115 patients died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 39,009. According to information by the official government website, the number of recovered persons is steadily increasing and currently stands at 1,097,628. In the last 24 hours, 3,005 new infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of identified infections […]
K&H Bank has achieved carbon neutrality by the end of the year, which means that it will fully offset the emissions resulting from its operations by supporting carbon neutrality projects, the financial institution told the state news agency MTI on Tuesday. The statement highlighted that carbon emissions will be reduced to 80% by 2030 compared […]
Altogether 151 patients died of a new coronavirus related illness during the past 24 hours, while 1,370 new coronavirus infections were registered, the official government site koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday. So far, 6,252,653 people have received a first jab, while 5,968,354 have been fully vaccinated. Altogether 3,153,470 Hungarians have received a booster jab. The number […]
Hungarian tourism closed the year with a much better result than last year. That is according to the CEO of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ), Zoltán Guller who talked about the results in a podcast published this Monday. Zoltán Guller explained the upturn mainly by the increase in domestic turnover, as three quarters of the […]
Schneider Electric is expanding its regional procurement center in Budapest, which has been operating since 2017, and the number of employees there could rise from the current 150 to nearly 300 by 2023, the company told the state news agency MTI. According to the information, Daniel W. Bartel, the head of global procurement at the […]
7,989 new cases have been identified in the last four days, the official information site said, bringing the total number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus in Hungary to 1,245,319. In the last four days, 436 people have died, bringing the total number of deaths to 38,743. The number of people cured has increased, with a […]
The majority of Hungarians believe that digital solutions could make the provision of benefits to people in need of assistance more efficient and beneficial for those concerned, according to a representative telephone survey of 1,000 people conducted by Kutatópont public opinion research firm on behalf of Edenred Hungary that specializes in prepaid corporate services including […]
More than a hundred thousand kilograms of Christmas donations arrived at the Santa Claus Factory Christmas donation collection points this year, the organizers told the state news agency MTI this Sunday. According to the information, there was a company – the Ebes center of the 'Privát' food chain Kerekes Ltd. – which donated 16,000 kilograms […]
According to data from the accommodation site Szallas.hu, it is the cities Budapest, Eger, Pécs and the spa towns of Hajdúszoboszló and Hévíz that attract the most tourists during the holidays, the state news agency MTI reports. The virus situation has confirmed that families prefer to spend Christmas at home. A third of the almost […]
According to data released by the National Center for Public Health (NNK) on Friday, air quality has been classified as hazardous not only in Putnok and Sajószentpéter, but also in Kazincbarcika - all in NE Hungary. Miskolc (in the northeast), Salgótarján (in the north), Várpalota (in the west) and Tököl (just west of Budapest) have […]
Half of the people surveyed in Hungary are in favor of compulsory vaccination, while the other half are against it, and one in ten unvaccinated people would take the vaccine if they could choose between the types, according to a Publicus Institute survey commissioned by the daily Népszava. As the research shows, 72% of the […]
Hungary will not change its immigration laws, defying a ruling by the European Union’s top court. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán vowed to maintain the country’s existing laws on immigration despite a decision by the EU court that would require changes to these regulations. “We will maintain the existing regime, even if the European court ordered […]
The Hungarian Banking Association says was surprised to learn of the government decision about freezing retail mortgage interest rates for a six-month period from January announced this Wednesday. The Association issued a statement this Thursday stressing that the key role of the banking sector is to provide long-term, predictable and sustainable financing for the economy, […]
LOT Polish Airlines has announced that it will re-launch direct flights between Budapest and New York from June 2022. The route, which was temporarily suspended due to the pandemic, had been very popular with passengers. From next summer, New York will be accessible again without changing, thanks to Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which will operate three […]
In the past 24 hours, 3,586 new infections have been confirmed in Hungary, bringing the total number of identified infections since the start of the outbreak to 1,237,330, according to the government coronavirus information page. A total of 140 mostly elderly, chronic patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths to 38,307. According to […]
