Adrienn Sain

08/03/2016

CoE: Hungary’s prisons most overcrowded in Europe

Brussels, March 8 (MTI) – Prisons in Hungary were found the most overcrowded in a European comparison in recent years, according to a Council of Europe […]
08/03/2016

Orban voted for EU migrant quota for second time, says DK

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán voted in support of mandatory migrant quotas for the second time during the extraordinary summit of European […]
08/03/2016

EU-Turkey summit yields agreement to close down borders, says Orbán

Brussels, March 8 (MTI) – Leaders of the European Union have agreed to close off people smuggling routes in the Western Balkans, which means “restoring order […]
08/03/2016

Hungarian heritage authority gives Golgotha painting protected status – paper

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – Hungary’s national heritage authority, the Forster Centre, has declared that Munkácsy’s Golgotha painting should come under national protection in a non-appealable […]
08/03/2016

Hungary supports European measures to promote women

Budapest, March 8 (MTI) – Hungary has voiced support for a document urging the European Union to define further tasks to improve the situation of women, […]
08/03/2016

Al Habtoor Group Chairman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Welcomes New Hungarian Ambassador to the UAE, HE Osama Naffa

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman, Al Habtoor Group held discussions with His Excellency Osama Naffa, the new Hungarian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday […]
07/03/2016

Polish president Andrzej Duda to visit Hungary in mid-March

Warsaw, March 7 (MTI) – Polish President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda are scheduled to make a three-day visit to Hungary beginning on March […]
07/03/2016

Orban vetoes EU-Turkey proposal on transferring refugees – UPDATE

Brussels, March 7 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday vetoed a proposal to make direct transfers of refugees from Turkey to Europe, and the […]
07/03/2016

Teacher union prepared to enter talks with government

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Teachers’ trade union PDSZ has initiated talks between its strike committee and the government with the aim of reaching an agreement […]
07/03/2016

Interior ministry proposes tightening asylum, migration laws

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Hungary’s interior ministry on Monday proposed cutting social benefits received by asylum-seekers and reducing the amount of time migrants are allowed […]
07/03/2016

Government to seek joint stand with V4 on reducing internet VAT

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Hungary’s government aims to act together with the other Visegrad Group countries (the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) to press Brussels […]
07/03/2016

Hungary, US universities sign cooperation agreement

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – The heads of the Public Service University in Budapest and Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, signed a five-year agreement on cooperation […]
07/03/2016

Hungary, Croatia to reopen railway border crossings

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér and his Croatian counterpart Vlaho Orepic announced that the three railway border crossings between the countries […]
07/03/2016

PM Viktor Orbán: Hungary firmly rules out migrant relocations at EU-Turkey summit

Brussels, March 7 (MTI) – The external borders of the European Union must be sealed and Hungary firmly rejects a direct relocation of migrants, the prime […]
07/03/2016

Hungary industrial output down 0.2 pc in January

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Hungary’s industrial output edged down an annual 0.2 percent according to unadjusted figures in January, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said […]
07/03/2016

The Tüske swimming pool is finally ready – Gallery

The Tüske swimming pool, which is next to the Tüske Hall, was opened yesterday in District XI, Budapest with the “Champions of the Future” competition, nemzetisport.hu […]
07/03/2016

EU-Turkey summit to address border control, says government spokesman

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Delegates at Monday’s EU-Turkey summit will address border control issues, which should have been the first step in curbing migration last […]
07/03/2016

Government to introduce new sanction on illegal taxi services

Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – The government is introducing another sanction for illegal providers of taxi services, the development ministry said on Monday. As of March […]
07/03/2016

More Russian tourists might visit Hévíz thanks to a direct flight

Péter Faragó, CEO of Hungarian Tourism Ltd., said on Thursday during a press conference at the Travel 2016 exhibition that a new direct flight between Moscow […]
06/03/2016

Ryanair raised the number of its Budapest flights

During the winter season Ryanair will also have flights on the Budapest-Berlin route (Air Berlin and EasyJet are the two other airlines that have flights on […]