An investment of EUR 66 million further modernizes Viterra Növényolajgyártó [‘Vegetable oil production’] Ltd.’s oilseed crush plant in Foktő, Bács-Kiskun county, as a result of which an automated unit for vegetable oil further refining has been installed. About 8% of the investment was covered by Hungarian taxpayers’ money through a government decision. Thus, Viterra’s plant […]
Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter Plc. and Dr. Max BDC, s.r.o. (‘Dr.Max Group’) have announced that Richter’s indirect Romanian subsidiary, Armedica Trading S.R.L has signed a share sale and purchase agreement to divest the Richter Group’s Romanian wholesale and retail operations (Pharmafarm S.A. and Gedeon Richter Farmacia S.A., respectively) to Mediplus Exim S.R.L (“Mediplus”), a […]
Slovakia is sending 40 police officers to help Hungary protect the Hungarian-Serbian border, which is plagued by illegal migration, the Slovak public news agency TASR reported on Thursday, citing a statement by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec. He said that the Slovak police officers would be deployed in mixed teams with their Hungarian counterparts, and that […]
Although the number of deaths has increased, according to the latest data, the number of new infections and active infections in Hungary has decreased. The number of cured cases is steadily increasing, according to data published on Wednesday by the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu. In the past week, 118 patients, mostly elderly and chronic, died, […]
Former basketball player Réka Cserny has been inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club (HVC) Hall of Fame. The Hungarian athlete studied at the US university between 2002 and 2005, where she achieved outstanding success as a member and captain of the women's basketball team. Her Harvard athletic achievements include - among others - Ivy League […]
The proportion of Hungarian adults who consider self-providence important has increased significantly, while the number of those who think they are unable to save for their retirement has also risen, according to a quarterly representative survey by K&H's Secure Future Index, the results of which were presented at a press conference in Budapest on Monday. […]
Mobile network operator Yettel's developer competition encourages the identification and development of technological solutions to tackle the energy crisis, the company told the state news agency MTI. The two-round competition, called 'Hack it your way', is open to brainstormers, startups, development teams and programming professionals and targets three topics: reducing household spending with smart devices, […]
15 Arab countries showcased their cultural richness through exhibitions, art performances and concerts at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest on Saturday as part of the Arab Cultural Day. The event was opened by Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker, László Kövér, who recalled that Magyar relations with the Arab world and culture date back to before the […]
Profi Tető Kft. of Kaposvár has implemented a more than half a billion HUF equipment and labor development project, for which it won HUF 258 million in EU funding under the Széchenyi 2020 program, the company, which deals with the trade of roofing materials and roofing production, told the state news agency MTI. Among other […]
Thousands of people demanded higher salaries for teachers, better conditions in schools and consultation on education in Budapest this Friday. Another demonstration has been called for the national day, October 23, and another teachers' strike will take place on October 27. In addition to the capital, protest actions were also held in many rural municipalities. […]
A convoy of trucks loaded with food donations worth HUF one hundred million drew attention to World Food Day in Budapest on Friday. The 17th World Food Day action was organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Hungarian Food Bank Association. A convoy of 20 trucks with more than 60,000 kilos […]
This year, it was not late frosts but drought that caused significant damage to the Hungarian fruit sector. And the longer-term effects of the drought could further accelerate the decline of Hungary's fruit-growing areas, Agroinform.hu told the state news agency MTI on Thursday. Based on data from FruitVeb, the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization […]
A total of 12,636 new cases of the new coronavirus infection were confirmed last week (1,129 fewer than reported a week ago), bringing the total number of identified infections to 2,120,543 since the start of the outbreak, while the number of deaths related to the infection was up by over 40%, according to the related […]
At the initiative of the Golden Team Foundation (named after the Hungarian national soccer team that was one of the best in the world in the late 1940s and early 1950s), a monument was erected in honor of the Hungarian athletes who participated in the 1952 Olympics. The sculpture by Miklós Melocco is located in […]
Energy has always been a major cost item for cinemas, but after this year's price hike, heating and electricity bills could take almost all of the revenue, according to Budapest Film Plc., which operates Corvin and five other art cinemas in Budapest. In 2021, the company will spend nearly HUF 47 million on electricity and […]
