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A civic group said Friday it would file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights because authorities are blocking it from holding a protest on the March 15 national holiday by reserving all likely locations in downtown Budapest for official use.
Crude prices were steady Friday amid a weaker U.S. dollar and expectations that Europe will be able to find oil elsewhere if Iran makes good on its threat to immediately halt exports to the region.
Hungary struggled through a poor bond auction Thursday and its top financial negotiator said his nation was open to working out a standby loan with the International Monetary Fund.
Hungary's woes deepened Wednesday as the government's controversial economic policies and uncertainty over whether it can agree on a deal with the IMF drove its currency to a new low against the euro.
Tens of thousands of protesters on Monday jeered Hungarian leaders outside a glitzy gala to mark the country's brand new constitution, accusing the government of exerting control over everything from the media, to the economy and religion.
Oil prices were little changed Wednesday as traders booked profits after a 4-percent surge at the start of the year.
Hungary has slammed Moody's decision to downgrade its credit rating to junk status, describing it Friday as another unjustified financial attack against the country.
With winter fast approaching, the bailiffs of Budapest are in a race against the clock.
Hungary is looking for more help from the International Monetary Fund as it looks to shore up its finances in the face of a widening European debt crisis and worries over its own credit rating.
Nine months after a flood of toxic red sludge devastated Hungarian villages, the country has built more than 100 new homes for the displaced. But for survivors such as Istvan Fuchs, who lost his mother in the disaster, the emotional recovery has just begun.
A statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan was unveiled Wednesday in Hungary's capital, where he was honored for his leadership in helping to end communism.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has offered his country's support for Europe and its common currency amid the eurozone's debt crisis.
Oil prices edged above $91 a barrel on Friday, steadying after a big drop the day before when the IEA announced the release of emergency crude supplies.
The war crimes trial of a 97-year-old Hungarian former gendarmerie officer resumed Thursday after doctors determined that he is healthy enough to take part.
Hungarian lawmakers approved a socially and fiscally conservative new constitution Monday that was blasted by rights groups and the political opposition for measures including a ban on gay marriage and protection of the life of a fetus from conception.
Hungary's far-right Jobbik party is losing support. To fight the trend, it is doing what far-right parties often do in Europe: pick on the Gypsies.
Four men went on trial Friday for deadly late-night attacks against Gypsies in Hungary, and prosecutors told the court those village raids were planned with military precision.
Oil prices hovered above $102 a barrel Tuesday as traders mulled how long Libyan oil exports will remain shut down after a third night of allied attacks on forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi.
Oil prices slid to near $99 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders fled risky investments after a third explosion in three days at an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant triggered a radiation leak.
People spied on by Hungary's communist-era secret police will have the right to destroy their surveillance reports under a government proposal historians say would damage the country's ability to acknowledge its past.
Oil prices eased below $102 a barrel Thursday but remained near highs last seen in 2008 as fighting between rebels and government forces in Libya intensified amid efforts to reach a mediated resolution to the conflict that has cut crude supplies by more than half from the OPEC nation.
The oil price hovered near $104 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, giving back some of the previous day's gains but still near its highest level since late 2008 as battles raged between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked China for information on the use of steroids in raising cattle after some athletes blamed their positive doping tests on tainted beef.
Oil prices fell to below $89 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders mulled mixed signals from the U.S. jobs market about economic growth and crude demand.
A month after a flood of red sludge devastated Kolontar, this town in western Hungary is struggling to overcome its deep scars.
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