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 […]
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s warning earlier this week that there is a 50% chance the country’s health care system may not be able to handle the pressure of the second wave of the Covid 19 epidemic rang alarm bells across Hungary. After announcing a set of stringent restrictions on movement, the premier is now backtracking […]
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service in Budapest thanks the social workers with an outdoor poster exhibition on Social Work Day. With the exhibition, the charity organization draws attention to the service of almost one hundred thousand workers in the sector, to their diverse, indispensable, yet often unnoticed work. The Maltese Charity Service has placed 20 […]
Turkish Cargo, one of the largest cargo airlines in the world, has announced that it is increasing the frequency of its dedicated cargo flights on the Budapest route to four a week in the winter season, and the airline will open the offices of its Eastern Europe Regional Directorate at the BUD Cargo City. A […]
Swisscham Hungary, which is 25 years old this year, has recently planted 25 seedlings in the Népliget park in Budapest. This way, the Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce not only contributes to the protection of the environment and a sustainable future, but also strengthens the joint work with the participating member companies. A statement by the […]
As of this Wednesday, people are required to wear face masks even at public places (except for parks and other green areas and i case of sports activities) in towns and cities of over 10,000 inhabitants in Hungary. Mayors of these towns and cities as well as of the 23 districts of Budapest have been […]
The Hungarian business weekly HVG has prepared the list of the country's corporate entities with the highest revenues in 2019. The oil and gas group MOL continues to top the list of 500 companies but the largest anual revenue increase was produced by Audi Hungaria. According to hvg.hu, the combined sales of the 500 companies […]
Qatar Airways says its fleet of modern fuel-efficient aircraft has enabled it to continue flying throughout the pandemic and sustainably rebuild its network maintaining its position as the leading international carrier providing global connectivity. The seven destinations include Algiers, Kiev, Miami, Phuket, Seychelles, Tbilisi and Warsaw. The national carrier of the State of Qatar will […]
In addition to maintaining the measures taken so far, additional protection measures are needed to reduce the incidence of coronavirus diseases and the burden on hospitals - according to a Hungarian government statement. A curfew takes effect on Wednesday from zero o'clock – everyone needs to be home between 8 pm and 5 am. One […]
