Ministers from Central Europe held a two-day summit in Veszprém, Western Hungary. It was suggested that - if partners agree - Budapest would be well-placed to compete for the role of a regional center for the European Patent Court.

Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi called for the preservation of the unity of the European Union at a roundtable meeting in Brussels. Hungary supports "more Europe" but clearly rejects "more than one Europe," he said.

The Special Rapporteur of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Calin Georgescu, has been informed in Budapest about the details of the red sludge catastrophe of 2010, the rescue operations, the damage control and the legal modifications adopted.

Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics has written to senior Bolivian officials, asking them to ensure that Hungarian national Elõd Tóásó, who is accused of terrorism and has been detained for more than three years without trial, can stand trial and mount a free defence.

As of October 1st, Hungary took over the international mission to protect Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan from Belgium that performed this task for nearly ten years. Apart from Hungarians, the new protection force also includes Portuguese soldiers.

Hungarian soprano Erika Miklósa has been accepted for the New York City Marathon set for November 4. Running is not alien to her as she was first an athlete, a heptatlonist, before becoming a star on the different opera stages of the world.

Hungarian athletes won two gold, six silver and six bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in London. With this medal count, the 33-member delegation produced Hungary’s fourth most successful participation in Paralympic history.

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and three of his associates began a week-long hunger strike in frpnt of Parlaiment in a protest against the Orbán government’s plans to reform the election system by requiring advance voter registration.

Armenia severed all diplomatic ties with Hungary after Azeri soldier Ramil Sahib Safarov, who was serving a life sentence in Hungary for killing an Armenian soldier in Budapest in 2004, was extradited to his home country where he was pardoned by the President.

The Labour Court of Zalaegerszeg in southwestern Hungary has restored to her earlier position a judge who had been forced into retirement under a law, proposed by the Orbán government, which has now been annulled by the Constitutional Court.

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has send her best wishes to János Áder, President of Hungary on the occasion of Hungary's National Day, August 20th, which is also St. Stephen's Day in this country.

Surpassing expectations by most officials and fans alike, Hungarian competitors won eight gold, four silver and five bronze medals at the 30th Summer Olympic Games that ended this past Sunday, earning the 9th place on the medal table of nations.

Thursday produced two more gold medals for Hungary at the London Olympics: one, by Danuta Kozák in the women's 500-meter single kayak event, more or less expected; and a quite unexpected one by Éva Risztov in the women's 10-km marathon swim race.

Hungarian kayakers paddled to two gold medals at the London Olympics on Wednesday. Victories in the men's kayak double in 1,000 meters and the women's kayak four in 500 produced the 5th and 6th gold for Hungary at this Olympics.

Gymnast Krisztián Berki won the men’s pommel horse event Sunday afternoon to take Hungary’s third Olympic gold at this Olympics, while compatriot Krisztián Pars followed suit in the evening by conquering the title in the men’s hammer throw.