Bulgaria Targets OECD Membership by End of 2026

Bulgaria aims to complete its accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by the end of 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov announced. He spoke at the forum...

Bulgaria considers asking for exemption from US sanctions amid fuel shortage fears - media

Bulgaria is exploring the possibility of requesting an exemption from new US sanctions against Russia's largest private oil company, two sources familiar with the matter say, as it fears the measures will cause severe fuel shortages and a populist...

UN says updated NDCs show progression as top emitters are yet to submit them

The updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or action plans under the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate change, furnished so far for the 2035 period, show a progression in terms of quality,...

Commissioner Jorgensen: Europe Needs To be Independent from Russian Gas

Europe needs to be completely independent of Russian gas, said EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen during his visit to the Nova Provadia compressor station on Tuesday. Together with Bulgarian Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov and Hungarian Deputy...

Futureal Concludes New Financing Agreement for Etele Plaza

The pan-European property developer has signed a EUR 165 million loan agreement with a consortium comprising Erste Bank Hungary Zrt., Erste Group Bank AG, and UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt. In 2018, Futureal concluded the largest Hungarian shopping...

At least '12 people dead' as plane crashes on way to popular tourist hotspot

At least 12 people are feared to have died after a plane carrying tourists crashed on its way to a famous wildlife safari in Kenya. Authorities have said that all on board the flight, operated by Kenyan Mombasa Air Safari, were tragically killed...

After No Kings, It’s Time to Escalate

American democracy is on the ropes. Donald Trump and his billionaire backers are doing everything possible to transform our country into an authoritarian state like Hungary or Russia, where the trappings of institutional democracy mask brazen...

How motorcycling helped menopausal woman overcome anxiety in her 50s

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Viktor Orbán: The European Union is irrelevant. Donald Trump is wrong about Putin

US President Donald Trump made a mistake by imposing sanctions on Russia. I will talk to him during my visit to Washington to have these sanctions lifted. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the Italian newspaper La...

‘No survivors’ after tourist plane crashes en route to Kenya safari reserve

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Increasing number of Eurasians see need in removing obstacles for its development — Lavrov

MINSK, October 28. /TASS/. An increasing number of people in Eurasia see the need for eliminating obstacles that are being deliberately placed in the way of the sustainable and efficient development of Eurasia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

Residential Emerges as a Major Development Sector

The supply of affordable housing across Europe emerged as one of the main topics at panel discussions at Expo Real in Munich this fall. The housing stock in Hungary is seen as under strain due to increasing demand and relatively low supply. Rising...

Radisson Hotel Group exceeds 210 openings and signings in 2025 as global expansion gains pace

Building on a record-breaking 2024, Radisson Hotel Group has surpassed 210 hotel signings and openings in 2025, marking another year of strong performance across EMEA and APAC. The Group’s continued momentum reflects its strategic focus on brand...

GLOBALink | China's governance model offers insights to world, says expert

China's governance model offers valuable insights to countries seeking stability, sustainable growth and social cohesion, Gyula Thurmer, president of the Hungarian Workers' Party, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. #GLOBALink

Plane carrying foreign tourists crashes in Kenya, killing 11

A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya's coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to Maasai Mara National Reserve. The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said in a statement that eight Hungarian and two German...

Scotland boss Steve Clarke to whisk players abroad for special training camp ahead of crunch World Cup double header

SCOTLAND will prepare for their World Cup crunch with Greece next month with a warm weather training camp in Turkey. Steve Clarke’s men must win a point at least in Athens on Saturday November 15 to keep alive their automatic qualification dream....

Shopper Park Plus Plc. Reports Improving Profitability

The SPP Group's after-tax profit for the first nine months of 2025 was EUR 31.3 million, EUR 15.2 million higher than in the first nine months of 2024. In the first quarter of 2025, the Slovakian properties added to the portfolio contributed EUR...

Where Was the Hate and Violence? No Kings Day Was Boring!

PROVIDENCE — Saturday’s No Kings protest at the Statehouse was a huge disappointment. I didn’t see any Hamas terrorists. There were no illegal aliens from Mars or anywhere else in outer space, unless there was an invasion of body snatchers. If...

Erste Group Revenues Increased in the First 9 Months

The Austrian Erste Group's revenues increased, but its net profit rose only slightly in the first three quarters due to higher bank levies, the bank told MTI on Friday. The Erste Group performed well in the first nine months of 2025. Despite...

I’d Be Ashamed if My Kids Lost the Language — A Conversation with Tünde Tedd from Alaska

Tünde met her American husband in Budapest, Hungary. At his request, they settled in Kecskemét, but eight years ago, they moved with their three children (and Kelley’s mother) to Alaska. Only about 20–30 Hungarians live there on a permanent basis,...