Europe

26/01/2017

Hungary becomes full member of EIT Digital

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – Hungary has become a full member of EIT Digital, the arm of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology specialising in […]
27/12/2016

Katinka Hosszú chosen as the third greatest athlete of Europe

According to m4sport.hu, Cristiano Ronaldo was chosen as the best European athlete of 2016 by European news agencies, including the Hungarian News Agency (MTI). He is […]
08/12/2016

Former Hungarian interior minister awarded International Adalbert Prize

Budapest (MTI) – Imre Kónya, a former interior minister of Hungary, has been awarded the 2017 International Adalbert Prize for the promotion of peace, freedom and […]
27/09/2016

Two Hungarian settlements among the most flowery towns of Europe

The Entente Florale Europe award ceremony was held last week in the Brno. Hungary was represented by Dunakiliti in the village category and by Mosonmagyaróvár in […]
13/06/2016

Number of abortions down by 22.9 pc over past five years

Budapest, June 13 (MTI) – Although the number of abortions in Hungary dropped by 22.9 percent between 2010-2015 and declined by a further 4.1 percent in […]
04/06/2016

Quotes about the Treaty of Trianon by famous non-Hungarian people

The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement held on the 4th of June, 1920, which formally ended World War I between most of the Allies […]
20/05/2016

8 new direct flights from Budapest Airport

From the second half of 2016, eight new destinations will be available without transfer from Budapest Airport; other airlines are scheduling more frequent flights, making it […]
11/05/2016

Freddie got into the Grand Final of Eurovision – VIDEO

Comment.blog.hu reports that Freddie, who represents Hungary, made it to the Grand Finals of Eurovision Song Contest 2016. His performance on Tuesday (May 10) at the […]
01/05/2016

Japan’s most popular word in connection with Hungary

Nick Kapur, an American historian revealed which words Japanese people search for the most in connection with European countries. The study was based on Japanese Google’s […]
31/03/2016

Flights are available from Budapest to Berlin three times a day

Turizmusonline.hu reports that, on March 27, airberlin added a third regular flight to its schedule that flies from Budapest to Berlin. This extra flight will result in the […]
31/03/2016

Hungary’s ambassador in Macedonia: migrants could use new routes to Europe

Budapest, March 31 (MTI) – Migrants could use new routes to travel to Europe and the fight against human smugglers can only be successful if it […]
05/03/2016

House speaker: Europe risks falling victim to ‘physical violence’

Budapest (MTI) – If Europe surrenders itself to “intellectual violence” it will eventually also fall victim to “physical violence”, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker said on Friday. Addressing […]
27/02/2016

Budapest is Europe’s 5th most dangerous city

Mercer, one of the world’s biggest HR consulting firm, publishes its quality of life index every year, which includes the list of the safest cities. British […]
24/02/2016

Vote for the Hungarian tree in the Tree of the Year contest!

The European Tree of the Year contest began in 2011. Its purpos is to draw attention to the significance of old trees, in connection with our natural […]
12/02/2016

Hungarian woman raped in Malta does not ask for help

Hungarian diplomacy is in daily contact with the local authorities through the Maltese Honorary Consulate in the case of the 27-year-old Hungarian woman raped in Malta, […]
23/01/2016

Budapest-Sofia flight to start next year?

Inforadio.hu reported that Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó agreed on the establishment of a joint economic committee at his Sofia meeting on Thursday. He told MTI (Hungarian […]
23/01/2016

Record number of tourists traveled abroad in 2015

According to the report, called World Tourism Barometer, made by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reported that the number of international tourist arrivals reached 1.184 billion in 2015, which means […]
23/01/2016

The 25 most-photographed cities of Europe

According to vilagutazo.blog.hu, Professor Tanel Temet made a list of the most-photographed cities, based on sigthsmap.com. Sightsmap is a community photo service which uses the database […]
22/01/2016

Debrecen bidding to be Europe’s Cultural Capital in 2023

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – The city of Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will submit a bid to be a Cultural Capital of Europe in 2023, Debrecen […]
19/01/2016

Jobbik: US should disclose report on political parties receiving Russian funds

Jobbik welcomes the news that the US Congress has instructed James R Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, to conduct an investigation into any Russian influence operations […]