Producer Colleen Bradley Bell Nominated U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

On Wednesday President Obama announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell for Ambassador to Hungary. She was born in 1967, she has four children and Bell resided in Los Angeles with her husband, television writer/producer Bradley Bell. Now the…
Elek, the retired Hungarian Lion

Elek, the retired Lion is 17 years old, who is the oldest male lion of Nyíregyháza Zoo, 250 km far from Budapest. The life span of lions in the wild is eight years on the average, so Elek is highly…
General government budget surplus of HUF 61.4bn in October

The central sub sector of the state budget posted a surplus of HUF 61.4bn in October 2013. The cash-flow data of the central sub sector of the state budget at the end of October are in line with the Government’s…
The Hungarian Diaspora Council and the Hungarian Standing Conference (MÁÉRT) was in the Hungarian Parliament

On Wednesday was the Hungarian Diaspora Council meeting which is Hungarian organisations from all over the world, creating a representative body for the global diaspora. On Thursday was the Hungarian Standing Conference (Máért) which is a forum for regular consultation with the…
Euronews: Hungary village Geresdlak goes Finnish

Geresdlak in southern Hungary is a village of just 900 people. The picturesque hamlet is a living model of European integration. Ten percent of the population are ‘arrivistes’ in the last 11 years – from Finland, Euronews reports. Geresdlak is…
More than 500,000 Hungarians with simplified citizenship
Hungary has granted tens of thousands of passports to people in neighbouring countries, making them automatic citizens of the EU with all the advantages that brings, BBC said. According to BBC, some 100,000 people have applied for Hungarian citizenship in…
Four nation tournament in Budapest at the Ice Palace in Budapest (November 8-10)

For the first time since the World Championships this past April the national team will be back on the ice. Team Hungary will be playing the national teams of Poland on Friday, Romania on Saturday, and Ukraine on Sunday on…
Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics: Outstanding relations with Ukraine

Hungary’s relations with Ukraine are now better than at any time over the past 20 years, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Wednesday. Mr Navracsics addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Kiev and held talks with top Ukrainian…
SWC 2013, Singapore Day 2: Hosszu the most medalled woman with five golds and two silvers

Hosszu was the most medalled woman with five golds and two silvers, only missing the podium in one race — the 50m butterfly — in her final event. Hosszu’s opening swim of the night, the 400m IM, registered 4:27.60, and…
Strategic partnership agreement signed with Telenor

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a strategic partnership agreement with Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor’s Executive Vice President Kjell-Morten Johnsen on Tuesday. The ceremony was also attended by Norwegian Ambassador to Hungary Tove Skarstein. Telenor’s presence in Hungary is recognition of…





