The Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden has been ranked 15th on the Sheridan list of top zoos in Europe and occupies the top spot in Hungary, the park said on Wednesday. The unofficial Sheridan list ranks zoos based on visitor experience, the parks' level of services and the professional work being done in the zoos, […]
In 2021, Budapest Airport once again took huge steps to maintain its carbon neutral operations and achieve its sustainability goals. Last year, the company further reduced its direct carbon dioxide emissions, which are now half the level of ten years ago, while emissions per passenger were only one third of 2011 levels, the operator of […]
As a result of continuous negotiations between FGSZ Ltd., the the owner and operator of the Hungarian high-pressure natural gas pipeline system, and its Ukrainian partner, Gas TSO of Ukraine, the test period of Q1 2022 - according to which firm gas transmission capacities have been created in the HU>UA direction from January – has […]
A further 74 patients died of coronavirus infection, bringing the official death toll in Hungary to 41,018, according to the related government site, which also said that there were 40% more new cases than a week ago. The 74 fatalities who passed away in the past 24 hours were chronic patients, most of them elderly, […]
Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and fellow researcher Drew Weissman, both of the University of Pennsylvania, will receive the 2022 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal awarded by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States. Dr. Katalin Karikó is the first Hungarian to receive this recognition. According to the NAS website, Katalin Karikó and Drew […]
Olympic, world and European champion gymnast Szilveszter Csollány died at the age of 51. The sportsman, who was infected with the new coronavirus, was hospitalized last November and after his condition deteriorated, he was put on a ventilator in early December. Szilveszter Csollány was born on April 13, 1970 in Sopron, NW Hungary. His first […]
A total of 39,928 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hungary on Monday morning (based on 132,824 samples taken), 18,709 more than a week earlier, according to data from the government information portal. The number of infected people has risen to 1,441,385 since the beginning of the pandemic, while the number of active patients […]
Virus researcher Miklós Rusvai told the evening news program of the most popular Hungarian commercial TV channel RTL Klub that the rapid spread of the virus could lead to the fifth wave of the virus infection peaking next week. There is a slight rise in the hereditary level of the coronavirus in wastewater again, according […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) share index (BUX) fell on a downward trend this week, closing at 52,169.80 points on Friday, down 0.96% or 506.10 points from a week ago, the state news agency MTI reported in its review Sunday morning. Turnover on the stock market was HUF 56.39 billion, down from HUF 77.70 billion […]
The House of Hungarian Music has been inaugurated in the City Park in Budapest. From Sunday, it opens its doors to the public with concerts, an interactive exhibition, a creative music space and music education activities. András Batta, the managing director of the institution was of the view at the ceremonial opening of the building […]
The Kistelek and Region Industrial Park, where an industrial wastewater treatment plant and sewerage network were built, was developed with EU funding of more than HUF half a billion, the municipality informed the state news agency MTI. According to the statement, the HUF 517 million investment has provided the industrial park, which is located next […]
In the WittyLeaks section of Diplomacy&Trade, diplomats accredited to Hungary give account of their personal experiences or some lighter aspects of bilateral relations. In the December 2021 issue, the Portuguese ambassador writes about his experience gained when walking his dogs in the Buda Hills. Lucas is six years old and Angie is six months younger. […]
Hungarians most probably borrowed a record amount of money from banks last year, with credit driven by historically low interest rates and a spike in real estate prices. The volume of new housing loans jumped a spectacular 40% from a year earlier, driving household borrowing to historic highs. According to central bank data for the […]
The highest number of new infections in a single day since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic have been recorded in Hungary, with data from the last three days showing a steadily increasing number of new infections. This brings the total number of identified infected people since the beginning of the epidemic to 1,401,457, according […]
According to preliminary data, the domestic used car market saw an all-time high of almost 819,000 cars changing hands last year, up 3.4% from 791,000 domestic transfers the year before. This means that the domestic market for used cars has doubled in less than a decade, JóAutók.hu told MTI on Thursday. The growth of the […]
