The National Center for Public Health (NNK) has confirmed monkeypox infection in another person, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 71 in Hungary, the NNK told the state news agency MTI on Friday. The statement said that last week, a 36-year-old man visited a health service provider in the capital with symptoms suggestive […]
The Hungarian government decided to set up an anti-corruption authority that will work together with non-government organizations to oversee the spending of European Union funds. The move comes as Budapest seeks to unlock billions of euros in EU development funds that Brussels suspended on claims of state-level corruption and a decline in the rule of […]
Several Hungarian politicians say farewell, on various social media pages, to the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II who died this Thursday at the age of 96. Hungarian President Katalin Novák wrote that "I am deeply saddened by the passing away of Her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II. Her life was a blessing, her memory a treasure. […]
The Cervantes Institute is not only the largest Spanish language teaching institution in the world, but also offers free cultural programs to promote and disseminate the culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. This Saturday, September 10, the Cervantes Institute in Budapest is organizing an open day where visitors will be able to attend free tutorials […]
The Hungarian government has imposed a 25% cut in gas consumption in public administration and at state-owned companies, with the exception of hospitals and residential social institutions. It will also order a temperature limit of 18 degrees Celsius in public institutions. The Hungarian government has imposed a 25% cut in gas consumption in public administration […]
Annual inflation, the average increase in the price of goods and services, was 15.6% in August in Hungary compared to the same month last year, with food prices increased the most (30.9%), according to according to official data The monthly inflation rate in August was 1.8%, the Central Statistical Office reports. The 15.6% annual inflation […]
The value of Hungarian exports was 13% and that of Hungarian imports 23% higher in EUR terms in July 2022 than in the same period of the previous year and the balance of external trade in goods deteriorated by EUR 975 million over this period, the Central Statistical Office reports. Compared to the previous month, […]
The 30th anniversary of the current building of the French Institute, inaugurated in 1992, in Budapest will be celebrated with a program of events spanning all the arts this Saturday, September 10 from afternoon until midnight. Although the French Institute was founded in 1947, it moved from the Szegfű Street building to its new building […]
With EU support and an investment of around HUF 1.4 billion, Zoll-Platz Ltd. is to build a new logistics center in the outskirts of Szeged, SE Hungary, the company’s Managing Director Péter Csonka said on Wednesday. At a press conference to present the investment, which will be completed by next summer with a subsidy of […]
Schneider Electric's new manufacturing plant in Dunavecse (central Hungary), which is expected to start production in 2024, will use state-of-the-art technology and digital solutions. The plant will produce medium voltage equipment for electrical distribution systems. The investment will reach HUF 16bn (EUR 40mn), according to a statement by the company. Schneider Electric, the leader in […]
Both the number of Hungarians infected with the new coronavirus and that of those dying as a result of this infection are on the decrease, according to a summary published by the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu. In the past week, 76 people, mostly elderly and chronically ill, have died, bringing the death toll to 47,367. […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will issue a particularly valuable gold collector coin named ‘Hunyadi János aranyforintja’ (The Golden florin of John Hunyadi) in single and in piedfort version, which is four times the weight of a normal coin, an MNB statement says. In line with the traditions of central bank issuances, the non-ferrous […]
Chinese-owned Halms Hungary Ltd. invests EUR 43 million in Debrecen to manufacture e-car parts with the aim to be able to meet customer demand in Europe faster and from a closer location. The project that is to create 300 new jobs further enriches an already very much vibrant local EV ecosystem, the Hungarian Investment Promotion […]
After decades of decline, Hungarian onion production has virtually ceased this year. The popular news site telex.hu quotes János Fekete, president of the National Onion Product Council, as saying in a newspaper interview that while twenty years ago, onion cultivation in the country's most famous onion growing area (the Makó region, SE Hungary), was practiced […]
In July 2022, 1.3 million guests spent 3.8 million tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalow complexes and community hostels) in Hungary, with the number of guests up by 17% and the number of nights by 15% compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office […]
