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15/11/2015

Orban stresses need to tighten Hungary-Poland links

Warsaw (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban stressed the importance of tightening Hungary-Poland links and cooperation within the Visegrad Group during a phone call with Poland’s […]
15/11/2015

The Christmas market is already being built on Vörösmarty Square

The Budapest Advent-Christmas Fair on Vörösmarty Square opens earlier this year, adjusting to the European trends and satisfying tourists’ needs, announced the Budapest Festival and Tourism […]
15/11/2015

Szijjarto: Hungary supports part of British reform proposals for EU

Prague (MTI) – Hungary supports some of the British proposals to enhance the European Union’s competitiveness, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. Britain has submitted […]
15/11/2015

V4 establish Western Balkans Fund

Prague (MTI) – The Visegrad Group countries — Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia — established the Western Balkans Fund, which aims to support cooperation […]
15/11/2015

Budapest to become European Capital of Sport in 2019

Budapest (MTI) – Budapest will become the European Capital of Sport in 2019, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) reported on its website on Friday. The title […]
14/11/2015

Hungary’s Muslim communities condemn terror attacks

Budapest (MTI) – The series of attacks was an act of terrorism for which there is no explanation, the Church of Muslims in Hungary told MTI […]
14/11/2015

Football as part of the curriculum?

Zoltán Balog, the Minister of Human Capacities, submitted a modification proposal which would make football part of the primary and elementary curriculum as a compulsory sport. […]
14/11/2015

Paris attacks – Hungarian parties express solidarity

Budapest, November 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s political parties have strongly condemned Friday’s terror attacks and expressed solidarity with the French nation. The grief and fear of […]
14/11/2015

Jobbik sees land issue as Orban’s failure

Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban has suffered a defeat in connection with the sale of state-owned land and blamed Jobbik for “his erroneous land […]
14/11/2015

Protecting external borders expression of European solidarity, says government official

Berlin (MTI) – Protection of the European Union’s external borders is an expression of solidarity, a government official said on Friday at the 25th assembly of […]
14/11/2015

E-identity cards to be introduced in January 2016

New, electronic identity cards that meet EU requirements can be requested from January 2016 – announced the Central Office for Administrative and Electronic Public Services (KEKKH), […]
14/11/2015

Government commisioner to propose VAT cut on internet services to 18%

Budapest (MTI) – The government commissioner in charge of public consultations on internet use has proposed reducing VAT on internet services to 18 percent and developing […]
14/11/2015

SURVEY – Majority of Hungarians oppose quota system

Budapest (MTI) – The majority of Hungarians do not agree with the European Union’s quota system designed to distribute migrants among member states, according to a […]
14/11/2015

MOL to focus more on diversifying its business in future, says Hernadi

Budapest (MTI) – MOL’s new butadiene plant in Tiszaujvaros, in eastern Hungary, and the synthetic rubber plant under construction are part of a plan to diversify […]
14/11/2015

Migrant flow should be stopped on Greece-Turkey border, says government spokesman

Budapest (MTI) – Stopping the flow of illegal migrants on the Greek-Turkish border would be in everybody’s interest, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs told commercial television channel […]
14/11/2015

Education key in preventing assimilation of Hungarian diaspora, says Kover

Budapest (MTI) – One of the key factors in halting the assimilation of Hungarian communities around the world and helping them to retain their identity is […]
13/11/2015

One in ten fostered workers find jobs on labour market within 6 months

Budapest, November 13 (MTI) – Fully 13 percent of participants in fostered work programmes have found jobs on the labour market within six months of leaving […]
13/11/2015

Hungarians have excessive amounts of foreign exchange

In one year the amount of currency Hungarians possess have doubled, and it is more than 300 billion HUF now, while foreign currency deposits have also […]
13/11/2015

Risks to Jewish community growing, says leader

Budapest, November 13 (MTI) – Even before the current migration process, the risks to Jewish institutions had been growing, mainly due to the spread of extremist […]
13/11/2015

Parliament could vote again on rejected child hunger proposal after clarifications

Budapest, November 13 (MTI) – A proposal on the eradication of child hunger that was rejected by parliament earlier this month could be re-submitted to the […]