The Mosolygó Kórház Alapítvány (Smiling Hospital Foundation) organizes its now traditional annual charity event, the ‘Colors for Children’ grand gala this Saturday, February 3 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Budapest Marriott Hotel.

A new law which took effect in Hungary on January 1, 2018 is ending the state monopoly on attested (or certified) translations, slator.com reports. Now, translations of documents submitted to courts can be provided by any translation agency.

“The key to switching into a higher gear in the economy lies in the acceleration of digital transformation and the improvement of competitiveness,” Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Regional Digital Summit in Budapest.

The Budapest-based organisation European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) has received the Raoul Wallenberg Prize of the Council of Europe for successfully challenging discrimination, anti-Romani racism and rights abuses of Roma people.

Transparency International Hungary has rewarded the exploration of corruption in the municipality of Ferencváros with the Göbölyös Soma Prize. The author of the winning entry, a series of articles was Dániel Ács, a journalist at the news portal 444.hu.

The Japanese Ambassador to Hungary, Kuni Sato handed over Japan's state award, the Order of Gold and Silver Rays of the Rising Sun to Kossuth Prize winner Hungarian conductor Dénes Szabó in the Kodály Zoltán Primary School in Nyíregyháza.

Whatever we believe in, whatever goals are driving our lives, we still wish success and happiness to one another again and again. Keep the charm of this moment all year long, Hungarian President János Áder said in his New Year speech.

Training for Air Force pilots and air traffic controllers will be relaunched in Hungary after 20 years in 2018, for 15-20 students at the National University of Public Service and the air base at Szolnok in central Hungary, the chief of the base told public news channel M1.

Argentine ambassador Maximiliano Gregorio-Cernadas, welcomed the staff of the Capital Circus of Budapest in his residence at the 250th anniversary of the modern circus. The guests of the event, including several ambassadors, were entertained by Argentinian and Hungarian artists, among them Agustín Viglione from Argentina who impressed his audience with a magical bubble performance.

The event 'Advent Festivity at the Basilica' in Budapest finished 4th among the Christmas fairs of Europe at the continent-wide public voting organized by the Brussels-based travel portal 'European Best Destinations'.

The United States is to spend over USD 55 million “to increase fuel storage capacity, construct a parallel taxiway and upgrade the airfield" at the Kecskemét Air Base in east central Hungary as part of the initiative to deter Russian aggression.

At their meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the Visegrád Four countries have decided to provide support for the implementation of the Project, led by the Italian government in cooperation with the Commission, aimed at protecting the borders in Libya.

According to the European Commission (the quasi government of the EU), the European Union has approved that the parsley root grown in and around the southeastern Hungarian town of Makó can also be granted protected geographical indication.

Once again, people in Budapest have the opportunity to visit the Santa Claus Factory to donate gifts for poor children in Hungary and in Hungarian communities outside the border of Hungary. Besides giving gifts, you can also enjoy concerts and Christmas shows.

The Hungarian government is initiating the installation of long-term observers by the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) in Transcarpathia to monitor the situation of the Hungarian minority after a new education legislation there.