The workshops of the members of the Hungarian Crafts Association opened simultaneously in different parts of the country on the occasion of World Handicraft Day to show the unbelievable richness and diversity of crafts. The Hungarian Crafts Association prepared a nationwide campaign for World Handicraft Day. The association was founded nearly ten years ago to […]

More than 800 people, including Hungarians, were arrested in a single day as part of the police operation Trojan Shield in several countries around the world, thanks to a new covert messaging platform, Anom. Since the messages and pictures sent on the platform were seen by the investigators, it was not difficult to crack down […]

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has issued a silver collector coin of HUF 10,000 and its HUF 2,000 non-ferrous metal version named ‘XXXII. Nyári Olimpiai és XVI. Nyári Paralimpiai Játékok’ (Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Games). The Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Games will be held […]

A memorial to victims of the deadly boat collision on the River Danube which took the lives of many South Korean tourists was inaugurated on Monday at Margaret Bridge, marking the second anniversary of the disaster. A memorial to victims of the deadly boat collision on the River Danube which took the lives of many […]

Five patients died in Hungary in the past 24 hours, bringing the total official number of deaths to 29,733 in this country according to the relevant government website. The number of cured persons is steadily increasing and now stands at 700,236, while the number of active infected persons has decreased to 74,569. 156 new cases […]

The Covid-19 variant first identified in India has been detected in Hungary, chief medical officer Cecília Müller has announced. Of the two patients identified with the variant, one has already recovered and the other is treated in a hospital, but does not need a ventilator, she said. Cecília Müller said that one of the two […]

In 2020, the effects of the pandemic were reflected in a decline in the number of transactions, rather than in developments in house prices. The number of transactions fell by 15.5%. In Budapest, they declined even more sharply, by 25.1%. Although domestic house prices rose further on a national average, the annual nominal growth rate […]

213 new infections were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of identified infections in this country since the beginning of the epidemic to 802,723 , according to koronavirus.gov.hu. 41 patients have died over the same period, bringing the total official number of deaths related to the new coronavirus infection to 29,622. […]

New Hungarian police contingents left for northern Macedonia and Serbia on Tuesday to assist border police operations, the state news agency MTI reports. The communication service of the Hungarian Police Headquarters (ORFK) announced in a statement on police.hu that the Hungarian police is committed to preventing illegal migrants from entering Hungary and the European Union. […]

There have not been so few new infections in Hungary for nine months as in the past 24 hours, according to daily epidemiological data. However, the number of daily fatalities per population in the pandemic still features this country amon the world in the world. 258 new cases of the coronavirus have been identified, bringing […]

Unlike in other countries, the government in Hungary ties - from time to time - the lifting of certain pandemic restrictions to the offical number of people inoculated with at least the first dose of any vaccine against the new coronavirus infection. Thus, the five million number means the further easing the regulations. As of […]

Although it was awarded to her last December, it was only this week that Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó was able to receive the Public Media Person of the Year Award in person. The Board of Trustees of the Public Media (MTVA) awarded the recognition to the Szolnok-born research biologist and biochemist as the most modern […]

The National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank - MNB) has issued a non-ferrous metal collector coin of HUF 2,000 to honor the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of Europe. It is the second time Hungary has tended to the tasks of the presidency in the international organisation representing the protection of human rights, democracy […]

The traditional sail launching ceremony opened the sailing season in Balatonfüred on Saturday, and this day also saw the start of the 878 Co. Grand Prix. The President of the Hungarian Sailing Federation, Zoltán Gerendy, said at the ceremony, which was held in a smaller circle than usual due to the coronavirus epidemic, that 164 […]

The National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank - MNB) will issue a HUF 10,000 silver collector coin and its non-ferrous metal version of HUF 2,000 named ‘XVI. UEFA Labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság’ (16th UEFA Football European Championship) one month before the first game of the tournament to be held in Budapest. The collector coins were designed by […]