German aviation industry supplier Diehl Aircabin is expanding its existing capacities in Nyírbátor, NE Hungary with an investment of EUR 120 million (appr. HUF 37 billion). the Hungarian government is providing HUF 1.38 billion in funding.
German aviation industry supplier Diehl Aircabin is expanding its existing capacities in Nyírbátor, NE Hungary with an investment of EUR 120 million (appr. HUF 37 billion). the Hungarian government is providing HUF 1.38 billion in funding.
A second-degree heat alert has been issued for Hungary by Deputy State Secretary Tamás Szentes, who also acts as Chief Medical Officer.The waring is effective to midnight next Monday based on a forecast by the National Meteorological Service.
Siemens expanding its gas and steam turbine blade plant at its Power and Gas plant facility in Budapest with an investment of EUR 32.5 million (some HUF 10 billion). The expansion is planned to create 150 new jobs for technicians.
Hungary’s online retail trade closed an excellent year in 2016. According to a report by eNET, Hungarian webshops generated HUF 427 billion (about EUR 1.39 billion) in turnover, more than 5% of the total national retail trade volume.
This Monday, following a meeting between the prime ministers of the Visegrád (V4) Group and those of the BeNeLux countries in the Polish capital, Warsaw, Poland officially handed over the presidency of the V4 group to Hungary.
To further strenghten the bonds of bilateral cultural relations between India and Hungary, Embassy of India is organizing the cultural festival 2nd Ganges-Danube: Cultural Festival of India on June 24 and 25, 2017 in fourteen cities of Hungary.
'Threats and Challenges of Hybrid Warfare for European Security' was the title of a panel discussion at the National University of Public Service in Budapest this Thursday, opened by the American Chargé d’Affaires and the Ukrainian Ambassador.
General Electric is on its way to transform from a traditional industrial company (manufacturing machines and equipment) to a digital industrial company. Its Veresegyház factory enhances its production efficiency using its own digital technologies.
This Tuesday, the Hungarian governing party Fidesz and its smalll satellite partner KDNP passed passed a law requiring civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad.
General Electric (GE) has confirmed that it has started talks on the sale of its lighting branch. According to the company, the sale will affect most of the lighting division's plants in Hungary and about half of the local workers.
Hungary ranks above the average in work-life balance and education and skills in OECD's Better Life Index but below average in social connections, civic engagement, environmental quality, income and wealth, housing and many other issues.
At the invitation of Anita Herczegh, the wife of Hungarian President János Áder, a group of members of the Diplomatic Spouses Budapest (DSB), took part in a journey to the western Hungarian towns of Tapolca and Keszthely.
CEU President Michael Ignatieff has announced that the university will continue in Budapest in the 2017-2018 academic year. The announcement comes as the future of CEU is uncertain due to legislation put through parliament by the Hungarian government.
The European Union's ELI-ALPS laser research center was inaugurated in Szeged, SE Hungary. The center's budget was HUF 70 billion (EUR 22.6 million), from which 85% was provided by the European Union’s Regional Development Fund.
On the occasion of Canada marking the 150th anniversary of its Confederation, the Ambassador of the North American country to Hungary, Isabelle Poupart gave a extensive interview to the May issue of Diplomacy&Trade.

