The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Plc. has notified market players on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that it is gradually restarting production at its Danube refinery. MOL initiated a planned shutdown of the Danube refinery in the first half of October 2022. During the restart, it was realized that further maintenance […]

There are 828 patients with the new coronavirus infection in hospital in Hungary, more than double the number from last week (336), according to the weekly report published this Wednesday morning on the related government website. According to statistics made public on the government information portal koronavirus.gov.hu, a total of 4,704 new infections were confirmed […]

On Friday, 6,490 people entered Hungary crossing the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 5,612 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 Saturday. Of those who entered, police issued 200 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 […]

This year, 3,500 entries were received for the competition for amateur and professional photographers. A professional jury of renowned experts selected the winning photos from almost 38,000 entries. This year again, professional and amateur photographers were invited to participate in the Hungary 365 photo competition in three categories: nature and landscape, built and tangible heritage, […]

This year, the Santa Claus Factory has opened its doors again. This year, pre-Christmas donations are welcome at the Városháza ['City Hall'] Park in the center of Budapest. Collection points will be opened not only in the capital, but also in several cities across the country. The donations will be distributed to disadvantaged families by […]

With the exception of the number of new infections, all indicators of the new coronavirus epidemic have improved in Hungary in the past week, according to the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu. 42 victims of the coronavirus have been reported in the past week, bringing the official total number of Hungarians who have died in the […]

The National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) and the Hungarian Communications Association (MKSZ) have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of the electronic communications profession and for raising consumer awareness in this country. According to a statement sent to MTI on Tuesday by the NMHH Communications Directorate, the joint work will focus on conducting […]

20% of petrol stations operated by the Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, basically the only supplier of petrol in the country due to the capped price situation, have been reported to experience partial stock shortages in recent days. Stations in the capital and in the countryside were found to be out of 95-grade petrol […]

Olympic, world and European water polo champion Gábor Csapó has died at the age of seventy-two. He was hospitalized in early November for respiratory failure and was kept under deep anesthesia on a ventilator. "We have lost another legend, who was not only an outstanding player in the teams he played for, but who also […]

A silver fir tree, about 18 meters tall, had its ornamental lights switched on at Kossuth Square in front of the Parliament on the first Sunday of advent. The pine tree is adorned with a 130-centimeter-high, 103-centimeter-wide, 36-centimeter-deep, three-dimensional-effect, 25-kilogram, eight-pointed star-shaped top ornament, lit by warm white light and energy-saving LED lights. The country's […]

On Saturday, 5,857 people entered Hungary crossing the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 4,253 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 Sunday. Of those who entered, police issued 244 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 […]

A large number of retail outlets, including grocery stores, have been closed in the past decade and a half, and the Hungarian network has shrunk by thousands compared to pre-pandemic levels, the business news site napi.hu reports. Although average wages are on track for double-digit growth again this year, inflation is spoiling the overall picture. […]

The toy market is less affected by the new coronavirus epidemic, the energy or economic crisis, the annual turnover of toys was HUF 70-80 billion last year, and this year it could reach HUF 90-100 billion, Dávid Gyaraki, marketing manager of Regio Játékkereskedelmi Kft. [Toy Sales Ltd.] said at an online press conference on Wednesday. […]

Magyar Telekom Group is the first company in Hungary's corporate sector to announce that it is launching a pilot program to test the four-day working week. In a pilot scheme, four teams worked four days a week for four months at an unchanged basic salary. The project proved to be effective, and the company will […]

In the previous week, 4,098 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Hungary, while the number of active infected has decreased by 2,925 to 15,608, according to the related government website koronavirus.gov.hu. Thus, the total number of identified infections has been 2,162,093 since the beginning of the outbreak. 61 patients have died over the past week, […]