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The article focuses on a new legislation passed by the Hungary Parliament that allows the country to freeze the assets of financial-services firms and presents views of Fldesz party politicians who submitted the legislation whereas Hungarian Chamber of Auditors disagreed with the new regulations.

The article discusses Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban who has decided to suspend his plan to tax Internet traffic in the wake of mass protests and corporate opposition, focusing on various protesters and opponents of Orban who claim that the tax plan threatens their civil liberties.

The article offers finance news briefs, one on the Hungarian central bank's financing of court-ordered payments by Hungarian banks to people who took out foreign-currency loans in the period before the late-2000s financial crisis and one on the European Union response to France's budget deficit.

The article discusses remarks made by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, about Hungary's relationship with the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Western ideologies.

The article presents world news briefs as of August 2, 2014 on topics which involve a sales tax in Russia, controversy over a sculpture that commemorates victims of the German Nazi occupation of Hungary, and an increase in manufacturing activity in India.

The article discusses Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's knapsack from the 2006 soccer World Cup and its induction into the collection of the Hungarian National Museum.

The article presents a post that appeared on the publication's "Emerging Europe Real Time Blog" at blogspot.wsj.com, which discusses a Hungarian political party called the Two-Tailed Dog Party.

The article discusses comments made by Ferenc Gerhardt, an official of the Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank), regarding the value of Hungary's currency, the forint, as of February 2014, with information on the central bank's key policy rate and economic conditions in Hungary.

The article presents global news briefs as of November 30, 2013 on topics which involve Hungarian government policies concerning foreign-currency mortgage loans, an accident which killed two workers during the construction of a sports stadium in Brazil, and the alleged murder of the British soldier Lee Rigby.

The article reports on statements made by the Hungarian National Bank's Monetary Policy Council that the bank will continue to ease monetary policy in order to prevent the economy from entering another recession in July 2013 after other economies in the region have suffered from a lack of growth.

The article presents news briefs from around the world on several topics including the return to the U.S. of a Central Intelligence Agency official accused by Italy of kidnapping, activists' criticism in Hungary of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and charges filed by the U.S. against Mokhtar Belmokhtar of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization.

The article reports on statements made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban regarding the country's recovery after an economic crisis, discussing Hungary's economic growth strategies and the country's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The article discusses public opinion concerning the accession of Croatia into the European Union as of July 1, 2013, focusing on economic conditions in Croatia.

The article reports that a dike along the Elbe River in Germany broke in June 2013, flooding several villages and causing large evacuations, discussing the widespread flooding in the region and how the dike breach impacted transportation lines between Berlin, Germany and the rest of the country.

The article discusses the April 8, 2013, resignation of Julia Kiraly from her position as vice governor of the Hungarian central bank in protest over the economic and monetary policies of the central bank's governor Gyorgy Matolcsy.

The article discusses plans by the National Bank of Hungary to provide commercial banks in that country with $1.06 billion for low-interest loans to small and medium-sized businesses, and help those firms convert to the Hungarian forint loans they have taken out in other currencies.

The article discusses comments from Hungarian Economy Minister Mihaly Varga in which he maintained the government would try to attract foreign investment by keeping the nation's currency, the forint, stable rather than devaluing it to encourage exports.

The article looks at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's economic policies as of 2013, citing his effort to reduce the country's debt denominated in foreign currencies, possibly through action by the National Bank of Hungary central bank, and noting constitutional amendments he is supporting.

The article reports on the passage of a series of amendments to the national constitution of Hungary in 2013, examining why Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government ignored warnings from the European Union (EU) and the U.S. that the amendments could weaken the country's democracy.

The article discusses changes to the articles of association of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), Hungary's central bank, by economist Gyorgy Matolcsy before he was appointed the bank's governor by Prime Minister Victor Orban, focusing on concerns about the central bank's operational autonomy.

The article discusses the selection by Hungarian President Viktor Orban of Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy to head the nation's central bank, a move that has raised concerns among some about the bank's independence.

The article reports that outgoing Governor Andras Simor of the National Bank of Hungary issued comments critical of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's fiscal policies on January 17, 2013, and notes that Orban could select to succeed Simor Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy, who has championed monetary policies that Simor warned against.

