Hungarian parties comment on Trump’s inauguration

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition LMP party on Friday said that “political earthquakes” such as the inauguration of Donald Trump as the president of the United States would always challenge citizens to make a choice. “People should either choose to…
LMP warns of environmental impacts of Budapest Olympics

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – The cost of addressing environmental harm caused by the 2024 Budapest Olympics, if the event goes ahead, could add 1,000 billion forints (EUR 3.2bn) to the final tab of hosting the Games, opposition LMP deputy…
Trump celebrated, Democrats Abroad say goodbye to Obama in Budapest

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – Hundreds of people gathered at Ronald Reagan’s statue near the US embassy on Budapest’s Szabadság Square to applaud Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, upon his inauguration on Friday. Zsolt Bayer, a…
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem thanks Hungary for donation

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem has sent a letter of thanks to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungary for support given to renovate Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bertalan Havasi, the PM’s press chief,…
Budapest in the 1940s – The peaceful moments of the city in rare colour photographs

Budapest remained unaffected by the Second World War well into the 1940s. These rare colour photographs, courtesy of Fortepan, capture the last peaceful moments of the city and its inhabitants, who went about their daily lives despite the war that…
Tens of thousands of forints for sublease in Hungarian university towns

What to expect if you want to rent a flat in a Hungarian university town? The good news is, according to Eduline.hu, that they are remarkably cheaper than in the capital. Eduline went through the advertisements of Szeged, Győr, Debrecen…
Hungary against automatic renewal of Russia sanctions

Berlin, January 20 (MTI) – Hungary continues to stand in opposition to the automatic extension of sanctions against Russia, the government commissioner for Russia sanctions said after meeting his German counterpart, Gernot Erler, on Friday. Gyula Budai said that Hungary…
French students robbed in Budapest – VIDEO
The Budapest Police Headquarters reported that investigation had been being conducted against a 23 and a 21-year-old man suspected on robbery. The two men were going by car in the 7th district of Budapest in Dob street, and when they arrived…
Orbán’s cabinet: Socialist-Liberal city leaders bear responsibility for metro 4 scandal

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – It is clear that the previous Socialist-Liberal leadership of Budapest’s municipal council bear political responsibility for the corruption scandal surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, the government spokesman told public radio on…
Hungary universities sign dual training pact

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – Four Hungarian universities on Friday signed a dual training agreement allowing food industry engineering and mechanical engineering students to gain work experience. Students studying at Szent István University, Pannon University, Óbuda University and the University…





