After weeks of a standoff with the European Union over rule of law conditions set by the bloc, Hungary and Poland have agreed to lift their veto over the Union’s stimulus package in exchange for a much more lenient oversight process on the part of the EU. The final deal is still to be approved […]
Following three days with lower figures reported, the official number of new coronavirus infections has again rosen by close to 5,500 cases: 5,415 such new infections were detected in the past 24 hours. The number of fatalities is also on the rise. According to the official government website, 171 people have died of coronavirus complications […]
In EUR terms, the value of exports was 1.5% and that of imports 6.8% lower in October 2020 than in the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office reported this Wednesday. The balance of external trade in goods improved by EUR 516 million compared to October 2019. Compared to the previous month, the level of external […]
85% of the people eligible to vote in Hungary are in favor of the country's European union membership, according to a new survey conducted by the Medián Institute for Public Opinion and Market Research. The EU's popularity among opposition voters is 94% and 77% of even those favoring the governing parties support the country's EU […]
In November 2020, annual inflation stood at 2.7% and core inflation at 3.9%. Core inflation adjusted for the effects of indirect taxes, was 3.3%. Inflation fell by 0.3 percentage points relative to the previous month, primarily reflecting a decline in fuel and regulated product prices. The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) says its measures of […]
Budapest Airport and the Center for Budapest Transport (BKK) have joined the transnational initiative DANOVA, a project of innovative transportation services for blind and partially sighted passengers in the Danube Region. DANOVA is a transnational cooperation project financed from the Interreg Danube research and development program of the European Union, aimed at making airports, ports, […]
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has named Hungary's Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic as "Doubles Team of the Year". The Hungarian-French pair captured two titles this season – both at the Grand Slam level: at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, marking their third and fourth major doubles titles as a team. In Melbourne, they […]
In October 2020, as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, international tourists spent 93% fewer tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes and community hostels) compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office reports. Data published this Tuesday suggest that domestic guests spent 30% […]
The current curfew and strict measures will remain in place until January 11, which means that there will still be a curfew between 8 pm and 5 am, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán announced this Monday. The prime minister added that it will only be decided on December 21 whether Christmas Eve can be an exception […]
The coronavirus epidemic has so far claimed the lives of 29 healthcare workers, says the website of the Hungarian Medical Chamber. There are seven GPs among the deceased. Several nurses and ambulance officers also lost their lives due to the infection, and the website also reported about a deceased hospital director . Over the last […]
László Nagy, a fellow of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Szeged Biological Research Institute, received this year's Szent-Györgyi Talent Award The award was presented at a meeting of Nobel laureates and talented students for the 15th time. The event was held online this year with the participation of some 280 students from fifty high […]
The online General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) voted this Sunday in favor of approving the Hungarian capital as the host city for the 46th Chess Olympiad in 2024. As the Hungarian state news agency MTI reports, Budapest can host the fifth largest sports event in the world on the 100th anniversary of […]
Schneider Electric has made an investment of 12 million euros in its factories and logistics center in Hungary this year, the electronics company informed the Hungarian state news agency MTI. As part of the developments, the existing production hall in the company's Gyöngyös (east of Budapest) plant was expanded by 2,800 square meters, new production […]
The older generation is increasingly confident about smart devices or online video chat: nearly 30% of 60-69-year-olds in the Hungarian Internet population chat more than before the epidemic, according to Telenor's representative research. The survey results suggest that tis year, 44% of Hungarians plan to have fewer personal meetings during the holidays due to the […]
25-year-old SCHOTT Hungary, owned by the German Carl Zeiss Foundation, is launching an investment project on its site in Lukácsháza, W Hungary. A report by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency says that 16 items of highly-automated, new generation, Industry 4.0 production lines will be put in service in the pharmaceutical glass and packaging material manufacturing […]
