The national holiday of August 20 commemorates Hungary's first king, St. Stephen (ca. 975 –1038) and it is also the day of the foundation of Hungary. It is celebrated with programs all over the country. In the capital alone, twenty venues awaited visitors from Buda Castle to the City Park. The central event, the inauguration […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has announced that the 2021 Foreign Minister's Award is conferred on Eötvös Loránd University on August 20, 2021. As a statement from the Japanese Embassy in Budapest says, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is a prestigious university with a long history in Hungary. With its East Asia Institute, it […]
Hungary’s government stressed that it will not permit an unrestricted inflow of migrants from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country. Meanwhile, Hungary is planning an evacuation operation to bring the remaining Hungarians and Afghans, who aided Hungary out of the capital, Kabul. The Hungarian government will not allow Afghan migrants to enter the […]
The first semestrial turnover of ANY Security Printing Company was HUF 22.4 billion, with card-based documents sales of HUF 9.7 billion and export sales of 7.9 billion, according to the company’s mid-term report. Operations in the first half of 2020 were hit by the epidemic, lower base period figures reflect this fact, and the increase […]
The Hungarian government has approved the country's national space strategy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Thursday. Like most European countries, Hungary has laid out the cornerstones of its opportunities and directions of development in space research in a space strategy, the ministry told the state news agency MTI. The strategy envisions […]
Millions of passengers pass through the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport every year, but the high volume of traffic is not only characteristic of the terminals. The more than 1,500-hectare area can be an attractive environment for wild and stray animals. Budapest Airport therefore attaches the utmost importance to guaranteeing both aviation safety and […]
Hungary's military allies have evacuated 26 Hungarian citizens from Kabul to the Uzbekh capital, Tashkent, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) informed the state news agency MTI in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. "In coordination with the Hungarian side, our military allies have evacuated by air 26 Hungarian citizens stranded in Kabul," the […]
The building industry insulation materials company Masterplast increased its sales by 108% in the second quarter relying on its strong supply chain, high inventories and market position, according to its half-year report published on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The sales increase came as the coronavirus situation improved, global construction demand strengthened significantly, […]
The gross domestic product of Hungary increased by 17.9% according to raw data and by 17.7% according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 2nd quarter of 2021 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, the economic performance rose by 2.7% according to seasonally and […]
The Hungarian police are committed to preventing illegal migrants from entering the country and the European Union. To this end, it has offered its support to the countries of the Western Balkans, in addition to its tasks in Hungary. The members of the 52nd Hungarian police contingent to Serbia, the 64th to Northern Macedonia and […]
The C3S 3U CubeSat platform was successfully launched from the Guyana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on Tuesday morning, a few minutes after a quarter past 3:15 a.m. Hungarian time, the Hungarian state news agency MTI reports. The cargo hold also accommodated the French optical imaging satellite Pléiades Neo-4 and the Hungarian-developed and manufactured […]
The local staff of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid's office in northern Afghanistan are not in immediate danger, but the Budapest headquarters is prepared for any eventuality, Kristóf Gáncs, communications director of the organization told the news website hvg.hu. In any case, the NGO, which has been present in Afghanistan for twenty years, has suspended work […]
In addition to concerts, bike tours, nature walks and handicrafts also await visitors at the Szentendre Open Air Museum on the holiday weekend between August 20 and 22. Over these three days, the museum will focus on nature in connection with the Boundless Open Air Museum of Ethnography thematic year. Visitors can explore the open-air […]
188 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infections since the start of the epidemic to 810,504. Over the weekend, three patients died, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Hungary to 30,041, according to the weekend totals posted on koronavirus.gov.hu. Official figures suggest that the number of people cured […]
Between August 20 and 22, 2021, the administration of vaccines will be suspended at national level, as ordered by the National Directorate General of Hospitals. For those who may have received an appointment for these dates, an appointment will be made for the following week. The news comes after an announcement last week that the […]
