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Hungary Tops EU Fraud Statistics

The latest study on cohesion fund expenditure for the 2014-2018 period compiled by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the official EU body r…

Budapest To Become Polish Airlines LOT

Budapest is set to serve as the second major base of Polish airline company LOT, the Hungarian foreign minister said on the sidelines of an inte…

Teacher Shortage

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said that an “increasingly pressing shortage of teachers” poses a fundamental threat to the whole o…

Budapest Faces

Gergely Karácsony, the joint Budapest mayoral candidate of the leftist opposition parties, at a conference on Thursday said the capital was stru…

Hungarian Justice Minister Calls For Regulating Tech Giants

Finding ways to regulate the excessive power of multinational technology companies will be one of the biggest challenges of the coming decades,…

Cholent Festival In Budapest, 25 August

On 25 August, narrow Kazinczy utca will give home to the 5th Annual Cholent Festival, serving up the best cholent of the city.

Gyárfás Charged With Instigating Murder Of Business Rival In Budapest

The Budapest prosecutor’s office on Tuesday charged Tamás Gyárfás with ordering the murder in 1998 of his media business rival, János Fenyő.

Xpat Interview: Giovanna Mandato Leahy, Chairwoman, International Women

Born in Italy and educated in the USA, I obtained my Masters in Business Administration and Marketing in 1982. Since those days, my husband and…

Budapest Based Central-Eastern European Academy Of Oncology Announced

Miklós Kásler, Hungary’s human resources minister, announced the establishment of the Central-Eastern European Academy of Oncology headquartered…

PM Orbán Holds Consultations With EU Leaders, Country Heads In Brussels

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is holding intensive consultations in Brussels ahead of the European Council meeting on Tuesday, the prime minister’…

AVL Building HUF 12.5 Billion Development Centre In Hungary

Austrian engineering company AVL laid the cornerstone of a 12.5 billion forint (EUR 38.6m) regional development centre in Érd, on the outskirts…

Consumer Prices In Hungary Well Below EU Averages

Consumer price levels in Hungary were significantly lower than the EU average in 2018, with the country posting the second lowest prices of alco…

Ship Collision: Hungarian Recovery Crews Recognised For Efforts

Emergency and recovery crews involved in the rescue of the passengers of the Hableány pleasure boat and the operation to raise the wreck were re…

Indian Embassy Organises International Yoga Day In Budapest On 22 June

To commemorate 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Hungary, the Indian Embassy, Budapest organises a spe…

No Home Schooling From Next Year In Hungary

The government will terminate home schooling from the academic year 2020-21, under a bill presented by the Human Resources Ministry.

Another Two Victims Of Budapest Ship Collision Found

Two victims of last week’s Danube ship collision were found in the river on Tuesday but 17 people are still missing.

China Is Hungary’s Largest Trading Partner Outside Europe, Following 70 Years Of Trading

Speaker of Parliament László Kövér met Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, in Parliament.

Hungary ‘Extremely Attractive’ To Foreign Investors, Says Tech Minister

The number of foreign investments seen in Hungary in recent years shows that the country is an “extremely attractive” destination for investors,…