A large number of guests gathered in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest Thursday evening at the invitation of the Turkish Ambassador to Hungary, Kemal Gür to celebrate the Turkey's national day.
The celebration was held to coincide with the opening of an exhibition about Hungarianss in Turkey. In his speech, the Hungarian Minister of National Resources Miklós Réthelyi talked about the hundreds of years of frienship connecting the two peoples.
Distinct courses of history have enriched bilateral relations, says the Portuguese Ambassador to Hungary in an interview published in a recent issue of Diplomacy and Trade, adding that the two countries explore ways of enhancing cooperation.
Hungary lost in the first round of vote for non-permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council. For a seat for Eastern Europe, both Azerbaijan and Slovenia gathered more votes than Hungary in the first round.
Painter Paul Sarkozy, the father of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been made the Citizen of Szolnok, the town of his birth in East-Central Hungary, for his work as an artist and for enhancing the image of the town.
In a preparation match in women's basketball and a farewell game for one of the local players, Hungarian champions Sopron, NW Hungary, received the American national team this past Sunday. The U.S.A. won the match 73-63.
New regulations took effect on 1 August 2011 concerning the entry, residence and employment of third-country nationals in Hungary. PricewaterhouseCoopers has summed up they key changes in its latest Tax & Legal Alert.
Former minister of industry, Péter Ákos Bod, has told an audience of businesspeople in Budapest that - unlike the government - he does not expect economic growth next year, and the level of consumption is likely to remain low.
A record number of participants took part this year in the annual Budapest Marathon Run in the Hungarian capital this Sunday. Organized by the Budapest Sports Bureau, the annual run took place for the 26th time.
The population census in Hungary is going to be held between October 1st and 31st 2011. Population censuses in today’s sense of the word have been held in Hungary since 1869, the one to be held this year will be the 15th of them.
Former Hungarian water polo player Sándor Tarics, the oldest living Olympic champion in the world, has received the Middle Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in his home in California in the United States.
In an interview with Diplomacy & Trade, the Polish Ambassador to Hungary, Roman Kowalski, says that a year after arriving to Hungary, it is a good moment to take the first look back at his activity as ambassador here.
The Hungarian Army will be able to get free of charge military helicopters worth USD five million a piece, which have been withdrawn from service in the United States Marine Corps, and offered to partner countries.
Thursday has seen the start of the National Gallop on Heroes' Square in Budapest. It is aelebration of Hungarian traditions including traditional Hungarian horseback riding and hussar traditions, first organized in 2008.
Hungarian athletes Anikó Kálovics and Tamás Kovács won the women’s and the men’s race, respectively, at the 26th Nike Budapest International Half Marathon race in the Hungarian capital this Sunday. The field included almost 1,500 foreign runners.
