One of the first things a law student learns at university is the structure of the different legal systems, a topic in which professors place particular emphasis on the contrast between the continental and the common law legal system. The two legal systems differ significantly in several aspects, but the main flagship of the differences […]
This past Sunday, Qatar Airways celebrated ten years of linking the Hungarian capital with the capital city of Qatar, Doha and the Qatar Airways global network. Ir was on January 17, 2011, that the inaugural flight, an Airbus A320 carrying VIP guests touched down in Budapest and was greeted with a traditional water-cannon salute (see […]
By Monday, the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) had been detected in another 875 Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 352,703. 68 Hungarians died in the past 24 hours, mostly elderly, chronic patients, so the official number of deaths rose to 11,409. The number of recovered people is also constantly increasing, […]
Linde Gáz Magyarország, founded in 1992, produces industrial and medical gases. They will now build a new air-separation unit in Kazincbarcika with an investment of EUR 41.6 million, retaining 430 jobs. The project, where the Hungarian government is to cover about 13% of the investment costs, primarily aims to serve the needs of the factory […]
With increasing turnover, the stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) decreased this week, the BUX closed at 44,204.45 points this week. The closing figure of the BUX index was 188.76 points, 0.43% lower than the previous week's closing value. The turnover of the stock market was HUF 74.05 billion after HUF 58.16 billion […]
Vaccination continues in nursing homes of more than 100 residents, peoplee living there receive the American Moderna vaccine. According to the Hungarian news agency MTI, since Saturday, the vaccination campaign has been running in Hungary with two types of vaccines: the American Moderna works on the same principle as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine first approved in […]
With the arrival of the 'real winter' with snow on the Mátra hill, the ski season has kicked off in Mátraszentistván, east-northeast of Budapest. The local ski park draws attention to the fact that only skiers and snowboarders can stay in the area of the Ski Park, and for recreational purposes only, due to the […]
With the completion of the one-month maintenance break, the Mercedes plant in Kecskemét will restart this Sunday, but production will stop again on Wednesday due to the non-availability of a part manufactured in Japan. On December 18, production stopped at the Mercedes factory in Kecskemét, where in addition to the usual maintenance work, reconstructions were […]
By Saturday, 1,438 more Hungarian citizens had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 350,587. 87 people died of the infection in the past 24 hours. The majority of them were elderly and chronic patients, bringing the official total number of deaths to 11,264. The number […]
Mátyás Dobó will take over the position of Director of Vodafone Business Unit from István Király as of February 1, 2021, as part of the planned succession at Vodafone Hungary. István Király will leave Vodafone Hungary on March 31, 2021, having held the position of Director of Vodafone Business Unit since 2014. During the course […]
The number of tourism nights fell by 85% compared to November 2019, the number of domestic tourism nights decreased by 65% compared to the previous month, based on adjusted data. As a result of border crossing restrictions and Covid-19 protection measures for commercial accommodation, international tourists spent 93% fewer tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments […]
Political parties, scientists, doctors and other experts are calling on Hungarians to get inoculated against the coronavirus in an effort to defeat a high rate of vaccine weariness among the population. The un-orchestrated campaign comes in response to statistics showing that many Hungarians do not want to get vaccinated either because they are afraid of […]
Japanese companies are introducing new production technologies in Biatorbágy, Székesfehérvár and Esztergom. They invest a total of HUF 4.5 billion to which the Hungarian government adds HUF 2 billion of public funding. Alpine European Electronics Industry Ltd. in Biatorbágy, Denso Manufacturing Hungary in Székesfehérvár and Diamond Electric Hungary Ltd. in Esztergom (all in western Hungary) […]
An experienced manager replaces Eve Bader as the managing director of Roche Hungary: Martin Kikstein returns from the head of the global pharmaceutical group's Far East service center to the Hungarian capital. Eve Bader left Hungary at the end of December to continue her career in Germany. Martin Kikstein, who moved to Kuala Lumpur for […]
Another 118 patients died as a result of the new coronavirus infection in Hungary in the past 24 hours, bringing the official number of deaths to 11,066. By Thursday, the new coronavirus infection was detected in 1,926 more people, increasing the number of identified infections in Hungary to 347,636. 4,689 coronavirus patients are hospitalized, 344 […]
