On Friday, 6,729 people crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border into Hungary, while 4,986 of those entering the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) told the state news agency MTI on Saturday. Of those who entered, the police issued to 248 people temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They […]
In April 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade in Hungary increased by 15.7% according to raw data and by 15.8% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year, the Central Statistical Office reports. In April, calendar-adjusted sales volumes rose by 7.1% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, […]
The 54th Kékszalag (‘Blue Ribbon’) Raiffeisen Grand Prix will start on July 14, 2022. The Hungarian Sailing Federation is expecting more participants than ever before in Europe's largest and most popular around-the-lake sailing race. This year's regatta will be a multi-day sailing celebration, with exhibitors, shore programs and a giant projector in Balatonfüred. This year's […]
Following a comprehensive renovation, the restored Baroque Hall of the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest opened this Friday, making it possible to visit the three impressive large halls of the building, which evoke the most important architectural style features, simultaneously after almost 80 years. In addition to the Renaissance Hall and the Romanesque Hall, […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was granted a near-total exemption from the European Union’s embargo on Russian oil. Although the premier hails it as a great victory achieved in Brussels, the exemption may only deepen the rift between the bloc and Hungary. EU leaders agreed this week to grant Hungary a near-total exemption from a […]
The Tokaj Wine Business Institute (TWBI) of the University of Tokaj (THE), located in Sárospatak, NE Hungary, is launching a one-year postgraduate course in English, which will familiarize students with current trends in wine-growing and wine management, as well as industry-specific business and economics, the institute told the state news agency MTI on Thursday. The […]
Tourism in the Central and Eastern European region is back on the rise this summer, despite rising hotel prices, global inflation and a war in the neighborhood, with travel increasing in every country in the region, with nine out of ten people planning to travel in 2022, mostly within the region, according to the latest […]
Having started production in 1973, the history of Borsodi Brewery dates back almost half a century, and it went to private ownership 20 years later when privatized by the Belgian firm Interbrew. In 2012, the latter was taken over by the American-Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company, the world’s fifth biggest brewer. Borsodi’s General Manager Zsolt […]
On the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary, Paul Fox held a garden party at the Ambassador's residence in the Buda hills this Wednesday. Welcoming the hundreds of guests, Ambassador Fox emphasized that this year's celebration is a special one. "It is not only […]
The official foundation stone-laying ceremony of BMW Group’s new plant in Debrecen has taken place to mark the latest milestone of the investment. Worth over EUR 1 billion and creating 1,000+ jobs, the project is set to implement the three dimensions of the BMW iFactory vision, namely lean, green and digital. BMW Group establishes a […]
Budapest Airport, the operator of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, opened a 120-square-meter airport playground at Minipolisz, on Király Street in downtown Budapest. From the last day of May, children will be able to try themselves as airport workers at the mini-city, where the airport environment will be complemented by a duty free […]
A total of 2,063 new infections were confirmed last week, bringing the total number of identified infections since the start of the outbreak to 1,919,840. In the past week, 40 patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths to 46,547, the official government site koronavirus.gov.hu reports. The number of cured patients is now 1,847,746, […]
The monkeypox infection has also appeared in Hungary, a 38-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease, the national chief public health officer, Cecília Müller announced, at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. She said that the epidemiologists are currently investigating whether the man had been abroad, as well as other circumstances related to the […]
Up to 150 high value-added jobs will be created by Nokia Solutions and Networks Ltd. at their Budapest R&D center to conduct research on 5G technology. The program will cost EUR 6.8 million (over a quarter of which is covered by Hungarian taxpayers according to a government decision, and promises to trigger the development of […]
This year, the Hungarian capital hosted Bocuse d'Or Europe 2022, the European selecting event of the famous gastronomy competition. The jury was headed – as president of honor for the European selection – by acclaimed Slovenian chef Ana Roš. Diplomacy&Trade caught up with her during the two-day competition. In her childhood – and even early […]
