Adrienn Sain
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 Orbán to dismiss the minister of human resources and the state secretary for education…
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 next year, and a further five percent in January 2018, justice minister László Trócsányi…
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 and 16 bronze medals. An additional 21 Hungarian wines have been granted seal of…
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 be reached as fast as possible in case of an emergency. Hungarian mobile phone…
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 ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement said that the security of…
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 come under attack by a group lobbying to take over the business. Najari complained…
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 Bordeaux. 34 year-old Turpin has been a FIFA referee since 2010, and is the…
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 economy and related policies. A look at Hungary’s economy will reveal that it is…
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 press conference on Monday. Hungary has never violated the Dublin agreement or the Schengen…
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 Velence in central Hungary, a human resources ministry state secretary said on Tuesday. Miklós…