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22/08/2015

District mayor orders investigation into scuffle at Aug 20 celebration

Budapest (MTI) – Budapest 8th district mayor Kocsis Mate ordered an internal investigation on Friday into a scuffle that took place at the local council’s celebration […]
21/08/2015

Guest nights, turnover up at Hungary hotels in first half of 2015

Budapest, August 21 (MTI) – Both the number of guest nights and gross turnover continued to grow at Hungarian hotels in the first half of this […]
21/08/2015

Knight Tournaments Square handed over in Miskolc

Transferring ceremony of the Knight Tournaments Square started with jousting games, horse shows in Miskolc, in the neighborhood of the Diosgyor Castle on August 20, 2015, […]
21/08/2015

Hundreds of billions disappear in construction industry

According to origo.hu, hundreds of billions of forints disappear because of the black market in the construction industry: employees are not reported, and there is often […]
21/08/2015

Dzsudzsak is a mediocre player, I wanted to sell him as soon as possible, coach said.

According to index.hu, Balazs Dzsudzsak transferred to the Turkish championship, to Bursaspor this week; it appears to have the best time. His previous club’s new coach, […]
21/08/2015

Hungarian Iron Man completed the world’s toughest race

Perhaps it’s no exaggeration that the toughest running race of all time was held in the Himalayas, and Ferenc Szonyi finished third. It’s even hard to […]
21/08/2015

August 20 – Over 400 tonnes of grain collected for Bread of Nation

Budapest (MTI) – A total of 426 tons of wheat, twice as much as last year, has been donated under Hungary’s Bread of the Nation charity […]
21/08/2015

Jobbik wants local referendums on new migrant reception facilities

Budapest (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party wants local referendums to decide whether migrant reception facilities should be set up in Hungarian towns and villages. […]
20/08/2015

Hungary celebrates August 20 national holiday

The state ceremony was attended by President Janos Ader, House Speaker Laszlo Kover, government members and diplomats. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army […]
20/08/2015

August 20 – Ader hands over St Stephen Order

Budapest, August 20 (MTI) – President Janos Ader has recognised chess grand master Judit Polgar and composer Peter Eotvos with the Order of Saint Stephen, Hungary’s […]
20/08/2015

Varga says no need to amend 2016 budget over loan conversion

Budapest (MTI) – It will not be necessary to amend the 2016 budget as a result of the conversion of FX-based personal and car loans to […]
20/08/2015

Flag raising and inauguration on Kossuth Square – Photos

Budapest, August 20, 2015 (MTI) – August 20 is one of the oldest Hungarian holidays: the day of St. Stephen, the remembrance day of the foundation […]
20/08/2015

Early EU money tenders will prevent 2007-2013 problems – official

Budapest (MTI) – The decision to call tenders for all European Union monies available for the 2014-2020 funding period by mid-2017 will make it easier to […]
20/08/2015

Raiffeisen to close 15 branches in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – Raiffeisen Bank will close 15 of its branches in Hungary next month, Raiffeisen chief Heinz Wiedner told a press conference in Budapest on […]
19/08/2015

Ex-PM suggests shifting EU headquarters to east – paper

Budapest, August 19 (MTI) – Moving the headquarters of the European Union to the east would be a “logical idea”, Hungarian ex-premier Peter Boross told national […]
19/08/2015

Hungary, a country of second-hand clothing stores?

Origo.hu mapped by using the representatives of profession what trip branded piece of clothing has before moving to Hungary. Would you have thought that an entirely […]
19/08/2015

US secretary of state marks Hungary’s national holiday

Washington, DC, August 19 (MTI) – US Secretary of State John Kerry has greeted Hungary on the occasion of the August 20 national holiday, on behalf […]
19/08/2015

Storm damages in Budapest – huge hole on the road

Budapest (MTI) – During previous day’s storm, the pavement collapsed on Fovam Square, Budapest on August 18, 2015. More rain fell on the inside of the […]
19/08/2015

Sziget 2015 – 441 000 Szitizens from 95 countries

Sziget Festival has just ended and 2015 was a record-breaking year for the event, as the Island of Freedom hosted more visitors than ever before. A […]
19/08/2015

Pope Francis sends letter of condolence over death of Cardinal Paskai

Vatican City (MTI) – Pope Francis has sent a letter of condolence to Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, stating that he was saddened to learn […]