Hungarian soldiers have begun building a 175-meter long test section of the security fence the Hungarian government says will help stop the influx of illegal immigrants. The plan drew heavy criticism from both Hungary and abroad.
Hungarian soldiers have begun building a 175-meter long test section of the security fence the Hungarian government says will help stop the influx of illegal immigrants. The plan drew heavy criticism from both Hungary and abroad.
A three-dimensional NATO radar deployed in Medina, south-central Hungary, begins operation this Wednesday, and as a result, Hungarian airspace control is complete, Defence Minister Csaba Hende announced on Tuesday at the Medina radar station.
The third-seed Hungarian duo of Dalma Gálfi and Fanny Stollár won the Girls' Doubles event at the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament. Thus, they are the first ever to win a doubles title for Hungary at the All England Club in Wimbledon.
One person died and 29 others were injured in the storms that hit Hungary on Wednesday, a spokesman for the disaster management authority was quoted by dailynewshungary as saying. The most harm was caused in Budapest hit by the storm in the afternoon.
Hungarian Parliament voted to approve plans for Budapest to apply for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Some governing MPs already have plans to launch a reform of the Hungarian healthcare system from the profits of the Olympics.
An 87-year-old Hungarian woman set a new world record in simultaneous chess by having played 13,600 such matches. Brigitta Sinka, known as Aunt Bici would like to have her performance recognized a Guinness world record.
Fighting broke out between asylum seekers over a religious dispute at a refugee camp in Debrecen, eastern Hungary. Riot police had to be called in and they fired tear gas to calm people down and push them back into the camp.
The Hungarian Virtual Power Station Program has been selected as one of the best three among 153 energy efficiency programmes submitted to the jury of the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week, the Hungaian Ministry for National Economy has announced.
The Hungarian government decided to suspend the the application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Dublin III), which requires an EU country to take back refugees who have travelled from it to another EU country.
The most successful female chess player of all times, Judit Polgár, a two times Chess Olympiad winner, has unanimously been appointed by the presidium of the Hungarian Chess Federation as the manager of the country's men's national team.
A summer storm with torrential rain hit the Hungarian capital this Tuesday, flooding cellars, underpasses and low-lying streets. Firefighters were called to help in 230 different places nationwide (including 160 occasions in Budapest).
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (SCCH) has awarded its 2015 Gran Prize to Prof. Zoltán Noszticzius for his patented method of producing hyperpure chlorine-dioxide, a strong but environmental friendly disinfectant.
Alexandre Lámfalussy, the Hungarian-born economist and banker known as one of the fathers of the common European currency, the Euro, and the head of the predecessor of the the European Central Bank, passed away less than a month after his 86th birthday.
Some 2,000 fans celebrated in Székesfehérvár, SW of Budapest, the second football league title of local side Videoton this Sunday. Videoton won its week-end match while nearest rivals Ferencváros could only draw their match in Pécs.
In Budapest, the traditional venue for the May 1 celebrations is the City Park. This time, opposition parties held their celebration of the International Labor Day there and several trade unions held demonstrations against the current government"s labor policy.
