The European Commission has found that Hungarian plans to grant around EUR 3.8 million in investment aid to modernise the infrastructure of Debrecen International Airport (E Hungary) are in line with EU state aid rules.

Training for Air Force pilots and air traffic controllers will be relaunched in Hungary after 20 years in 2018, for 15-20 students at the National University of Public Service and the air base at Szolnok in central Hungary, the chief of the base told public news channel M1.

Valeo Auto-Electric Magyarország continues to expand its manufacturing and R&D complex in Veszprém with a greenfield project. More than 200 new jobs will be created in connection with the EUR 60 million worth of development.

Argentine ambassador Maximiliano Gregorio-Cernadas, welcomed the staff of the Capital Circus of Budapest in his residence at the 250th anniversary of the modern circus. The guests of the event, including several ambassadors, were entertained by Argentinian and Hungarian artists, among them Agustín Viglione from Argentina who impressed his audience with a magical bubble performance.

The event 'Advent Festivity at the Basilica' in Budapest finished 4th among the Christmas fairs of Europe at the continent-wide public voting organized by the Brussels-based travel portal 'European Best Destinations'.

The United Networks of International Corporate Event Organizers, an international association that brings together senior decision-makers in charge of corporate events will have its European Congress in the Hungarian capital on June 28-29, 2018.

The United States is to spend over USD 55 million “to increase fuel storage capacity, construct a parallel taxiway and upgrade the airfield" at the Kecskemét Air Base in east central Hungary as part of the initiative to deter Russian aggression.

A 300-year-old building complex of the arch abbey manor of Pannonhalma in western Hungary will be expanded into a four-star hotel through a HUF 5 billion forint (EUR 15.9 mn) investment, the Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

On the occasion of Finland celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence, the country's ambassador, Petri Tuomi-Nikula talks to Diplomacy&Trade about the cultural, economic, political and social impact of being language relatives.

In line with its tradition, the Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC) has prepared its 2017 recommendations, titled 'Smart Hungary'. The Report explores issues that can help accelerate the country’s economic and social development.

At their meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the Visegrád Four countries have decided to provide support for the implementation of the Project, led by the Italian government in cooperation with the Commission, aimed at protecting the borders in Libya.

Wireless internet availability has been significantly improved in passenger areas of Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The new system promises better coverage and a stronger signal, offering a multiplication of capacity to passengers using Wi-Fi.

Businessman László Baldauf, the founder of the CBA retail store chain in Hungary, has confirmed to the news agency 'Független Hírügynökség' that seven CBA stores (two of them in Budapest) would be taken over by the German retailer Lidl.

During the recent Italian week in Budapest, the movie ‘Finché c'è prosecco c'è speranza’ (As long as there is prosecco, there is hope), which debuted at Festival Venezia 2017, was screened for the first time in Hungary and followed by a tasting of the famous wine.

Hungarian President János Áder was received at the Elysée Palace in Paris this Monday by French President Emmanuel Macron. The Hungarian head of state is in the French capital for the One Planet Summit climate conference.