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Márton Vámos (on the left) and goalkeeper Viktor Nagy of the Hungarian national team after the victorious semifnal against Croatia | Anikó Kovács / MTI

Hungary in world waterpolo final

D&T
Aug 1, 2013

The Hungarian men's national waterpolo team defeated Olympic champions Croatia 11-10 in the semifinal to face Montenegro in the world championship final Saturday night at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Light blue color indicates areas for analog swithoff on July 31 | Mindigtv.hu

Analogue terrestrial TV ends in most of Hungary

D&T
Jul 30, 2013

Analog terrestrial television broadacsting ends this Wednesday, July 31st in most parts of Hungary, including Budapest and its vicinity, with the northeast and small areas in the south following suit at the end of October this year.

Lewis Hamilton at the top of the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix podium | Tamás Kovács / MTI

Hamilton wins Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix

D&T
Jul 29, 2013

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the 2013 Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, east of Budapest. In the meantime, a new contract has been signed to secure the organization of the Hngarian GP till 2021.

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Miss Jamaica of Hungarian descent

D&T
Jul 25, 2013

The winner of this year’s Miss Jamaica World title is of Hungarian descent. 18-year-old Gina Hargitay’s father grew up in Hungary while her mother is Jamaican. She also won sectional prizes for being 'Most Aware' and having 'Best Smile'.

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Formula One official afterparty in Budapest

D&T
Jul 24, 2013

The complex of Symbol Budapest hosts great restaurants and legendary parties. The most prestigious and sought after event every year is the Official GP Afterparty, to be organized this year on July 28 - for the 28th Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Future elite surveyed to leave Hungary

D&T
Jul 23, 2013

Whereas 18% of Hungarian secondary school graduates have applied to college or university abroad, 36% of 9-11th graders are now planning to study outside the borders, a survey by the Institute for Economic and Enterprise Research (IEER) revealed.

Simona Halep

Simona Halep wins Budapest tennis title

D&T
Jul 15, 2013

No. 3 seed Simona Halep conquered her third WTA title of the year, and of her career, by defeating Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-1 to win the USD 235,000 Hungarian Grand Prix WTA International women's tennis tournament at the Romai Tennis Academy Sunday.

Simona Halep and Yvonne Meusburger | György Kiss

Halep, Meusburger in Budapest tennis final

D&T
Jul 13, 2013

No. 3 seed Simona Halep defeated fellow Romanian Alexandra Cadantu 6-2, 7-6(1) in the semifinal of the USD 235,000 Hungarian Grand Prix WTA International women's tennis tournament at the Romai Tennis Academy Saturday.

Simona Halep at the Hungarian Grand Prix | György Kiss

All-Romanian semifinal at Budapest tournament

D&T
Jul 12, 2013

No. 3 seed Simona Halep of Romania defeated Hungary’s top player, Timea Babos 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinal of the USD 235,000 Hungarian Grand Prix WTA International women's tennis tournament at the Romai Tennis Academy Friday.

Balaton Sound youth festival starts in Zamárdi | Balázs Mohai / MTI

Balaton Sound kicks off

D&T
Jul 11, 2013

The Balaton Sound Festival is held for the seventh time in 2013 at Hungary's fanciest beach, Zamárdi, along the shore of Lake Balaton. Five major and several minor venues await festival-goers twenty-hours a day with a wide choice of musical programs.

Funeral ceremony for former Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn in Budapest | Dávid Harangozó

Former Prime Minister Gyula Horn laid to rest

D&T
Jul 8, 2013

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn, who played a key role – as Foreign Minister – in bringing down the Iron Curtain by letting East Germans cross the border to Austria, was laid to rest in the Fiume Road National Graveyard this Monday.

Római Tennis Academy a month before the 2013 WTA tennis tournament | by www.rta.hu

WTA tennis tournament held after thwarting flood

D&T
Jul 5, 2013

Despite various difficulties, the Hungarian Grand Prix international women’s tennis tournament takes place between July 8 and 14 at its traditional venue, the Római Tennis Academy in the northern part of the Hungarian capital.

Gypsies in Hungary | romnet.hu

Swiss-Hungarian project to help the needy

D&T
Jul 4, 2013

A Swiss-Hungarian model project has been launched to improve and expand basic services in Hungary’s underdeveloped regions. The program, announced this week in Budapest, also aims to involve Roma residents in public health programs.

NATO General Secretary and the Hungarian Defense Minister at the Pápa air base | Szilárd Koszticsák / MTI

NATO air base to be extended in Pápa

D&T
Jul 2, 2013

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende have laid the cornerstone for a new Heavy Airlift Wing hangar complex at the NATO air base near the town of Pápa in north-west Hungary.

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Family Golf Afternoon for charity

D&T
Jun 14, 2013

A Family Golf event takes place in Budapest at the end of June this year with the procceeds foing to charity. Participants can access the driving range and putting green, accompanied by professional coaches on site to be of help.

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