Hungarian and European beekeepers have a dramatic year behind them. Acacia honey sold on the free market is already sold out, traders in European markets will certainly not have access to it until next season. When the acacia was flowering, in the first weeks of May, the nights were much colder than usual, so about […]
The 'Let's Clean the Country' program has started in the area of the Bükk National Park Directorate in Mezőcsát in NE Hungary with tens of cubic meters of illegally dumped garbage collected and transported on the outskirts of the village. The program aims to eliminate illegal landfills between 2020 and 2022 support the prevention of […]
Magyar Telekom's consolidated after-tax profit increased by 50.9% to HUF 19.7 billion in the third quarter of this year, exceeding analysts' expectations, and sales increased by 1.8% to HUF 167.7 billion. In the first nine months of this year, Magyar Telekom's group-level sales remained unchanged at HUF 484.2 billion, and after tax profit decreased by […]
Another 107 Hungarians fell victim to the new coronavirus infection, the majority of them were elderly and chronic patients, bringing the official number of deaths in the country to 2,357. The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 104,943, there are 36,911 in compulsory home quarantine. 24,847 people recovered […]
St. Martin's New Wine and Goose Festival await visitors in the Open-Air Museum (Skanzen) in Szentendre throughout the weekend, including Martin's Day folk customs, handicrafts, themed wine tasting, autumn delicacies and handicraft fairs. St Martin's Day used to be an important turning point in the folk’s calendar: it marked the finishing of the agricultural works, […]
Statistical figures published this Friday confirm what those involved in tourism have already experienced: as a result of the pandemic, aggravated by closing the country’s borders on September 1, international tourists spent 91% fewer tourism nights in commercial accommodation establishments in this country compared to the same period of the previous year. As the first […]
According to figures published by the Hungarian government, 103 COVID-19 patients died in the past 24 hours – more than ever in one day –, bringing the number of new coronavirus related deaths to 2,250. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 4,709 Hungarians, thus increasing the number of identified infections in Hungary to […]
In September 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops decreased by 1.6% according to raw data and by 2.0% when adjusted for calendar effects compared to the same period of the previous year. Providing the details, a fresh report by the Central Statistical Office says that the volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, […]
In the third quarter of this year, the Erste Bank Hungary made a profit. There was no need to make as many provisions, revenues also increased, for example, housing loans sold much better than expected, the news site napi.hu reports, Erste Bank's first nine months' results show the impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Between January […]
Total gross sales at the company amounted to HUF 10,724 million in the first half of the 2020-2021 business year - a year-on-year decrease of 12.3%. Net sales (that is, sales revenues excluding excise tax and public health product tax) were HUF 5,724 million, which is a a year-on-year decrease of 11.5%. A report by […]
The Hungarian national flag was hoisted with military honor and then lowered to half-mast in Kossuth Lajos Square in front of the Parliament this Thursday on the 64th anniversary of the suppression by Soviet troops of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Hungarian Minister of Defense, Tibor Benkő. […]
The Association of Hungarian Nature Photographers, NaturArt has announced the winners of the most prestigious nature photography contest in Hungary and Central Europe held this year for the 28th time. In the almost 30-year history of the competition, it was this year that the most pictures were submitted: 4,114. 111 works competed in the final […]
More than ever in one day, 90 people died of the new coronavirus infection in Hungary in the past 24 hours, bringing the official number of fatalities to 2,063. The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 4,219 Hungarians, thus increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 90,988. 21,232 people have already […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video message Tuesday evening that a "state of danger" will be introduced in Hungary over COVID-19 once again and a nationwide curfew is imposed between midnight and 5 a.m. “The spread of the pandemic has accelerated,” PM Viktor Orbán is quoted from the video message by the […]
Two young Hungarians produced a bacterium cocktail, unique in the world, which can break down any disposable plastic in seven weeks. They are now embarking on industrial testing, after Vespucci Partners in Budapest and American Techstars, one of the world's most renowned international accelerators, have also invested in a biotech startup called Poliloop, the Hungarian […]