The article discusses disagreement in Hungary over economic and monetary policy, with the National Bank of Hungary voicing opposition to plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to make permanent a temporary tax on banks, and divisions within the country's Monetary Policy Council over interest rates.

The article discusses legislation introduced in the Hungarian parliament that would grant residency to foreign nationals who buy at least $322,825 worth of Hungarian government bonds, a measure aimed at raising cash for debt-laden Hungary from wealthy foreigners, particularly Chinese.

The article looks at the results of survey known as Ifo, which found that German manufactures' confidence in the country's economic conditions declined for the fourth straight month in August 2012 and the its economic output is expected to be low for the third fiscal quarter.

The article discusses a survey by the European Central Bank that found banks in the euro zone made it more difficult for people and businesses to obtain loans during the second quarter of 2012, mainly by demanding higher margins on loans.

The article reports that on July 20, 2012 the European Central Bank announced it would not longer accept Greek government securities as collateral for loans, a move seen as an effort to pressure Greece into approving additional cuts in public spending.

The article states that the Greek government planned to seek an improved financial bailout agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) as of July 3, 2012.

The article discusses plans by the European Central Bank (ECB) to accept a greater variety of assets including car loans and mortgage-backed securities as collateral from banks in the euro zone in exchange for loans, and notes that some expect the ECB to institute a new long-term refinancing operation with a maturity of at least one year.

The article reports that data from the Centre for European Economic Research indicate a slight decline in business confidence in France during June, 2012, and a much greater drop off in economic expectations among Germans.

The article discusses comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi before the European Parliament on May 31, 2012 in which he criticized national regulators in Europe for failing to grasp the magnitude of banking crises in their countries, and urged greater cooperation across the euro zone with respect to bank supervision, deposit guarantees, and dealing with failed banks.

The article discusses remarks made by French Socialist party presidential candidate François Hollande concerning the European Central Bank (ECB) on April 20, 2012, and the potential impact of his remarks on the scheduled April 22, 2012, French election.

The article discusses a forecast from the European Central Bank that calls for modest growth in the euro zone's gross domestic product during the second half of 2012, and inflation for the year of between 2.1% and 2.5%.

The article offers world news briefs as of March 11, 2012, including Japanese Liberal Democratic Party leader Sadakazu Tanigaki possible support for a tax increase, the rise of German exports in January 2012, and a cut of the minimum amount of cash in its reserves by the Reserve Bank of India.

The article discusses indications of contracting economic activity in the euro zone during December 2011 including declines in British and French retail sales, and rising unemployment in Italy and Portugal.

The article briefly notes comments made at the 2012 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland by European Central Bank (ECB) head Mario Draghi in which he claimed steps the ECB took in December 2012 helped Europe avoid a financial catastrophe.

This section offers news briefs related to euro-zone countries including a slowdown in business activity in November 2011 and a record increase in euro-zone banks' overnight deposits with the European Central Bank on December 2, 2011.

The article reports on the increase in the interest rates of the central bank of Hungary despite the slowing economy of the country in 2011.

The article reports on the pressure faced by the government of Hungary after international rating firm Moody's Investors Service downgraded its debt rating to junk status in 2011.

This section offers world news briefs including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's promise to retaliate to Kurdish guerilla forces for killing 13 Turkish soldiers, 125 people have died from measles outbreak in Ethiopia and Kenya and Hungarian government's move to cut 1,000 media workers from payroll.

The article reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his economic policies and a new media law against detractors in the European Parliament on January 19, 2011.

This article reports on the promise by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to pursue a closer relations with the European Union.

This article reports on the efforts by leaders of Hungary and the European Union (EU) to diffuse tensions over their differences with Hungary promising to change its media laws if its is found to violate EU press freedom guarantees.

The article reports on the decision of the European Union (EU) to investigate the legal framework use by Hungary in imposing special crisis taxes on selected industries.

The article focuses on criticism issued by European Union officials toward Hungary's restrictive new media law.

The article reports on the decision political leaders in Hungary led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to impose temporary tax increases on telecommunication, energy and retail companies aimed at raising revenues and controlling budget deficit.

The article reports on the contrasting indications of voter sentiment over austerity measures in Europe as of October 2010, as governments across the continent face pressure to sustain state finances, often by reducing budgets.