State monopoly gambling firm Szerencsejáték Plc. provides HUF 150 million in support to three hospitals in Budapest for the purchase of special tools and equipment to help with epidemiological control. The CEO of the lottery company, Gábor Czepek said at the press conference in Budapest on Tuesday that the company offered HUF 50 million per […]
Due to the decrease in blood supply, the Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service (OVSZ) provides blood preparations only for urgent interventions. The Service calls for people to donate blood. After a long weekend of four days, the help of blood donors is extremely needed. This is because the situation caused by the coronavirus epidemic, the […]
A three-year price record for the shares of the Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter was broken on Monday: the price rose above HUF 7,300 at the Budapest Stock Exchange. The company is one of the winners of the coronavirus epidemic, it is helped by the weakening of the Hungarian currency, and its sales are not […]
Festive Book Week, the biggest celebration of contemporary Hungarian literature was to be held for the 91st time this year in June. Due to the pandemic, it was postponed to September but now, organizers have canceled it for this year. The original dream of Hungarian author Géza Supka – for publishers, writers and readers to […]
Black Ribbon Day, officially known in the European Union as the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism was observed this Sunday at the Gulag monument in Budapest. This international day of remembrance for victims of totalitarian regimes, specifically Stalinist, communist, Nazi and fascist regimes is observed annually on August 23 and […]
Barely a week and a half before the start of the school year, more than a thousand upper grade and over four hundred lower grade teacher jobs are advertised by the Ministry of the Interior. According to educators ’advocacy organizations, the situation is tragic, and if the government does not decide on a pay rise, […]
Two chronically ill elderly patients died in Hungary, bringing the official number of pandemic-related deaths to 613. The number of confirmed people infected with the new coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 5,155. Those in compulsory home quarantine number 7,420 while 3,695 have officially recovered. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 847. According […]
The Hungarian capital hosts a four-day show jumping world cup event this long week-end in the National Riding Hall. This Saturday, the Gold Tour event took place with 49 horses participating. Following a jump-off of seven competitors – necessitated by a tie – the top position (and a prize money of EUR 12,885) was won […]
The traditional Hortobágy Bridge Fair takes place at its usual venue at the foot of the nine-arch bridge at this four-day long week-end, but, given the epidemic situation, fewer people are allowed to sell their products. The nation-wide famous bridge fair is inseparable from the nine-arch bridge. It both gave the name of the fair […]
Ariston Thermo Group, which manufactures and sells thermal engineering products, achieved record revenue of EUR 1.71 billion in the 2019 fiscal year, up 6.1% from 2018, the company told the Hungarian news agency MTI. 72% of the group’s revenue last year came from renewable and high-efficiency solutions. Paolo Merloni, Chairman of the Board of Ariston […]
Vígszínház ( Comedy Theater) has announced that Friday night's performance 'The Boys on Pál Street' is canceled due to epidemiological reasons. One of the staff members had a positive test. Furthermore, based on the decision of the epidemiological authorities, the performances in the Comedy Theater and the Pest Theater will be postponed until September 4. […]
Hungarian inflation unexpectedly jumped to 3.8% percent in July. After that announcement last week by the country's Central Statistical Office said last week, it has now also become clear that nowhere in Europe such a rate of price rise has been measured, portfolio.hu reports. The financial website notes that one-off effects also played a role […]
Police are checking compliance with public health regulations, such as the obligation to wear a mask, at larger bus stations next week, as more and more people have recently traveled without a mask. The Hungarian national public transport bus company Volánbusz Co. Ltd. has told the national news agency MTI that covering the mouth and nose […]
The Carnival of Flower, held annually in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen on the national holiday of August 20th since 1966, was different this year due to the COVID-19 situation. Every year, dozens of carriages decorated with hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers made of compositions altogether pass through the streets of Debrecen. The […]
Although domestic raspberries may be less and less available to consumers due to reduced production as a result of climatic conditions, these berries are becoming increasingly popular with Hungarian consumers. According to data by the Central Statistical Office, only last year, the amount of raspberries coming to the country from abroad increased by more than […]
