Without parliamentary debate and with a majority of 112 votes in favor and 25 against, the Hungary’s ruling party Fidesz has once again extended the state of emergency and the emergency regulations, which will now last until January 1 next year. The government had previously said on the extension of the emergency that, as the […]
In the past three days, 1,183 new cases of the disease have been confirmed and twenty, mostly elderly, chronic patients have died in Hungary. Since the beginning of the epidemic, the total number of identified infected persons has risen to 821,261 and the number of deaths to 30,171, according to koronavirus.gov.hu. The number of cured […]
More and more people are going to the doctor with suspected COVID-19 symptoms in Hungary, with allergies and fall upper respiratory viruses making it much more difficult to diagnose the coronavirus. An expert suggests that antigen tests should provided free of charge. “An antigen test costs around HUF 1,000-2,000, which is not a huge amount, […]
The Hungarian subsidiary of the Cosmo Consult Group will establish new IT development and service centers in Debrecen and Szeged providing business IT solutions. With an investment of some HUF 785 million, the company with a German background active in 26 countries, will create at least 50 high value-added jobs for IT professionals. Besides Hungary, […]
In August 2021, 8,178 children were born and 9,678 people died according to preliminary data. Compared to August 2020, the number of live births was up by 0.4% and that of deaths decreased by 2.7%. 9,249 couples got married, which was 12% less than in the same period of the previous year. In August 2021:A […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán put forward USD2 billion in income tax refunds for families as the government gears up its campaign ahead of next year’s general elections. Polls suggest that Orbán’s cabinet faces a competitive race for the first time in a decade in the 2022 vote. Millions of Hungarian parents will receive partial […]
The Budapest Wine Festival is held this year for the 30th time between September 23-26, 2021 in the Buda Castle. Visitors will be able to taste thousands of wines from Hungarian and foreign exhibitors in a World Heritage site, enjoying the most impressive panorama of the capital. The excellent wines and professional programs will be […]
The World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition opened on Thursday at the Hungarian National Museum, where 151 press photos will be on display again this year. The exhibition was selected by an international jury from 74,470 photos taken by 4,315 photojournalists from 130 countries, and last year's theme was the coronavirus epidemic, which was prominent in […]
Hungarian ultra-runner László Barta has achieved another fantastic result by wining the world's longest cross-country race, the 1001-kilometer Megarace, which was held for the first time this year, the news site telex.hu reports. Barta completed the distance - where competitors also have to overcome 24 kilometers of difference in altitude - in 254 hours and […]
A Japanese garden was inaugurated in the courtyard of the library in Gyula, SE Hungary on Wednesday. Otaka Masato, Japan's Ambassador to Hungary, described the community space created by a Gyula-based NGO as a link between the two countries. The Ambassador said that Japan has a long tradition of Japanese gardens, with records dating back […]
Insulation could be a hot topic in the next 3 years. 32% of the population are planning to do this kind of work, according to the latest representative survey by újHÁZ Centrum. According to the survey, 68% of Hungarians have some form of thermal insulation - 29% of which is complete - while nearly a […]
The Disciplinary Committee of the international football federation FIFA has imposed a ban and a substantial fine on the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) in relation to the racist behaviour of numerous supporters during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifying match between Hungary and England on September 2, 2021. A statement by FIFA adds that […]
The 8,000-square-meter new Railway Service Center of the world leading manufacturer of brake systems for railway and road vehicles, Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems Hungária Kft., has been inaugurated in Budapest. As a result of the investment, which includes on-site infrastructure and building development, as well as technology development, the range of the company's service competencies […]
Budapest Airport is a member of the consortium which won nearly EUR 25 million of support from the European Commission, as part of a sustainability project called STARGATE. As part of the project, Budapest Airport can implement developments to a value of EUR 1.53 million, 70% of which (EUR 1.07 million) is provided by the […]
The Presidency of the Association of Hungarian Publishers and Book Distributors has decided to postpone the Budapest International Book Festival scheduled for November due to the currently increasing number of cases of the disease and the gradual deterioration of the epidemic situation, the news site 24.hu reports, quoting the association. The reasoning is that they […]
