The stock index of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) rose on a downward trend this week, closing at 41,304.36 points on Friday, up 6.88% on the previous week's close of 2,659.79 points, the state news agency MTI reported on Sunday morning. Turnover fell from HUF 132.69 billion the previous week to HUF 99.98 billion, with […]
In honor of György Békésy, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) issued a commemorative silver coin with a face value of HUF 7,500 and the non-ferrous metal version thereof with a face value of HUF 2,000 on the anniversary of the Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist's birth. The special oval-shaped collector coins augment the series presenting Hungarian […]
On Friday, 6,729 people crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border into Hungary, while 4,986 of those entering the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) told the state news agency MTI on Saturday. Of those who entered, the police issued to 248 people temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They […]
The 54th Kékszalag (‘Blue Ribbon’) Raiffeisen Grand Prix will start on July 14, 2022. The Hungarian Sailing Federation is expecting more participants than ever before in Europe's largest and most popular around-the-lake sailing race. This year's regatta will be a multi-day sailing celebration, with exhibitors, shore programs and a giant projector in Balatonfüred. This year's […]
Budapest Airport, the operator of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, opened a 120-square-meter airport playground at Minipolisz, on Király Street in downtown Budapest. From the last day of May, children will be able to try themselves as airport workers at the mini-city, where the airport environment will be complemented by a duty free […]
A total of 2,063 new infections were confirmed last week, bringing the total number of identified infections since the start of the outbreak to 1,919,840. In the past week, 40 patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths to 46,547, the official government site koronavirus.gov.hu reports. The number of cured patients is now 1,847,746, […]
The monkeypox infection has also appeared in Hungary, a 38-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease, the national chief public health officer, Cecília Müller announced, at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. She said that the epidemiologists are currently investigating whether the man had been abroad, as well as other circumstances related to the […]
TV viewing habits have changed significantly in recent years, with the entry of streaming services, which have shifted the way people watch TV from channel to program, according to a survey, and it has also changed where people watch TV, such as in their rooms, on the terrace or on the train. A research by […]
5,245 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Sunday, while another 5,688 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. There were 11,503 refugees recorded on Saturday, the Hungarian state news agency MTI reported. According to the national police headquarters, 5,245 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Sunday, while another 5,688 originally from Ukraine crossed […]
MÁV Hungarians Railways regularly organizes retro weekends where passengers can feel what the defining travel experience was like in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s. This year's first retro weekend takes place in the Hatvan area, east of Budapest. In addition to the popular lines in the Lake Balaton area, new locations include lines around the […]
Technology for Smoke-Free Homes! – a unique national program to prevent fire damage and accidents in the home – has been launched in Hungary. The aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness of the problem of burning and smoke and their harmful consequences, while providing information, sensitization and technological tools to help prevent […]
The Bosch Group in Hungary increased its sales revenue by 14% last year to HUF 1,711 billion, István Szászi, head of Bosch Group's Hungary and Adriatic region, said at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday, the state news agency MTI reports. He added that the Bosch Group's turnover in the Hungarian market – sales […]
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, rated among the world's top ten classical music ensembles, is launching a program to find and develop young musical talent. The complex program, which is already keeping tabs on the development of 11 young talents, is supported by the AutoWallis Group, which itself relies on the value-added work of talented young […]
In six cities the decrease is significant, in the other municipalities the concentration is stagnating and nowhere is it increasing, the business news site hvg.hu reports. The national average concentration of the coronavirus hereditary agent in wastewater continues to decline in the 20th week, the National Center for Public Health (NNK) said on Tuesday. Significant […]
Eight aid organizations invited the most renowned artists of the Hungarian music scene to perform a joint charity concert to promote peace and love. At Sunday evening's concert at the Papp László Budapest Sport Arena, the performers were accompanied by the Danubia Orchestra and young Russian and Ukrainian musicians studying in Hungary. People in Hungary […]
