Former President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Mádl, died at the age of 80 just after 1 p-m. on Sunday in Budapest. The cause of death was not given. He was the president of the country from 2000 to 2005.
Former President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Mádl, died at the age of 80 just after 1 p-m. on Sunday in Budapest. The cause of death was not given. He was the president of the country from 2000 to 2005.
Hungary's Viktor Kassai has been designated by the European Football Federation UEFA to referee the Champions League final between Manchester United of England and FC Barcelona of Spain this Saturday in London's Wembley Stadium.
Personalized guided tours in the Hungarian capital – the business plan of this concept won the 2011 contest for young entrepreneurs who had taken part in a 20-week entrepreneurship training program in Budapest.
Two Hungarian soldiers died and four were injured when a vehicle belonging to the convoy of the Provincial Reconstruction Team of the Hungarian Army in Afghanistan turned over in a traffic accident at 10.15 CET Tuesday.
Olympic champions, politicians, television personalities will be active participants in this Sunday’s marathon and half marathon relay race in Budapest – an official Hungarian EU presidency event.
For Diplomacy and Trade, French Ambassador René Roudaut speaks about the realization of his goals, the issue of transparency and the need for stability and predictability in investor relations in Hungary as well as developing cultural relations.
Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi says the killing of Osama bin Laden a major success, but has not ended terrorism and it is uncertain how people in the Arab world ireact. The U.S. Embassy in Budapest has received special protection.
Hungarian lawmakers approved a proposal to ban smoking at public places. Doctors called the decision an important and vital first step, while tobacco growers and the catering business pointed to the negative implications of the rigorous law.
A dispenser of pálinka, a special Hungarian fruit brandy, has been set up in the diplomatic lounge at Budapest’s international airport to welcome visitors with a combination of Hungarian flavors and ingenuity.
Representatives of EU member states and of the United States discussed the forms of combat against cybercrime and the amendment of related co-operation at a ministerial meeting in Budapest, calling for action in this field.
Leaders of the Arraiolos Group gathered in Budapest on Friday for a two-day meeting focused on economic cooperation, cultural diversity and employment- promoting strategies. Saturday's meeting spotlighted the EU strategy to boost competitiveness.
A memorial of the victims of the massacre of Polish officers by Soviet internal security forces in 1940 has been inaugurated in the Hungarian capital. The ceremony was attended by visiting Polish president Branislaw Komorowsi.
Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the government cannot sack civil servants without providing a reason for its action, as legislation drafted by the governing Fidesz party would have had it.
Taking stock of the Hungarian presidency, Eastern Partnerships (EaPs), EU and South Eastern relations and the Danube Strategy was in focus in a conference organized on the anniversary of Hungary being 'liberated' by the Soviets, 4th of April.
The Joint High-level Conference ‘Women in Science, Innovation and Technology in the Digital Age’ organized by the European Commission and Media and the Hungarian EU Presidency was held in Budapest in March 2011.
