This is why Budapest is a popular location for Hollywood super productions
Condé Nast Traveler recently published an article titled Why Ryan Gosling, Jennifer Lawrence and more are spending time in Budapest, looking for an answer to why our capital city is so popular among movie makers these days. They do this…
Norwegian village through Hungarian eyes
What can a Hungarian family do in a Norwegian village, lying in a territory that is as large as the one-third of the Hungarian Fejér County and having a thousand inhabitants? Based on their blog posts on Határátkelő, you can…
Socialists, LMP support signature drive to thwart Budapest 2024 Olympic plans
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Both the opposition Socialist and LMP parties back an NGO initiative to collect signatures demanding Hungary drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in Budapest in 2024. The Momentum Movement civil organisation wants voters…
Hungarian break dancers put on a show for Pope Francis – VIDEO
According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, Pope Francis was able to enjoy the amazing five-minute performance of a Hungarian break-dance formation called TOP4 at the Liana Orfei Circus’s special event at the end of December. The members of the group, Rudolf Horváth, Zoltán…
International education exhibition opens in Budapest
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – The 17th Educatio International Exhibition was opened in Budapest on Thursday. Textbook publishers, universities from abroad, language schools and vocational colleges are among the exhibitors at the three-day event, at which organisers expect around 35,000…
Hungarian justice minister calls for dialogue on powers of ECtHR
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi called for dialogue on the powers of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in an article he authored in business weekly FigyelÅ‘’s Thursday edition. Only dialogue based on mutuality…
French national assembly member praises Hungary for Schengen border protection
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Member of the National Assembly of France Rudy Salles lauded Hungary for its efforts in protecting as an EU member the bloc’s external Schengen border, in an interview with MTI on Thursday. Salles, head of…
Central prosecution investigating Alstom case
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – The central investigating chief prosecutor’s office (KNYF) is conducting a full-scale investigation into the case concerning French engineering company Alstom’s contracts for the Budapest metro, based on recommendations by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF, the chief…
Jobbik: Hardly any residency bond applicants rejected
The investigation by the Parliamentary opposition’s shadow committee concluded that the residency bonds generated no profit for Hungary and twenty days were not enough for the authorities to establish if residency bond buyers or their family members pose a security…
Hungary to be guest of honour at Berlin Green Week – UPDATE
Berlin, January 18 (MTI) – Hungary will be the guest of honour at Berlin’s Internationale Gruene Woche, the largest exhibition of farming, gardening and food processing in the world, opening on Thursday. The opening gala on Thursday night will be…