Hungary's two main political parties are using a national holiday on Thursday to rally supporters in Budapest.

Hungary extended the nation’s years-long state of emergency, ensuring that the next elections will be held under the special legal regime that’s given Prime Minister Viktor Orban wide latitude to impose his rule.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Preparations for a meeting in Budapest between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are still ongoing, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday,

Firefighters in Hungary have contained a blaze that broke out overnight at the country’s main oil refinery, authorities and Hungarian energy company MOL said Tuesday. No injuries have been reported. The fire erupted Monday night in a processing unit of the Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta,

Hungary’s central bank is set to leave the European Union’s highest borrowing costs unchanged for the 13th straight month, after policymakers rebuffed government calls to cut them.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a press briefing broadcast on his Facebook page that he will visit Washington on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would soon meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest for talks on the war in Ukraine.

In line with our expectations, the National Bank of Hungary's Monetary Council found plenty of reasons to sit tight and keep interest rates elevated, but this time it has put FX market stability in the limelight. This is hardly surprising given the latest government communications suggesting that there may be scope for monetary easing.

Vladimir Putin should only be allowed to travel to the European Union if he agrees to an unconditional ceasefire, France has said.