Vlad Makszimov
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With friends like this: Budapest, Zagreb spar over oil pipeline transit
Hungary, fearing for its supply of Russian oil coming via the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, is pushing its neighbour Croatia and the EU to set favourable transit tariffs for the transport of oil that reaches the Adriatic in tankers and is then transported through Croatia's Janaf pipeline. → Read More
More Hungarian teachers reprimanded as anger, protests over firings swell
More Hungarian teachers reprimanded as anger, protests over firings swell – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Teachers in Hungary strike after colleagues fired for civil disobedience
Hundreds of teachers went on indefinite mass strikes across the country in breach of government regulations on Thursday (1 December) after the Interior Ministry fired eight teachers for participation in civil disobedience actions demanding better working conditions. → Read More
Hungary defends continued block of a NATO-Ukraine meet up
Hungary defends continued block of a NATO-Ukraine meet up – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Hungarian petrol stations hit by shortages, Budapest affected
Hungarian petrol stations hit by shortages, Budapest affected – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Hungarian opposition filibusters state's near-exit from social security
Hungarian opposition filibusters state’s near-exit from social security – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Warsaw ramps up legal row with EU judges as bloc cash threatened
Warsaw ramps up legal row with EU judges as bloc cash threatened – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Finland eyes small reactor nuclear future, talks with US
Finland eyes small reactor nuclear future, talks with US – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Solar industry 'shocked' by Hungarian government's suspension of feed-in
Solar industry ‘shocked’ by Hungarian government’s suspension of feed-in – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Orbán: With Merkel, we wouldn't have a war
Orbán: With Merkel, we wouldn’t have a war – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Ruling Fidesz votes down motion for Finland, Sweden NATO bid
Ruling Fidesz votes down motion for Finland, Sweden NATO bid – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Festivals increase economic and social resilience of European cities
While skyrocketing inflation threatens the European cultural sector still reeling from the pandemic, some European cities are making a bet on festivals as a way to increase their social and economic resilience. → Read More
French aluminium industry wants 'anti-dumping' measures over Spain’s cheap electric
French aluminium industry wants ‘anti-dumping’ measures over Spain’s cheap electric – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Italy elections catapult national conservatives into big league at EU leaders' table
Italy elections catapult national conservatives into big league at EU leaders’ table – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Hungary to launch national poll on Russia energy sanctions
Hungary to launch national poll on Russia energy sanctions – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Hungarian steel plant stops production
Steel plant Dunaferr, one of Hungary’s largest industrial manufacturing companies, was forced to shut production, the company said on Saturday. “The situation of Dunaferr has become untenable”, and after the closure of one blast furnace weeks ago, on 16 September the Dunaújváros-based group was forced to close down the other one, which “could have fatal consequences for one of the largest… → Read More
Art, cultural diplomacy and Europe: Festival-makers gather in Yerevan
As Russian aggression in Ukraine continues, and renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan stoke fears of another active conflict in Europe's East, the continent's festival-makers met in Yerevan to talk about the power of art and its cultural diplomatic potential. → Read More
UAE gives Serbia a $1bn low-interest loan
The United Arab Emirates and Serbia have signed an agreement to lend Belgrade $1 billion under highly favourable conditions, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday. Serbia will receive $1bn with just 3% interest as part of the deal “under incredible conditions” and that the loan “is practically a gift,” Vučić told Serbian media during his two-day visit to the UAE. “Our old loans that… → Read More
Hungarian government to order 25% cut in gas usage at public institutions
The Hungarian executive will order a 25% reduction in gas usage at public institutions and supports keeping temperatures at 18 degrees Celsius in winter, except in hospitals and residential care institutions, the government announced on Thursday. It is clear that the energy and economic situation is difficult throughout Europe, which has led to a financial crisis, Gergely Gulyás, the prime… → Read More
Firewood prices, shortages spell cold winter for Europe’s poorest
As gas and electricity prices skyrocket, many households in Europe are turning to firewood as an alternative heating source this winter. But the surge in demand and supply cuts from Russia are pushing up prices and causing shortages, threatening to leave the most vulnerable, who are often reliant on wood-burning, out in the cold this winter. “When talking about wood for energy, most EU member… → Read More