A press conference at the British Embassy in Budapest this Tuesday announced the launch of the latest project 'Roma law enforcement community tour' supported by the Fraternal Association of European Roma Law Enforcement Officers.

A state of emergency is declared in Hungary due to the record high water levels expected on the river Danube. Dozens of people have been evacuated, so far – and many more are expected – and utilities have been switched off in some affected areas.

23-year-old Hungarian international Zsanett Jakabfi is member of the German side VFL Wolfsburg that has won the UEFA Champions League in women’s football against Olympique Lyonnais - a rare piece of success for a Hungarian footballer nowadays.

Zsolt Erõss, 45, the first Hungarian to scale Mount Everest, is feared dead on Nepal’s treacherous Kangchenjunga mountain, according to local tourism officials. Four others, including Hungarian Péter Kiss, 27, are also feared to have died.

A Hungarian bobtail named Jimmy has won the ‘Best in Show’ title at the World Dog Show 2013 in Budapest, which featured 18,000 dogs from 70 countries. One of his owners is also a champion: 2004 modern pentathlon Olympic gold medalist Zsuzsa Vörös.

Portuguese soccer club SL Benfica lost the Europa League final this Wednesday night to English side FC Chelsea and the superstitious believe this loss – and the six defeats in European cup finals before – is due to a curse by legendary Hungarian coach Béla Guttmann.

On the occassion of the May 3rd Constitution National Day, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Hungary, Roman Kowalski invited hundreds of gueststo the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest to celebrate the 1791 Polish Constitution.

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) holds its general assembly meeting in Budapest. In his speech the Hungarian PM called for "zero tolerance" against anti-Semitism but the WJC says he “did not confront the true nature of the problem.”

The Cortinthia Hotel Budapest has recently hosted a very special event, a charity cooking evening, organized by the Csodalámpa (Magic Lamp) Foundation. Participans of the event prepared specialties of Indian cuisine.

Hungary’s Olympic bronze medalist Éva Csernoviczki won the first gold medal at the European Judo Championship in Budapest. In the final, she defeated Charline van Snick of Belgium, the top ranked European judoka in the women’s U48-kg category.

A record number of people – estimated to be over 10,000 of them, more than double the usual turnout –, took part this Sunday in the annual ‘March for Life’ in the Hungarian capital to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.

On the occasion of Hungary’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorations including exhibition openings, conferences and history lessons were held on Tuesday throughout the country with the participation of politicians and civilians.

Hungary lost on penalties to South Korea Monday night in the Budapest qualification tournament for to the Top Division of the 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship. The defeat makes clinching the first or second qualifying spot even more difficult.

The Csodalámpa Foundation has fulfilled the wish of another child. This time, it was a 13-year-old boy who received a valuable gift from the Foundation that is the beneficiary of the raffle income of this year’s Best of Budapest and Hungary Gala.

Budapest Week Publishing presented the most outstanding restaurants, hotels and winemakers of the past year with the coveted Best of Budapest & Hungary Award during 20th of such galas in the Hungarian capital this past Saturday evening.