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.

The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affaars and Trade has knowledge of 58 Hungarin citizens who were in the area when the earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday and still has not managed to make contact with 10 of them this Monday, the Minister said.

Hundreds of students and teachers gathered at Budapest’s ELTE university to attend a forum entitled 'Let us decide what we want to study' organised in protest against the government's plans to eliminate several basic courses, MTI reported.

Soldiers of the Hungarian Defense Forces have ended their Middle East peacekeeping operations on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt where they formed part of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the past twenty years.

Hungarian competitors crossed the finish line first at the half marathon race that took place this past Sunday in Budapest in the framework of the Vivicittá Budapest 2015 running festival that, the organizers say, was the largest ever leisure sports event in Hungary.

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.