announced parliamentary elections on April 9, with the second round...

Hungary
  • Jan 18, 2006
  • 1 min read

RUSSIA/EASTERN EUROPE: Gazprom supplies Russia first

Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, who holds the rotating EU presidency, said today that the...

Eastern Europe
  • Jan 17, 2006
  • 2 min read

HUNGARY: Slower inflation fuels hopes of rate cut

Consumer prices rose in December by 3.3% year-on-year, taking annual average inflation to 3.6%...

Hungary
  • Jan 12, 2006
  • 1 min read

EUROPEAN UNION/CEE: New members warned on deficits

The European Commission yesterday recommended that Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic adopt...