"We are a strong, fighting, crisis-resistant nation," the President of the Republic, Katalin Novák said in her New Year's speech. The speech, which has become a tradition every year, is delivered by the Head of State of Hungary, and so it was the first time that Katalin Novák, who took office in 2022, addressed the […]
The traditional New Year’s Eve Trotter Festival was held once again in Budapest this Saturday. As the organizers say, it is the most popular racing day in Hungary. The New Year’s Eve Trotter Festival was born in 1999 in the old Kerepesi Road Racecourse (now it is the site of the the shopping center Aréna […]
The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has extended free travel on its public transport services for refugees from Ukraine until March 31, 2023. As in the past, the free travel is available on presentation of a Ukrainian travel document that can be used for identification purposes. The free service, which was introduced on March 4, 2022, […]
1,002,200 people in Romania declared themselves as Hungarians in this year's census, making the Hungarian minority 6% of the population who answered the question, the Romanian National Institute of Statistics is quoted by the Hungarian state news agency MTI. In the previous census, in 2011, 1,227,623 people declared themselves as Hungarians – a drop of […]
60% of Hungarian families have seen their housing maintenance costs rise since the rules on the reduction of utility bills were changed. The average household has to pay HUF 12,000 more for energy, while the average household affected by the price increase has to pay HUF 22,000 per month. Almost four-fifths of the families surveyed […]
6,148 people entered Hungary crossing the Ukrainian-Hungarian border this Wednesday, while 5,751 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border crossing declared that they had arrived from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) informed the state news agency MTI on Thursday. Of those who entered, police issued 296 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 […]
The Aeropark Aviation Museum welcomed its 100,000th visitor this year, making it one of the most visited exhibition sites in Hungary. Aeropark, located next to Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, welcomes visitors in winter, and its collection continues to grow from year to year, the Aviation Cultural Center (LKK) told the state news agency MTI. […]
Although the general situation has improved somewhat compared to the previous week, the 56 deaths in Hungary last week, mostly of elderly, chronic patients, brought the total number of fatalities since the start of the new coronavirus epidemic in this country to 48,495. A total of 4,397 new infections were confirmed last week, bringing the […]
The usual interest in the Nyíregyháza Zoo has almost completely returned to the level before the coronavirus epidemic, as about 550,000 people visited the park this year in NE Hungary, almost 200,000 of whom were foreigners. The zoo's director, László Gajdos said in an interview with the state news agency MTI that the park's visitors […]
The University of Veterinary Medicine will in future provide for guide dogs free of charge, the institution told the state news agency MTI on Saturday. According to the statement, guide dogs will be able to be treated at the best-equipped small animal clinic in the region. The University of Veterinary Medicine's donation worth several million […]
The most successful female leader, female entrepreneur and the most inspiring female success story of 2022 awards have been handed over, the SEED Foundation and the PWA - Association of Successful Women, which launched the competition for the awards in Hungary, informed the state news agency MTI on Friday. The most successful female leader was […]
69% of young people under 30 who have a job expect a pay rise next year in Hungary, while only 6% fear a decrease, K&H Bank said on Friday, referring to its November survey. Despite the optimistic feedback, the K&H data shows that young people are also feeling the difficulties. In the previous quarterly survey, […]
The bomb disposal of the 500-kilogram US aerial bomb found on Tuesday in the Petróleum Bay in Csepel, in the south of Budapest has been successfully completed, and the police have lifted the temporary restrictions imposed on the affected area, the 1st Home Guard Bomb Disposal and Warfare Regiment of the Hungarian Army informed the […]
7,997 people entered Hungary crossing the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,806 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border crossing declared that they had arrived from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) informed the state news agency MTI on Friday. Of those who entered, police issued 220 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They […]
In the past week, a total of 5,170 new infections were confirmed (about the same as last week when 5,193 were reported), bringing the total number of identified infected people in Hungary since the beginning of the epidemic to 2,181,419, according to the government information portal. 59 people were reported to have died over the […]
