Hungary

Von der Leyen has announced that she will run for a second term as president of the European Commission.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for keeping Ukrainian agricultural products off the European market, saying that EU rules make production more expensive for European farmers while allowing imports from countries without such rules.

EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss sanctions against russia, the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and the protection of navigation in the Red Sea.

A bipartisan delegation from the U. S. Congress will visit Hungary on Sunday to urge it to approve Sweden's NATO membership application, as Hungary is currently the only country that has not ratified Sweden's membership in the alliance.

A 22-year-old Ukrainian man was detained at the border while trying to leave the country with a fake Italian passport.

Hungary joins the 20 NATO member states that are helping Ukraine demine the territory as part of the new Lithuanian-led Demining Coalition.

Hungary has blocked EU sanctions against Russia over proposed measures against Chinese companies.

Czech farmers plan to join the protests at border crossings along with other European farmers dissatisfied with EU agricultural policy and Ukrainian imports.

Ukrainian athlete Yulia Chumachenko wins the women's high jump competition in Belgrade with a score of 1. 90 meters.

Poland's deputy agriculture minister said the country will publish a list of companies that imported large quantities of cheap Ukrainian grain while Polish farmers were experiencing financial difficulties.

Exports of seeds of grains and oilseeds produced in Ukraine increased by 1. 5 times to $77.2 million in 2023.

According to UN statistics, Hungary ranks penultimate among the countries hosting Ukrainian refugees under the UN refugee response plan, despite Orban's claim that Hungary is making the greatest efforts.

Border guards detained a 37-year-old Kyiv resident in Zakarpattia who planned to get to Hungary by crossing the river on an air mattress.

As of February 9, about 1,300 trucks were waiting at three checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border due to a protest by farmers who blocked most of the routes.

Ukraine is working to extend the economic and transport visa-free regime with the EU until June 2025.

Border guards in Hungary detained 38 men, most of them while attempting to illegally cross the border, who were being transported in two minibuses near the border.

The protesting Polish farmers will not completely block the border traffic with Ukraine and will allow freight transportation.

Truck traffic at the border crossings with Poland and Hungary will be hampered by planned farmers' protests in those countries.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Hungarian parliament may ratify Sweden's application for NATO membership after it reconvenes in late February.

The Vice Minister of Agriculture of Poland promised to severely punish farmers who violate the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.

Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party and its allies boycotted an extraordinary session of the Hungarian parliament, which was to vote on the ratification of Sweden's application for NATO membership, making the vote impossible.

Border guards in Bukovyna detained three people who were trying to illegally cross the border with Romania and are looking for the smuggler who helped them.

The chairman of a US Senate committee proposes sanctions against Hungary and its Prime Minister Viktor Orban for undermining the unity of the EU and NATO.

Hungary has set a condition that the Swedish prime minister must visit Hungary before it ratifies Sweden's accession to NATO.

Polish farmers are planning to block the border with Ukraine again to protest the European Commission's decision to extend trade privileges for Ukrainian agricultural exports.

Ukraine avoided the risk of an annual veto on the allocation of financial support from the EU.

The EU has doubled its budgetary support for Ukraine to €50 billion since Russia's full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reports.

Hungary's parliament will meet on Monday at the request of opposition parties to consider ratification of Sweden's NATO membership application.

Businesses have downgraded their assessments of current operations and prospects due to the intensification of hostilities, rising costs, and uncertainty.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he has received guarantees that Hungarian money will not go to Ukraine after the EU agreed to provide 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine.