Tokaji is the only Hungarian brand among one hundred European products that are protected by geographical indications (GI) in an agreement signed by the EU and China against imitations and usurpation. Tokaj is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2002 under the […]
Budget airline Wizz Air announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with car rental firm Sixt, with the deal covering 44 countries worldwide. The cooperation will allow Wizz Air passengers to reserve cars through the air carrier’s mobile app. The car rental company will join Wizz Air’s credit program as a result of […]
Dr. Edit Mátyus of the Chemistry Institute of the Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE) in Budapest is the only Hungarian of the 408 recipients of this year’s European Research Council Starting Grants. Her project 'Theoretical developments for precision spectroscopy of polyatomic and polyelectronic molecules' won EUR 1.5 million support to be used in a period of […]
Hungary’s consumer price inflation rose an annual 2.9% in October, fueled primarily by an above-average increase in food prices, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office. The annual inflation index was 2.8% in September. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose from 3.9% in the previous month to 4% in […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed that Turkey was a strategic partner for Hungary and praised Turkey’s role in stopping Europe-bound migration. Orbán spoke at a press conference after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Budapest. The Hungarian premier noted that Turkey stopped 350,000 illegal immigrants from entering Europe this year alone and […]
Chinese audience will learn about the innovative side of Hungary at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), said Balázs Hendrich, CEO of the Hungarian Export Development Agency (HEPA) in Shanghai at the opening of the Hungarian Country Pavilion, the Hungarian news agency MTI reports. In addition to the tourist attractions, investment environment and trading […]
In September 2019, the volume of sales in retail shops in Hungary increased by an annual 6.3%, according to raw data, and by 5.8% when adjusted for calendar effects. The country’s Central Statistical Office reports that the volume of sales, adjusted for calendar effects, rose by 3.0% in specialized and non-specialized food shops, by 8.6% […]
Hungary’s fifth-generation (5G) network will be built by Huawei, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom, new portal portfolio.hu reports, citing Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. Hungary does not differentiate between companies based on their country of origin, Szijjártó said at the International Economic Forum organized in Shanghai. The U.S. government seeks to bar the […]
MOL today signed an agreement with Chevron Global Ventures and Chevron BTC Pipeline to acquire their non-operated exploration and production as well as mid-stream interests in Azerbaijan for USD 1.57 billion (subject to adjustments at closing), the Budapest-based company said in a press release. The deal includes a 9.57% stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (“ACG”) oil […]
No. 3 seeds Timea Babos of Hungary and Kristina Mladenovic of France became the first team to successfully defend a WTA Finals doubles title in 11 years. They defeated No. 2 seeds Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 in a flawless performance to lift the Martina Navratilova Doubles […]
Central and Eastern Europe will play an increasingly important role in the European Union's economy in the future. The current technological changes can give the region additional impetus. These are the core statements made at an international conference in Budapest this Thursday. Organized by the ‘Netzwerk Digital’ initiative and the organization ‘United Europe’, the event […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed means to mend Russia’s relationship with the EU and solve the crisis in Ukraine at a meeting of the two politicians in Budapest. Putin, who has met regularly with Orbán since 2013, visited Budapest on October 30 . “Hungary has a vested interest in […]
Hungarian-owned Eurotrade has inaugurated its 5-MW solar park in Környe, in north-western Hungary. According to the company's executive, Attila Szűcs, the HUF 1.6 billion (EUR 5m) investment, whose cornerstone was laid in April this year, was financed with the company’s own funds (30%) and a ten-year loan from the savings bank 'Takarékbank'. Eurotrade installed nearly […]
On the fifth day of a joint operation of Hungarian and US special military units, a CV-22B Osprey type convertiplane of the US Air Force conducted a demonstration flight above the Hungarian capital this Tuesday. The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a multi-mission, military aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing. It is designed […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has published its FinTech strategy entitled ‘Financial innovation and stability’ at a conference held with the participation of the representatives of Hungarian FinTech companies. The key objective of the first central bank FinTech strategy in the region is to facilitate the spread of competitive and innovative services in Hungary, […]
