Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek accused Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday of being closer to Russia than Europe, renewing an argument between the two European Union members that Budapest has called an unjustified provocation.

Hungary’s dollar bonds and the forint slid after Bloomberg reported that Prime Minister Viktor Orban is exploring the option of switching to a presidential system after a parliamentary election due in April.

Hungary's parliament, dominated by the ruling Fidesz party, approved a bill making it harder to unseat the head of state. Conservative opposition leader Peter Magyar and his TISZA party currently have a roughly 10- point lead in opinion polls,

Hungary said it will launch a legal challenge against the European Union's approval of a provisional agreement on phasing out imports of Russian natural gas as the bloc looks to end its dependency on Russian energy.

Budapest adds to number of recent deals signed with new suppliers despite its opposition to European Union's proposed ban on imports of Russian gas

The trip to Moscow is the second since last year for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is widely considered Putin’s closest partner among all EU leaders.

Hungary signed a framework agreement with Azerbaijan for the purchase of up to 800 million cubic meters of natural gas over two years, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a briefing on Thursday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Friday to shore up Hungary’s energy supplies and discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Archaeologists from the Kecskeméti Katona József Museum have made a sensational discovery near Akasztó in Hungary's Bács-Kiskun county - three elite warrior burials dating to the 920s-930s that provide extraordinary insights into the Hungarian Conquest period.

Hungary’s Viktor Orban is weighing a dramatic shift in Hungary’s political system as he looks for ways to retain power ahead of a potentially difficult election, says a report.