Five days to go before the 88th annual Academy Awards and my interviewee, producer Gábor Sipos, along with the whole crew that is “traumatized in a very positive way,” have high hopes of seeing their film win the Academy Award.
Five days to go before the 88th annual Academy Awards and my interviewee, producer Gábor Sipos, along with the whole crew that is “traumatized in a very positive way,” have high hopes of seeing their film win the Academy Award.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced that his government decided to call a referendum to reject the European Union's mandatory quota system on the settlement of migrants in Hungary. Many say such a referendum is unconstitutional.
Diplomacy&Trade held a special ICT Club event at the Baraka restaurant on Tuesday. CEO-s of leading international IT companies and representatives of the government attended the event which focused on the opportunities of the growing ICT sector in Hungary.
Opposition parties in Hungary have accused the governing force Fidesz of hiring hooligan-looking people to prevent an opposition member of parliament from initiating a referendum on canceling a law that orders most supermarkets to be closed on Sundays.
Compared to its very high January level, the seasonally adjusted GKI economic sentiment index decreased by a rate that has not been seen for a year. Expectations deteriorated in all sectors and among consumers, but they still reflect an optimistic mood.
Hungary's infamous burglar, Gizella Bodnár, widely nóknown to the Hungarian public as 'Airplane Gizi' has been caught again. the 89-year-old woman, who has had a criminal record since 1953, was spotted this time stealing from a family home SW of Budapest.
On February 11, the president of the Hungarian-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce Rossen Tkatchenko took over the presidency of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary in an official ceremony.
Teachers and pupils were wearing checkered shirts in schools all around Hungary, protesting against a recent slur at teachers by a former Hungarian government offical. In solidarity, well-known Hungarian personalities joined the protest.
Diplomacy&Trade held its Australia themed Club at Aria Hotel Budapest. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and business executives.
Latvian Ambassador Imants Liegis hosted a farewell reception in Budapest to say good-bye after a service of over three years here. On behalf of the diplomatic corps in Budapest, Polish Ambassador Roman Kowalski bid farewell to his Latvian colleague.
Returning a visit to Budapest by Rusian President Vladimir Putin exactly a year ago, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán traveled to Moscow this Wednesday. The two politicans primarily discussed energy issues: gas supply and a new atomic power station in Hungary.
United Nations independent expert Michel Forst has called on the Government of Hungary to refrain from stigmatising and intimidating human rights defenders, and ensure that they can conduct their work in an enabling legal and administrative environment.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Visegrád (V4) Group, the prime ministers of the member countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) hedl a summit in Prague, calling for a strong Europe without dividing lines.
Despite the pouring rain, thousands of people filled Kossuth Square in front of the building of Hungarian Parliament this Saturday to join the teachers's demonstration against the the education policy conducted by the government of Viktor Orbán.
The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) says it successfully negotiated 67 investment projects last year, an increase of 12% compared to the previous year. 14 projects were started by German firms and 11 projects by US companies.
