The 35th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) will be held in the southeastern Hungarian city of Szeged from August 28 with the participation of about a hundred countries. This is the second time after 1996 that Hungary hosts the prestigious scientific competition. According to an announcement Deputy State Secretary for Technology in the Ministry of […]
CFOs of Central European companies expect an average GDP growth of 0.33% this year compared to 2.3% in 2022, close to the 0.25% expected in 2021 during the coronavirus epidemic, the auditing firm Deloitte said based on a recent survey. According to the statement, more than half of those surveyed in Hungary, 56%, expect the […]
The used car market was buoyant at the beginning of the year; in January, almost 69,000 cars changed hands, 3.7% more than a year earlier, the JóAutók.hu [‘Good Cars’] used car market portal said in its analysis on Monday, citing DataHouse's newly published preliminary data. It expects that in 2023, the number of transactions on […]
Initial studies and surveys have found thermal water beneath Procter & Gamble's plant in Csömör, just outside Budapest, and thanks to the company's fortunate geographic location, it has embarked on a long-term planning process in collaboration with the Csömör Municipality to replace its entire natural gas consumption with geothermal energy. "In the current energy market […]
31, mostly elderly, chronic patients died last week (up from 30 in the previous week), bringing the official total number of deaths in this country to 48,738, the government's Coronavirus Press Center said on Wednesday. 830 new infections were confirmed in the past week (also slightly up from the previous week), bringing the total number […]
Two thirds of the EU's globally endangered Saker falcon population nest in Hungary. The work in the six-year project to protect this Hungarian bird of prey is being supported in 75% by the European Union's LIFE program with co-financing from the Hungarian state and project partners. The Saker is Hungary's cult bird, most probably the […]
The first well at the hydrocarbon deposit discovered in the Sarkad region is put into operation this Monday, while drilling of the second well at the Nyékpuszta field will start in the coming days, the Ministry of Energy (EM) has informed MTI. The government is strengthening Hungary's energy sovereignty and security of supply by meeting […]
The sale of tickets in Hungary's oldest existing lottery game, ‘Ötöslottó’ – in which players should guess the five winning numbers out of 90 – began on February 13, 1957, state-owned gambling company Szerencsejáték Zrt. [literally: ‘Game of Chance Plc.’] said in a statement on Monday. According to research by the company, the awareness of […]
On Sunday morning, the rescue team of the Hungarian Baptist Aid – the HUBA Rescue24 Firefighting and Search and Rescue International Group together with medical experts, 18 in total, and eight search dogs – arrived at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Airport from Turkey where they had rescued seven people from the rubble. The team, which worked […]
Based on estimates by Duna House, the real estate market plunged to a new low in January 2023, after stagnating in November and December. The 5,853 sales estimated by the real estate network nationwide represent the weakest start to the year in 10 years: the last time there were fewer transactions in January was in […]
On Wednesday, 4,736 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 3,902 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) told MTI Thursday morning. Of those who entered, police issued 117 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They will have to go […]
The world-famous Hungarian mathematician János Neumann (also known as John von Neumann) was commemorated on the 66th anniversary of his death at his birthplace in Budapest on Wednesday as part of the Neumann Memorial Year program. Speaking at the wreath-laying ceremony, István Alföldi, former executive director of the Neumann Society, which organized the event, highlighted […]
30, mostly elderly, chronic patients died last week (up from 19 in the previous week), bringing the official total number of deaths in this country to 48,707, the government's Coronavirus Press Center said on Wednesday. 825 new infections were confirmed in the past week (about a third more than in the previous week), bringing the […]
Another Hungarian police unit is going to North Macedonia for the purpose of border protection – the communication service of the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) announced on its police.hu website on Tuesday. According to the announcement, Hungarian police is committed to preventing illegal immigrants from entering Hungary and the European Union. Therefore, in addition to […]
A 55-strong team from the Hungarian rescue organization ‘Hunor’ left Budapest on Monday for Turkey to help the victims of the earthquake. The HUNOR Rescue Service team consists of professional firefighters, military doctors and ambulance staff. They are also taking two search dogs with them. The team is able to work 24 hours a day […]
