The European Commission has suspended the payment of funding in three priorities of Hungarian development programmes totalling about EUR 2.3 billion. Hungarian officials say a correction of up to 10% can be expected, adding that this amount will not necessarily be lost.
Civilian groups distributed food to the poor in Miskolc this Tuesday, partly to defy the city’s mayor who refused the Child Nutrition Foundation’s similar initiative at Easter. The event turned into turmoil as the needy basically ransacked the food stands.
A bust of former Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall was unveiled in the European Parliament wing named after the Hungarian politician who was PM after the first multiparty elections following the fall of the Communist/Socialist regime in Hungary in 1988-90.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was criticized at his visit to Warsaw by his Polish counterpart, Ewa Kopacz for not supporting enough the unity of the European Union. Orbán was refused a meeting with one of his Polish allies for receiving Vladimir Putin.
Aiming to spread the knowledge of social businesses and promote corporate responsibility, EuCham - European Chamber is hosting the Social Business Forum in Budapest. Attending and exhibiting are free of charge for accepted registrants.
Following a month-long investigation, Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) has busted a huge illegal cigarette factory in co-operation with Europol (the European Police Office). In the February 2 raid, 22 tons of tobacco were seized.
As part of the commemorations related to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day of January 27, a ceremony was held - with the participation of dignitaries - to mark the renovation of WWI graves in the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery in Budapest.
Jenõ Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary's formidable 1950s national football side, the Golden Team, died at the age of 89 after a long illness this Sunday. He was elected as one of the 12 'Athletes of the Nation' in 2011.
The Hungarian political elite, including governing and opposition parties as well as President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has condemned the Islamist terrorist attack on the editorial offices of a French magazine in Paris this Wednesday.
On behalf of all the staff here at Diplomacy & Trade - and Budapest Week Publishing - we wish a very Happy and Prosperous New Year for to our readers - print and online - wherever they may be in Hungary or anywhere else in the world!
On behalf of all the staff here at Diplomacy & Trade - and Budapest Week Publishing - we wish a very Happy Christmas and a nice holiday season to all our readers - print and online - wherever they may be in Hungary or anywhere else in the world!
Based on the actual consumption of households Hungary was the fourth poorest country in the European Union in 2013, according to Eurostat data published on Thursday. Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) in Hungary was 62% of the EU28 average last year.
Extreme weather causes difficulties in traffic and power supply in and around the Hungarian capital. Black ice and trees fallen on roads prevent traffic in the Buda Hills and the surrounding areas. The village of Nagykovácsi has been cut off.
World champion Katinka Hosszú has been elected the Swimmer of the Year 2014 among women. She received the award at the gala evening of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in Dubai. She has 5 world and 13 European championship titles.
The decisions made at NATO's Wales Summit this September are critical to Europe’s security - that was the conclusion drawn by participants at the at the conference entitled NATO 2014: The Alliance after the Wales Summit in Budapest.
