Hungarian athletes won two gold, six silver and six bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in London. With this medal count, the 33-member delegation produced Hungary’s fourth most successful participation in Paralympic history.
Hungarian athletes won two gold, six silver and six bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in London. With this medal count, the 33-member delegation produced Hungary’s fourth most successful participation in Paralympic history.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and three of his associates began a week-long hunger strike in frpnt of Parlaiment in a protest against the Orbán government’s plans to reform the election system by requiring advance voter registration.
The vacuum cleaner factory in Jászberény, SE of Budapest, that supplies the European market, has been committed to innovation for 14 years within Electrolux that celebrates the 100th anniversary of vacuum cleaner innovation this year.
As part of the Jewish Summer Festival, Budapest’s Central (Szabó Ervin) Library hosted two spectacular exhibitions, on Israel’s finest children’s book illustrations, and on famous Jewish manuscripts and ceremonial objects.
The new season of the Budapest Festival Orchestra once again opens with the Budapest Mahler Festival. The festival program reflects the revamped strategy of the Orchestra/BFO, which focuses particularly on new, modern music and a young audience.
With support from the Brazilian Embassy in Budapest, the Council of Citizens, an entity representative of the Brazilian residents in Hungary, organizes the second Brazil Week in the Hungarian capital between September 7 and 13, 2012..
Armenia severed all diplomatic ties with Hungary after Azeri soldier Ramil Sahib Safarov, who was serving a life sentence in Hungary for killing an Armenian soldier in Budapest in 2004, was extradited to his home country where he was pardoned by the President.
In the summer issue of Diplomacy & Trade, the contributor to the WittyLeaks section of the publication was the Spanish ambasador, Enrique Pastor de Gana who wrote a piece on Hungarian-Spanish football relations from a personal experience.
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At its meeting on 28 August, the Monetary Council reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to reduce the central bank base rate by 25 basis points from 7.00% to 6.75%, with effect from 29 August 2012.
The Labour Court of Zalaegerszeg in southwestern Hungary has restored to her earlier position a judge who had been forced into retirement under a law, proposed by the Orbán government, which has now been annulled by the Constitutional Court.
At the annual meeting of Hungarian ambassadors in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the 104 heads of mission present that Hungary is managing the current economic crisis successfully – as is Central Europe in general.
The German Business Club in Budapest (Deutscher Wirtschaftsclub – DWC) has been – for twenty years now – active in the Hungarian-German Business community and plays an important role in the field of networking.
The Hungary-based Mercedes-Benz plant of German carmaker Daimler plans to double its current 150,000-unit capacity. The expansion of the Kecskemét-based Mercedes plant, absorbing HUF tens of billions, may start in 2013.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has send her best wishes to János Áder, President of Hungary on the occasion of Hungary's National Day, August 20th, which is also St. Stephen's Day in this country.
