The Road to Smiles Foundation "painted the country blue" on the occasion of World Autism Day this Sunday. Several buildings in Budapest and in the countryside, as well as online spaces, were also turned blue as part of the Foundation's #éniskékvagyok [I’m also blue] campaign. Every year, more and more people join the awareness-raising initiative […]
On Friday, 5,709 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,186 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. As reported by MTI on Saturday morning, of those who entered, police issued 52 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They […]
40% of Hungarian households are planning to invest in energy saving, with 10% more households planning to spend on energy efficiency upgrades in their homes since July last year, according to the latest representative research by Cofidis Hitel Monitor. The credit specialist company surveys domestic households' expectations regarding their financial situation on a quarterly basis. […]
Nearly three quarters of firms with 20 or more employees expect to raise prices in the near future. More than a third of the companies planning to raise prices expect a 6-10% increase, slightly more than a quarter of them expect an 11-15% increase, and a fifth of them expect a 1-5% increase. Presenting the […]
Koncsek Trans Ltd. of Orosháza, SE Hungary, which provides domestic and international transport services, is carrying out a HUF 150 million development. In a press release sent to MTI, the company announced that it had won HUF 106.5 million from the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (Ginop). With this amount, they will expand their […]
Since the beginning of March, firefighters have been called out to 880 fires in open spaces in Hungary, an average of 44 a day. Some fires have reached 150 hectares and are now being fought by 50-60 firefighters. The size of the areas burnt in March is close to that of 1,620 football pitches, a […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) continues the collector coin series presenting Wolf Prize-winning mathematicians of Hungarian origin and their work, launched in 2022. This year, two collector coins are scheduled to be issued on March 24, 2023, one in honor of Pál Erdős, who was awarded the Wolf Prize 40 years ago, and his […]
According to an international survey, work-life balance is more important for employees in the long run than the possibility of career building, Profession.hu has reported to MTI. As the press release says, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in a global survey conducted this year with the involvement of Profession.hu, among others, examined the attitudes and […]
Last week, 16 patients, mostly elderly and chronic, died (up from 13 in the previous week), bringing the total official number of deaths related to the new coronavirus infection epidemic to 48,791, the Coronavirus Press Center informed MTI on Wednesday morning, presenting last week's aggregate data. It said that 641 new infections were confirmed last […]
The flow of refugees from war-torn Ukraine continues. On Saturday, 5,672 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,998 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. As MTI reported Sunday morning, of those who entered, police issued 82 people with temporary residence […]
77% of Hungarians are open to buying second-hand products online, 64% have already bought such products online and 8% are confident that they will do so in the future, according to a recent representative survey by Opinio Institue Ltd., conducted on the occasion of the March 18 World Recycling Day. In the survey, commissioned by […]
The number of retail payment accounts continued to grow, and the number of actively used payment cards and payment cards registered in mobile wallet applications is also increasing as a result of digitalization, according to a report by the National Bank of Hungary. The number and value of purchase transactions conducted with cards registered in […]
An EU-funded investment of almost HUF 3 billion will improve flood and inland water safety in Hódmezővásárhely, SE Hungary, and its surroundings, and the amount of water that can be retained in the area will also increase thanks to the development. Deputy Director General of the National Water Directorate, Jenő Lábdy said at the presentation […]
13, mostly elderly, chronic patients died last week (up from 11 in the previous week), bringing the official total number of deaths as a result of the new coronavirus infection in this country to 48,775, the government's Coronavirus Press Center said on Wednesday. 1,016 new infections were confirmed in the past week (up by 138 […]
The national flag was raised in military salute on Wednesday morning in front of the Parliament on the March 15 national holiday. In the presence of President of the Republic Katalin Novák and Speaker of the National Assembly László Kövér, the flag was raised to the sound of the National Anthem by the National Defense […]
