In commemoration of the Czech National Day, Diplomacy&Trade – in cooperation with the Czech Embassy in Budapest – has recently presented a compilation on Czech-Hungarian relations with special emphasis on Czech beers. the section also included an interview with Ambassador Bial. “Czech-Hungarian relations are complex and intense, on political and various informal levels. When we […]
The Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) presented Ambassador David Nájera with the Visionary Leadership Award this year, recognizing the work of the Mexican Embassy for Diversity and Gender Equality. Ambassador Nájera and the President of the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF), Borbála Czakó renewed their commitment to diversity, values based on mutual respect, and non-discriminatory […]
Hungarians demonstrated a strengthening inclination to set aside financial reserves amidst the coronavirus crisis. As a result, the financial assets of the population have increased by 5% since the end of last year despite many households witnessing a drop in disposable income. The most popular products in the savings market in the first three quarters […]
Concerto Budapest, the concert film, directed by Imre Szabó Stein and starring András Keller, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica and Concerto Budapest, won the Video: Events & Live Broadcasts category – and was awarded the Bronze Lovie Prize by an international jury – at the LOVIE AWARDS, the most significant competition for European Internet content. A […]
Vajda-Papír, the leading Hungarian-owned manufacturer in the market of hygienic paper products, has announced the investment totaling HUF 16 billion investment at a digital foundation ceremony. According to the announcement, the investment project will help retain 600 workplaces and create 50 new jobs. The Hungarian government will provide HUF 5.5 billion, about a third of […]
The number of people hospitalized in Hungary with the new coronavirus infection has risen to 7,532, 580 of them on ventilators, the related government website says. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 4,512 Hungarian citizens, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 161,461. 92 patients died in the past […]
Five hundred trees will be planted in the capital by Budapest's first and exclusively electric car fleet, GreenGo, in cooperation with the 10 million Tree Foundation. According to the GreenGo's announcement, on the occasion of their 4th birthday, they will green the capital by planting 500 trees. With this, they want to compensate for the […]
László Benkő, co-founder of the group Omega in 1962, died at the age of 77 after a long illness. "We are shocked to inform you that Laci Benkő, the founder of the Omega band, passed away after a long illness. Millions of fans and respecters mourn the decisive figure of Hungarian rock music both at […]
Hungary takes the lead in Central Eastern Europe to join the European Battery industry’s goals to secure a successful green transition within the automotive and energy sector with a strong battery industry in order to achieve the national as well as the European climate-goals. The Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology in cooperation with EIT […]
ACI Europe, the European arm of Airports Council International, has recognized Budapest Airport for its developments implemented in the area of more sustainable transportation. The Eco-Innovation Award, bestowed for innovative projects reducing the airport’s environmental impacts, was handed over this Tuesday, during an online ceremony. Budapest Airport, the operator of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt […]
It was on this day 147 years ago (November 17, 1873) that Pest, Buda Óbuda and the Margaret Island on the River Danube were officially united under the name Budapest. The idea of uniting the three cities and towns dates back to 1849. In that year, Interior Minister Bertalan Szemere ordered the unification of the […]
The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Plc. has announced that it has again qualified for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) in the Upstream & Integrated Oil & Gas category following the 2020 assessment process. A statement by the company says this is the fifth consecutive year that MOL has been […]
In a letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán informed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, President of the European Council that the Hungarian government was vetoing legislation on the EU's seven-year budget and the recovery fund. The Hungarian government's website quotes the head of the PM's […]
Despite the pandemic,the Hungarian energy service provider firm ALTEO continued to grow, reaching sales of nearly HUF 5.5 billion in the 3rd quarter of 2020. A quarterly report by the company says that since a significant portion of the profitability of ALTEO’s activities is less vulnerable to changes in the economic cycle, the principal focus […]
The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 6,495 Hungarians, which increased the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 147,456, according to the relevant government website. Another 93 patients died in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 3,190, while 34,010 people have already recovered. The number of active infections […]
