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15/05/2016

Water polo – Rio match schedule announced

FINA has announced the official schedule for the aquatic sports events at this summer’s Rio Olympics. Both the men’s and women’s teams start of at 09:00am […]
15/05/2016

Bishop Márton’s statue unveiled in Áder’s presence in Romania – Photos

Csíkszereda, Romania, May 15 (MTI) – The statue of Áron Márton, the ethnic Hungarian bishop of Alba Iulia (Gyulafehérvár) from 1939 to 1980, was inaugurated on […]
15/05/2016

Only 23pc of young Hungarians financially savvy

Budapest, May 15 (MTI) – The percentage of young Hungarians who said they are well-informed on financial matters is 23 percent among urban youth, 28 percent […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian bishop delivers aid to Syrian Christians

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – Internally displaced people staying in Syria face great humanitarian challenges, László Kiss-Rigó, the Catholic bishop of Hungary’s Szeged-Csanád diocese, said after […]
15/05/2016

Former central bank governor: Average economic growth sustainable for now

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – Hungary can maintain slow economic growth which is of a medium rate in a regional comparison for now, thanks to European […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian State Opera: Shakespeare400+ Festival is coming soon

With the end of the Shakespeare season approaching, the Hungarian State Opera will be organising its biggest festival ever – and certainly its most varied – […]
14/05/2016

Socialist MEP: Government anti-quota ad campaign ‘waste of money’

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – The government’s latest campaign against the EU’s quota system is “money thrown in the air,” the opposition Socialists said on Saturday, […]
14/05/2016

Whitsun Heritage Festival

International gathering of Intangible Cultural Heritage under the Patronage of UNESCO. FESTIVAL STAGE PROGRAMS on Whitsunday and Whit Monday 10:30 – 10:40             Presentation of Falconry 10:40 – […]
14/05/2016

Opposition: Orbán Hungary’s richest man with EUR 650m handled by “front men”

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is Hungary’s richest man with 205 billion forints (EUR 650m) managed by his “front men”, the opposition […]
14/05/2016

Explore the Silk Road on two wheels – motorcycle tour to China

A unique motorcycle tour symbolizing strong Hungarian – Chinese economic and cultural relations kicked off on last Saturday in Budapest. Two bikers, dr. Ádám Gbúr and […]
14/05/2016

Suffocating in the smoke of waste burning in Hungary

An online survey about domestic waste burning was carried out by the environmental NGO Clean Air Action Group (Levegő Munkacsoport); 415 people filled out the questionnaire […]
14/05/2016

Government to launch campaign on risks of EU’s migrant relocation scheme

Budapest (MTI) – The government is preparing to launch a campaign on the risks of the European Union’s mandatory migrant relocation scheme, the state secretary for […]
14/05/2016

NBH scandal – Socialists call for parlt probe over central bank spending

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – The Socialist Party wants parliament to set up a committee to investigate central bank spending, József Tóbiás, leader of the Socialist […]
14/05/2016

Parliament speaker holds talks with Japanese PM, lower house president

Tokyo (MTI) – Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as well as with Tadamori Oshima, the speaker of the […]
13/05/2016

TTIP deal ‘highly unlikely’ in 2016?

Brussels, May 13 (MTI) – It is “highly unlikely” that a deal will be reached this year on the TTIP free trade pact between the United […]
13/05/2016

Justice committee chair Rubovszky must step down and name the person instructing him to commit an unlawful act!

  As shown in Hir TV’s video recording, György Rubovszky is willing to do anything to block our Constitutional amendment from the Parliament’s agenda “even at […]
13/05/2016

Schengen ministers discuss migrant crisis in Hungary

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – Interior ministers of countries of the Schengen zone met in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Friday to discuss border issues in […]
13/05/2016

Rejection by national parlts forces EC to review planned change to posted workers directive

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – Hungary is among the 11 European Union member states whose parliaments have rejected the European Commission’s planned revision of the posted […]
13/05/2016

Government signs strategic agreement with British Telecom’s regional service centre

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – Hungary’s government on Friday signed a strategic agreement with the Hungary-based regional service centre of British Telecom in order to strengthen […]
13/05/2016

Economy minister: Slower GDP growth temporary blip

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – The lower-than-expected 0.9 percent economic growth in the first quarter this year is a temporary blip, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said […]