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09/09/2016

US ambassador on 9/11 anniversary: Fight against terrorism unrelenting

Budapest (MTI) – Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged on Friday unrelenting commitment to […]
09/09/2016

Hungarian foreign minsiter meets EU energy commissioner

Budapest (MTI) – Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, met Miguel Arias Canete, the European Union’s commissioner for energy and climate action, for talks in Budapest on […]
09/09/2016

Hungary’s police chief: International cooperation key to tackling illegal migration

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – Illegal migration can only be successfully combatted through international cooperation, Hungary’s police chief Károly Papp said at the 38th congress of […]
09/09/2016

Fidesz MP names rate-setter pick

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – Ruling Fidesz lawmakers unanimously back Kolos Kardkovács, an economy ministry and central bank lawyer, to join the bank’s rate-setting body as […]
09/09/2016

SURVEY – Majority of Hungarians in favour of Budapest Olympics

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – The majority of Hungarians favour Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, according to a survey by Ipsos released on Friday. […]
09/09/2016

Portik supplied money to Juhasz from prison

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – A former cellmate of Tamás Portik, the one-time head of an oil company involved in illicit deals in the nineties currently […]
09/09/2016

Orban: Managing migrant crisis has strengthened govt

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – The management of the migrant crisis has made ruling Fidesz government stronger politically over the past four years, the daily Magyar […]
09/09/2016

Trade surplus EUR 662 m in July

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s trade surplus came to 662 million euros in July, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on […]
09/09/2016

Chief prosecutor submits 2015 report on office’s work to parliament

Budapest (MTI) – Public prosecutor Péter Polt submitted a report on his office’s work in 2015 to parliament on Thursday. Crimes in connection with mass migration […]
09/09/2016

Court acquits former secret service officials of espionage charges

Budapest (MTI) – A regional court acquitted former secret service leaders of espionage charges in a retrial ordered by the Budapest Court of Appeals last June. […]
09/09/2016

Bartók, Polish culture, 1956 in focus at Budapest contemporary arts festival

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Béla Bartók and Polish culture will be central elements of the Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival held between Oct. 7 and 23, […]
09/09/2016

Consumer prices edge down 0.1 pc in August

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 0.1 percent in August, dropping for the fourth month in a row, the […]
09/09/2016

Dana Group to launch EUR 48.7m investment project in Győr

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – The US based Dana Group will embark on an investment project worth 15 billion forints (EUR 48.7m) in GyÅ‘r, in western […]
08/09/2016

Kósa reports on Fidesz-Christian Democrat group meeting

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Stopping population decline, supporting families and building a work-based society where everyone can find a job have been targets highlighted by […]
08/09/2016

Memmorial plaque commemorating Gulag prisoner Menczer

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga unveiled on Thursday a memorial plaque commemorating Gusztáv Menczer, a political prisoner and forced labourer of the […]
08/09/2016

Hungarian economy minister meets heads of Daimler Buses, Mercedes-Benz Hungaria

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga reviewed planned investments in Hungary with the heads of Daimler Buses and Mercedes-Benz Hungaria on Thursday, the […]
08/09/2016

Ministry orders investigation into alleged sexual abuse in orphanage

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – The human resources ministry has asked the police to investigate the alleged sexual abuse of children at an orphanage, the ministry […]
08/09/2016

Hungary’s domestic tourism on the rise?

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Domestic tourism continued to increase both in the first half of 2016 and during the peak tourist season, daily Magyar Hírlap […]
08/09/2016

Budget reporting for 2015 still unreleased

The Hungarian government is already allocating money from the 2017 budget, while even the budget reporting for 2015 has not been released yet. It had never […]
08/09/2016

Vona: Jobbik only rival to Fidesz in 2018

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – The Jobbik party aims to become the only alternative to the governing Fidesz party in the 2018 general election, the party’s […]