Adrienn Sain

20/06/2016

Hungary fines half a million motorists for driving without vignette

Budapest, June 20 (MTI) – NUSZ, the company that operates Hungary’s motorway toll system, fined 516,000 motorists a total 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) for driving […]
20/06/2016

Vona: coalition with left-wing partners “fiction”

Budapest, June 20 (MTI) – Suggestions about the radical nationalist Jobbik party entering into a technical coalition with leftist parties to replace ruling Fidesz are “fiction, […]
19/06/2016

Liberals: Talented youth leaving Hungary ‘worrying’

Budapest, June 19 (MTI) – The Hungarian Liberal Party said it was worrying that the most talented and wealthiest 18-year-olds are leaving Hungary to go to […]
19/06/2016

Hungary government campaigning against Brexit

Budapest, June 19 (MTI) – The Hungarian government will place an advertisement in the British press on Monday to encourage UK voters to support their country […]
19/06/2016

Socialists to focus on social issues in election campaign

Budapest, June 19 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party wants to focus on education, health care, child welfare, seniors and anti-graft efforts and the party’s candidates […]
19/06/2016

Lázár: Successful integration of savings coops ‘important’ goal

Budapest, June 19 (MTI) – The government considers the successful integration of the country’s savings cooperatives as an important goal, János Lázár, the government office chief, […]
19/06/2016

EURO 2016: Bernd Storck – We deserved a draw

Hungary’s national team coach believes that his side primarily secured a draw against Iceland thanks to their fighting spirit. “I’d like to congratulate my team; they […]
19/06/2016

LMP calls for less dependence on vehicle sector, EU funds

Budapest, June 19 (MTI) – The government should reduce the Hungarian economy’s dependence on the vehicle sector and European Union subsidies, the deputy parliamentary group leader […]
18/06/2016

House Speaker encourages voters to support anti-quota referendum

Budapest, June 18 (MTI) – House Speaker László Kövér has encouraged Hungary’s voters to cast their ballot in the government-initiated referendum aimed at thwarting the European […]
18/06/2016

MTVA concludes broadcast agreement for Olympics

Budapest, June 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s public media fund MTVA has concluded an agreement for public media to broadcast summer and winter Olympics between 2018 and […]
18/06/2016

DK: Hungary’s education leaders “totally incompetent”

Budapest, June 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s education system is in a crisis, the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Saturday, and called on Prime Minister Viktor […]
18/06/2016

Justice minister pledges pay rise to judges

Budapest, June 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s judges will be granted a five percent pay rise in October, to be followed by another five percent in January […]
15/06/2016

Hungary fares well at Decanter World Wine Awards in London

Budapest, June 15 (MTI) – Hungarian winemakers have collected 44 medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London, including two platinum, eight gold, 18 silver […]
14/06/2016

EURO 2016 – TEK operates SMS service for Hungarian soccer fans

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s counter-terrorism centre TEK is operating an emergency text service during the European football championships in Paris, so that fans can […]
14/06/2016

V4 to contribute company of soldiers to Baltics mission, says ministry

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – Countries in the Visegrád Group (V4) will add a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltics, the Hungarian defence […]
14/06/2016

Zsolnay majority owner cries foul over ‘hostile’ takeover attempt

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – Bachar Najari, the majority owner of porcelain maker Zsolnay Porcelanmanufaktura, said at a press conference on Tuesday that his company has […]
14/06/2016

EURO 2016 – Turpin to referee Austria – Hungary match

Budapest, June13 (MLSZ) – French referee Clément Turpin will be the referee for this coming Tuesday’s opening match in Group F between Austria and Hungary in […]
14/06/2016

Socialist leader discusses Hungary economy with ambassadors

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – József Tóbiás, the head of the Socialist Party, on Tuesday met ambassadors and diplomats of over thirty countries to discuss Hungary’s […]
14/06/2016

Hungary will not accept any migrants who have already crossed through once, says government spokesman

Brussels, June 14 (MTI) – Hungary will not accept any migrants who have already crossed through the country once, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told an international […]
14/06/2016

Government organising summer camps in Hungary for children from Ukraine

Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – The government will spend 40 million forints (EUR 127,000) on hosting some 700 children from Ukraine in summer camps at Lake […]