The Hungarian Polo Club held this Saturday the first week-end of the Count Andrássy Picnic, its last event of this year's Hungarian horse polo season at its venue in Tabajd, southwest of Budapest. Before World War II, the horse polo sport had great traditions in Hungary and it was only after the change of the […]
The most interesting moments of the last two hundred years of shipping in the capital are presented at the new, 'Budapest on the Danube. Pictures from the 200 years of shipping in Budapest' exhibition at the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport. In the summer of 1820, Carolina, the first steamer suitable for passenger […]
This Saturday, the Hungarian League Against Cancer organized a motorcycle parade in Budapest for the 4th time to draw attention to screening and early detection of breast cancer. Participants marched through the city on motorcycles in a pink T-shirt and accessories (corresponding to the color of breast cancer. The event was hosted by Balázs Rozványi, […]
The American entertainment magazine Variety has released this year’s list of '10 Screenwriters to Watch', a list that includes a Hungarian artist Kata Wéber. Variety executive editor Steven Gaydos called the 2020 selections “emblematic of what is needed from filmmakers in this unsettled and challenging time. These screenwriters are taking on the big issues confronting the […]
The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 23,077. There are 25,017 people in compulsory home quarantine with 5,099 recovered. Twelve patients died in the past 24 hours, the youngest of them a 47-year-old man, bringing the number of deaths to 730. The total number of active COVID-19 cases, […]
The National Bank of Hungary has issued a silver collector coin with a face value of HUF 10,000 and its non-ferrous metal version of HUF 2,000 to mark the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian Meteorological Service on September 25, 2020. For the first time in the history of central bank issuances of […]
As a result of the latest investment, the German technology company Continental's vehicle dynamics test track facility in Veszprém, west central Hungary, is now suitable for the testing of highly automated safety functions and advanced driver assistance systems, following the latest automotive trends, which may strongly contribute to significantly faster development cycle times. Building on […]
In the last 24 hours, the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in another 927 Hungarian citizens, increasing the official number of infected people in Hungary to 22,127. Nine patients died - seven of them over the age of seventy - so the number of deaths rose to 718 and 4,945 have already recovered. The […]
The Hungarian currency has been on a weakening path for the past weeks and is trading dangerously close to its weakest ever against the euro, seen in April this year. In addition to unfavorable international sentiment, local supporting factors have also vanished and analysts argue that the forint may set new negative records in the […]
Following an EU record 3.8% annual inflation rate in July, this figure rose to 3.9% year on year in August, primarily reflecting increases in the prices of fuel and industrial goods due in part to base effects. A report published this Friday by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is of the view that supply-demand […]
It was 100 years ago (on September 24, 1920), that the Hungarian National Assembly adopted Act XXXI of 1920. with which one of the world's first universities of economics was born in Budapest. As recalled by the news site index.hu, Rudolf Andorka, the then rector of the university, remembered this date on the 75th anniversary […]
This Thursday evening, the Hungarian capital hosts the 2020 soccer European Super Cup final between Champions League winner Bayern Munich of Germany and the winner of the European League, FC Seville from Spain. Qatar Airways is a Platinum Sponsor of the now six-time European champions (third in the overall rankings behind Real Madrid' s 13 and […]
Auchan Hungary won this year's Commercial Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products, which has been one of the most prestigious awards in the industry for three years now. Each year, the award is given to the commercial company that does the most to promote domestic products. This year, according to the jury, Auchan was the […]
The world's most prestigious annual travelling photo exhibition, profiling the globe's top press photographers and showcasing the world's most provocative and poignant press photos, arrives in Budapest on September 24. In its 63rd year, the World Press Photo exhibition is the most significant travelling exhibition dedicated entirely to photojournalism. Annually, these exhibitions attract up to […]
Another eight Hungarians - all of them with chronic diseases -fell victim to the COVID-19 epidemic, according to the pandemic website of the Hungarian government. Thus, the death toll increased to 702. The number of confirmed people infected with the new coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 20,450. There are 27,449 people in compulsory home […]
