On Sunday, 4,006 people, including 1,239 children, arrived in Budapest by train to escape the war in Ukraine, the Budapest Metropolitan Police (BRFK) said on Monday on police.hu. According to the statement, most of them asked for information and travelled on individually or went to relatives. In the capital and in rural accommodation, 34 people, […]
The Hungarian government on Saturday amended its March 5 decree on the export of "strategically important" agricultural products, adding durum wheat and hulless sunflower seeds to the list of restricted crops and clarifying that cereals can still be freely exported as seeds, the Hungarian Gazette reports. The range of crops concerned has been extended to […]
Flights are arriving and departing seamlessly and as scheduled, passenger processes are continuing as usual at Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Flights to Ukraine and Russia are still suspended, but the war in Ukraine is not affecting flights to other destinations. The airport operator 'Budapest Airport' says that together with the Airport Police Directorate, it […]
Magyar Suzuki has announced that it stopped exporting cars to Russia and Ukraine from March because of the war, the company said in response to questions from Reuters news agency, the financial news site portfolio.hu reports. The company used to sell around 10,000 new cars a year in the two countries and now wants to […]
Greenpeace Hungary held a peace demonstration with the participation of thousands of people on Heroes' Square in Budapest on Wednesday evening. The crowd formed a huge luminous peace sign with torches in hand. The participants of the event protested against the invasion of Ukraine and expressed their sympathy for the innocent people suffering because of […]
Colliers stands with the people of Ukraine, an independent country, and strongly condemns the invasion by the Russian military. These actions are indefensible and in complete contrast to the principles of democracy and freedom, according to a press statement by the professional services and investment management company that is active in Hungary as well. The statement […]
From this Friday, refugees from Ukraine will be able to travel free of charge on public transport in the Budapest, and from Monday the municipality will set up an information center in the Nyugati Square underpass, the Mayor of Budapest announced at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. Gergely Karácsony is quoted by the […]
The Hungarian government is temporarily relocating its embassy in Kiev to Lviv, Western Ukraine, due to the continuously deteriorating security situation, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Thursday. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Minister told a meeting of Hungarian ambassadors that within the […]
The Hungarian currency, the forint weakened to unprecedented levels, first to 375 forints and then to 379 forints against the euro this Tuesday. According to Lajos Török, senior analyst at Equilor, two pieces of news in particular could have played a role, Hungary's greater involvement in the conflict, supporting Ukraine's EU membership, and the contradictory […]
From this Monday, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) ordered two bank holidays at the Hungarian Sberbank at the request of the credit institution. During this period customers will be able to make bank card transactions and can receive incoming items on their accounts but will not be able to perform account transactions. The MNB […]
A Hungarian C-17 aircraft of the NATO Heavy Airlift Regiment stationed in Pápa, W Hungary carried weapons, destined for Ukraine, from the Netherlands to a not specified Eastern European country. In the meantime, the Hungarian government said Hungary does not offer arms to Ukraine and does not allow arms transfers through its territory, but is […]
In the framework of international cooperation, a Czech Vodafone team arrived today from Prague with two extra mobile base stations to reinforce Vodafone Hungary’s network capabilities. The measure, in the implementation of which the Czech team works together with Hungarian network engineers, is aimed for Vodafone to be ready to serve customers in case of […]
"Russia attacked Ukraine this morning. Together with our European Union and NATO allies, we condemn Russia's actions", Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a statement published on a social media site. The united opposition held a demonstration at the Russian Embassy in Budapest against the Russian aggression. Hungary must stay out of this war, […]
