The southern Hungarian city of Pécs hosts the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) congress ‘Disparities in a Digitalizing (Post-Covid) world – Networks, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development’ with a large variety of themes in entrepreneurship, social-economic, regional-urban economics, regional development, and regional policy topics like local governance and institutions. The Congress has also the ambition to […]
A total of 14,742 new infections were confirmed last week in Hungary, bringing the total number of infected persons identified since the beginning of the epidemic to 2,036,390, the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu reports among last week's aggregated data. The 108 deaths in the past week were mostly elderly, chronic patients, bringing the total number […]
The Hungarian currency dipped very low at times, but managed to recover somewhat against other currencies during the day. The forint (HUF) weakened against the major currencies in the early hours of Tuesday on the interbank foreign exchange market, while the Swiss franc and the US dollar were at historic highs during the day, the […]
The members of the 76th Hungarian police contingent to North Macedonia, who are taking part in a mission that is important not only for Hungary but also for the European Union, were seen off at the premises of the Hungarian Standby Police this Tuesday, police.hu reports. The mission in northern Macedonia is not within the […]
Karma, a Hungarian rescue dog, stood on the top step of the medal podium at the 1st FCI World Individual Rescue Dog Championships, held between 16-21 August in the northern Italian town of Provaglio d’Iseo, the news site 24.hu reports. As the National Directorate General of the Ministry of Civil Protection has announced on a […]
To mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, the Republic of Korea was the Guest of Honor at this year’s Festival of Folk Arts traditionally held around St. Stephen’s Day in the Buda Castle. At the country’s greatest festival of folk arts, Korean craftsmen presented their skills in […]
A commemoration ceremony was held at the stadium named after the world-famous Hungarian footballer Puskás Ferenc on Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of the naming ceremony of the Puskás Arena. At the event, Hungarian State Secretary for Sport, Ádám Schmidt, quoted Brazilian football star Pelé who had said that Puskás would have been the […]
Corvinus University has won a HUF 1.5 billion non-refundable EU grant, which will contribute to the digital developments of the Ménesi road campus, the revival of the university's online education system and the expansion and updating of digital teaching materials. According to the university's statement sent to the state news agency MTI on Monday, the […]
Tobacco processing has begun in the new preparation hall of Continental Tobacco Plc.'s tobacco factory in Sátoraljaújhely, NE Hungary, marking another milestone in the company's nearly HUF 10 billion investment, the company told the state news agency MTI on Monday. Continental Tobacco started the investment at the beginning of 2021, which includes the construction of […]
Vodafone Group has entered into heads of terms with 4iG Public Limited Company and Corvinus Zrt. in relation to the potential sale of 100% of Vodafone Magyarország Távközlési Plc. (Vodafone Hungary) for a total cash consideration equivalent to an enterprise value of HUF 715 bn (EUR 1.8 bn), according to a press statement by Vodafone. […]
Hungary started building up strategic stocks thirty years ago, and the country has had enough oil and oil products on stock for at least 90 days since 1998. The reserves have sometimes fallen a little below this level, but never as low as in August this year, when the government released very substantial quantities of […]
The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) fell in the week, closing at 42,990.47 points on Friday, down 1.54% on a week ago, or 672.48 points, the state news agency MTI reported – along with an analysis on Sunday morning. The weekly turnover on the stock market was HUF 29.968 billion, compared to […]
On Saturday, 7,622 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border crossing, while 13,086 of those who entered the Romanian-Hungarian border crossing declared that they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. Of those who entered, police issued 378 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They will have to go […]
Tens of thousands of people watched this year's Flower Carnival in Debrecen, eastern Hungary, on Saturday: thirteen colorful flower floats marched through the city, including 1,200 dancers and musicians from various art groups, creating a fantastic atmosphere. The procession was opened by a floral composition representing the symbols of Hungarian statehood, the Holy Crown, the […]
The operative board responsible for the safe organization of the national holiday on August 20 decided to postpone the fireworks display due to the expected adverse weather conditions. According to the state news agency MTI, based on the latest comprehensive forecast of the National Meteorological Service and the situation assessment of fireworks and event organizers, […]
