British Ambassador Jonathan Knott welcomed hundreds of guests to his residence in Budapest to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday. The special guest of the event was the Hungarian group ‘Attraction’ who won this year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ show.
British Ambassador Jonathan Knott welcomed hundreds of guests to his residence in Budapest to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday. The special guest of the event was the Hungarian group ‘Attraction’ who won this year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ show.
CERN, the European organization for nuclear research, inaugurated its data center in Budapest, marking the completion of the facility hosting the extension for CERN computing resources. CERN and this facility are connected with 100 Gbit/s circuits.
In a recent interview with Diplomacy & Trade, the Bulgarian Ambassador Bisserka Benisheva talks about the rrecent preidential visit, common history, cooperation in the energy sector or the appearance and legacy of Bulgarian gardeners in Hungary.
A press conference at the British Embassy in Budapest this Tuesday announced the launch of the latest project 'Roma law enforcement community tour' supported by the Fraternal Association of European Roma Law Enforcement Officers.
The Hungarian shadow-dance group ‘Attraction’ won this year’s Britain's Got Talent show on ITV with 27% of the viewers’ votes. The Hungarians finished ahead of a teenage comedian from Yorkshire and a pair of singing brothers from Wales.
This Friday, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi announced that the government was ready to remove two provisions of the country’s Fundamental Law (constitution) in response to the objections of the European Commission.
The Vice President of Brazil, Michel Termer told Diplomacy & Trade in Budapest that his country considers Hungary an important partner that can provide important technological solutions, especially in the fields of agriculture and fishing.
A state of emergency is declared in Hungary due to the record high water levels expected on the river Danube. Dozens of people have been evacuated, so far – and many more are expected – and utilities have been switched off in some affected areas.
Former Hungarian President László Sólyom called for an end to the battlefield behavior among the political right and left in Hungary, speaking at a conference organized by the foundation of the small opposition party LMP this past Sunday.
Sales by Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Ltd. were close to EUR one billion in its first partial year of production. According to company court data, only a fraction, EUR 2.5 million, was realized from the Hungarian market.
The Hungarian-Israeli Joint Economic Committee met for the second time in Jerusalem on May 29 to discuss the possibilities of developing cooperation between the two countries. The first meeting of this Joint Commission was held in 2009, in Budapest.
23-year-old Hungarian international Zsanett Jakabfi is member of the German side VFL Wolfsburg that has won the UEFA Champions League in women’s football against Olympique Lyonnais - a rare piece of success for a Hungarian footballer nowadays.
Zsolt Erõss, 45, the first Hungarian to scale Mount Everest, is feared dead on Nepal’s treacherous Kangchenjunga mountain, according to local tourism officials. Four others, including Hungarian Péter Kiss, 27, are also feared to have died.
Located at the crossroads of Europe, Croatia has some 5,835 kilometers of coastline coupled with Mediterranean-style culture and food, not to mention seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Old City of Dubrovnik and the Plitvice Lakes National Park.
A Hungarian bobtail named Jimmy has won the ‘Best in Show’ title at the World Dog Show 2013 in Budapest, which featured 18,000 dogs from 70 countries. One of his owners is also a champion: 2004 modern pentathlon Olympic gold medalist Zsuzsa Vörös.

