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Hungary and Finland, a unique partnership

Jari Vilén
Feb 14, 2012

The January issue of Diplomacy and Trade featured a Nordic Focus on the relations between the Scandinavian countries and Hungary. Here, you can read the piece that the Finnish Ambassador, Jari Vilén contributed to the section.

| József Szaka

DT Club's Valentine's Day celebration

D&T
Feb 13, 2012

Budapest Week Publishing held a special Diplomacy and Trade Business Club event to celebrate Valentine's Day in the Corinthia Hotel Budapest, attended by the managers of multinational companies, diplomats and their spouses.

Árpád Göncz | Csilla Cseke/MTI

Former President Göncz 90 Years Old

D&T
Feb 10, 2012

The former President of the Republic of Hungary, Árpád Göncz celebrates his 90th birthday this Friday. He was the translator of over a hundred literary works, and a writer before becoming the first President of the Third Republic.

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Nokia to lay off 2,300 Hungarian workers

D&T
Feb 8, 2012

Finnish electronics giant Nokia has announced the lay-off of 2,300 people from its smartphone factory in Komárom, northern Hungary. The Hungarian Ministry of National Economy and Nokia will establish a workgroup to help the laid off workers.

| MTI / Péter Kollányi

Hungarian PM holds ’state of the nation’ speech

D&T
Feb 7, 2012

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán held his annual speech on Tuesday, saying that Hungary now stands on new foundations, which he called an “irreversible fact”. Opposition parties dismissed his views as lies that are distant from reality.

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Armenia, the Forgotten Treasure

Rudolf Sárdi
Feb 6, 2012

Sipping a glass of Ararat and watching over the stunning ranges of the Armenian mountain that gave this fine liquid its name can easily make any visitor become infatuated with the country that has carried an enormous psychological baggage from history.

Last Malév flight lands in Budapest | Péter Lakatos / MTI

Malév Hungarian Airlines stops operation

D&T
Feb 3, 2012

Based on the Board of Directors’ decision, Hungary’s national airline ceased its operation to minimize its losses. According to the company's statement, after nearly 66 years of continuous operation, Malév aircrafts will not depart from 6 a.m. on February 3.

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Fourth mobile carrier picked in Hungary

D&T
Feb 2, 2012

Three Hungarian companies and a consortium comprising three local enterprises have won frequency blocks in the 900 MHz frequency band in a tender for the country’s fourth mobile service provider. Winning bids total HUF 43.9 billion + VAT.

| source: dakarmotor.hu

Hungarians deplete Guinea Bissau EUR reserves

D&T
Feb 1, 2012

Lynch atmosphere emerged in Guinea Bissau between government officials and a group of Hungarians who participated in a marathon rally between Budapest and West Africa. The dispute concerned the sale of rally cars to the locals.

László Andor | portfolio.hu

Preconditions for EU & IMF talks

D&T
Jan 30, 2012

Ensuring the independence of the central bank (NBH) and guaranteeing the normal functioning of the judiciary are preconditions for the start of formal talks with the IMF and the EU on financial assistance for Hungary, EU Commissioner László Andor says.

| Hungarian National Tourist Office

Floating with Water Lilies

Despite its prosaic name, Hévíz (the word translates to thermal water) is a magical place. A trip here is an excellent way to brighten up the winter months. Managed by Hévíz Thermal Bath Ltd., the lake is considered a national treasure.

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Australia Day celebration

D&T
Jan 26, 2012

Australia Day, commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland, was celebrated this Thursday in Budapest.

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