An informal gathering, organized by the group Diplomatic Spouses Budapest (DSB), was recently hosted at the Residence of the Royal Thai Embassy, bringing Thailand and Laos into the focal point of interest for the Hungarian audience.
An informal gathering, organized by the group Diplomatic Spouses Budapest (DSB), was recently hosted at the Residence of the Royal Thai Embassy, bringing Thailand and Laos into the focal point of interest for the Hungarian audience.
Hungarian President Pál Schmitt has resigned from his post. His decision comes after the doctoral committee of the SOTE University in Budapest stripped him of his doctoral title as a result of findings that he copied most of his doctoral thesis.
The Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence issued a joint statement at the anniversary of the signing and entering into force of the Treaty on Open Skies, which allows for unarmed observation flights over its participants.
Mercedes’ new plant was inaugurated in Kecskemét, East Central Hungary, on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Dr Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG. The day also saw the start of the production of the new B Class models.
The 1992 doctoral thesis by current Hungarian President Pál Schmitt was found to have contained "duplications" on the works of other authors but it was not his fault but that of the university that accepted his dissertation.
In an interview published in the previous issue of Diplomacy and Trade, the Brazilian Ambassador to Hungary, Sergio Eduardo Moreira Lima says his objective is to enhance the diplomatic profile of Brazil and promote closer ties with Hungary.
Budapest Week Publishing presented the most outstanding restaurants, hotels and vintners of the past year with the coveted Best of Budapest award during its Best of Budapest Gala 2012, one of the most exclusive events in the Hungarian capital.
The picture "Rendez-vous of Lovers" by 19-20th century Hungarian painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka - the painting sold at the highest price at Hungarian actions - has been stolen from an art collector, a Hungarian private individual.
On the occasion of this week's Hungary-Latin America Forum in Budapest, Jaime Gornsztejn of the Brazilian Development Bank gave an exclusive interview to Diplomacy & Trade about the business opportunities Brazilian firms look for in Hungary.
New investors and Chinese-owned companies that are already active in Hungary but in different sectors show interest and can enter the local car parts production scene, the business daily Napi Gazdaság reported on Wednesday.
Albanian Premier Sali Berisha began an official visit to Budapest on Monday at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán. The Hungarian Prime Minister stated that Hungary supported Albania's accession to the European Union.
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso indirectly stated to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on March 16 that Orbán lacks understanding of what democracy is. Papers in Western Europe quote from Orbán’s anti-EU speech.
Budapest Airport, the operator of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport, will be closing down Terminal 1, spokesman Mihály Hardy said. After the collapse of the country’s national carrier Malév, Terminal 2 is sufficient to manage the reduced traffic.
European Union finance ministers adopted a Commission proposal to suspend Cohesion Fund commitments for Hungary from 2013, Margrethe Vestager, Danish Minister for Finance, told a press conference on Tuesday.
The chef of the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Viktor Merényi won the Embassy Chef Challenge Grand Prix, a gastronomy competition for embassies in the American capital. The 2012 contest featured chefs from more than a dozen embassies.
