Hungary takes the lead in Central Eastern Europe to join the European Battery industry’s goals to secure a successful green transition within the automotive and energy sector with a strong battery industry in order to achieve the national as well as the European climate-goals. The Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology in cooperation with EIT […]
ACI Europe, the European arm of Airports Council International, has recognized Budapest Airport for its developments implemented in the area of more sustainable transportation. The Eco-Innovation Award, bestowed for innovative projects reducing the airport’s environmental impacts, was handed over this Tuesday, during an online ceremony. Budapest Airport, the operator of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt […]
It was on this day 147 years ago (November 17, 1873) that Pest, Buda Óbuda and the Margaret Island on the River Danube were officially united under the name Budapest. The idea of uniting the three cities and towns dates back to 1849. In that year, Interior Minister Bertalan Szemere ordered the unification of the […]
The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Plc. has announced that it has again qualified for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) in the Upstream & Integrated Oil & Gas category following the 2020 assessment process. A statement by the company says this is the fifth consecutive year that MOL has been […]
In a letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán informed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, President of the European Council that the Hungarian government was vetoing legislation on the EU's seven-year budget and the recovery fund. The Hungarian government's website quotes the head of the PM's […]
Despite the pandemic,the Hungarian energy service provider firm ALTEO continued to grow, reaching sales of nearly HUF 5.5 billion in the 3rd quarter of 2020. A quarterly report by the company says that since a significant portion of the profitability of ALTEO’s activities is less vulnerable to changes in the economic cycle, the principal focus […]
The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 6,495 Hungarians, which increased the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 147,456, according to the relevant government website. Another 93 patients died in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 3,190, while 34,010 people have already recovered. The number of active infections […]
At Christmas this year, two thirds of Hungarians expect to spend not more than HUF 50,000 for gifts, according to a new survey. According to a representative poll conducted by Pulzus Kutató for the news site napi.hu, Napi.hu, a quarter of Hungarians say they do not spend on gifts at Christmas. The caution and uncertainty […]
Next year will be hard as hell for Budapest. The crisis and government cuts will dramatically reduce the capital's revenues by HUF 88 billion, according to Mayor Gergely Karácsony. In a social media message, the Mayor is of the view that the one for 2021 is the most frugal capital budget in decades. He writes […]
107 people infected with the coronavirus have died in the last 24 hours, the number of active people infected has risen to a total of 106,000 in Hungary. This is the third time that the number of deaths registered in a single day has reached 107, which is the highest number ever. 4,238 new infections […]
As an experiment, illuminated particles were mixed into the pavement of the Danube bicycle path on a distance of 230 meters at Esztergom. Thanks to the technical solution, it is more convenient and safer to use the otherwise unlit road in the evening and at night. Cyclists can easily follow the trail after sunset and […]
This October, based on the number of guests, Budapest, Hajdúszoboszló and Eger were the most popular tourist destinations in Hungary. According to the Hungarian Tourism Agency, 627,000 guests arrived at the accommodation establishments in Hungary in October, 591,000 of them were from within the country.The accommodations registered 1.6 million guest nights, of which 1.4 million […]
Cooperation between the department store chain Aldi and the E.ON Hungária Group has come to another milestone: the 100th e-charger opened at the chain's stores in Hungary. Aldi has opened electric car chargers at another 18 of its stores in cooperation with the E.On Hungária Group as part of the network of 147 chargers planned […]
The gross domestic product of Hungary went down by 4.6% according to raw data and by 4.7% according to seasonally and calendar adjusted and reconciled data in the 3rd quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. However, data just released by the country's Central Statistical Office also suggest that compared to […]
By Friday, the new coronavirus infection had been detected in another 5,097 Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people in Hungary to 131,887. 99, mostly elderly, chronic patients died, bringing the number of deaths to 2,883, and 29,802 have already recovered. The number of active infected people is 99,202. The related government website finds […]
