Tag Archives: Hungary

As part of the Liget Budapest Project, the reconstructed, former Olof Palme House will re-open under a new name as Millennium House on October 26th with an interactive exhibition of the Golden Age of the City Park and a café decorated with Zsolnay ceramics in the Városliget (City Park). At …

Without a doubt, Hungary is full of wonderful treasures which are worth visiting and exploring. From the Lake Balaton to the fantastic hills, villages, wine regions, caves, and other locations, everyone can find the most suitable destination in the country. But some places in the country are definitely among the …

Less than two weeks before the 2019 local elections, we take another dive in and gather the most recent pollsters regarding the approval rating of the Budapest mayoral candidates. Many of them predict an extremely close competition while others indicate a clear Fidesz win.  A possibly close competition Looking at …

31,000 people have not found (or have not even tried to find) jobs in Hungary. Labour shortage has decreased significantly, but there are still 31,000 people who have not found (or have not even tried to find) jobs in Hungary.  24.hu reports that based on data from KSH (published by …

His parents started a crowdfunding campaign for him aiming to collect 700 million HUF (more than 2 million EUR), which is the cost of the only medicine that can save the 19-month-old toddler. Zente is suffering from a rare genetic disorder which affects only one in eight to ten thousand …

More and more people move every year for better job opportunities or services in Hungary. The big cities of Pest county and Transdanubia are the most popular destinations for this purpose. There has been a constant migration in the country for a long time, though it may change due to …

As part of the promotion of Will Smith’s new film, ‘Gemini Man’ in Hungary, after Wednesday’s birthday concert in downtown Budapest, Ang Lee, the director of the film, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and the Hollywood actor held a joint press conference for the Hungarian international press on Thursday afternoon. In Gemini Man, Will Smith plays …

Budapest Airport is building a new wing to serve low-cost airline passengers at Liszt Ferenc International Airport, according to information from Magyar Nemzet. The news was confirmed by Budapest Airport. According to current information, the construction of the one-story facility is currently underway on the site of the previously planned Ferihegy 2C terminal. …

Only the most expensive medicine in the world could save a Hungarian toddler, who is suffering from SMA (spinal muscular atrophy). The parents of Zente have started fundraising for the boy’s 700 million HUF treatment. The fundraising started last week and as of today, nearly 60% of the amount, almost 450 million HUF has …

Hungary has in recent years postulated a political and state model: it has constructed a Christian democratic state, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of the national-conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI) party in Rome on Saturday. This model works and is successful, Orbán said. The political success is obvious: Hungary’s …

With the local elections just around the corner, we take a look at the chances of mayoral candidates in Budapest. Will Fidesz supported István Tarlós win his third consecutive term on October 13 or this time joint leftist opposition candidate Gergely Karácsony will defeat the incumbent mayor? Also, what are the chances …

The president of the Hungarian Astrophotographer Association, László Francsics, won three different awards at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 Competition. Apart from his picture of the Full Moon turning red as it is entering the shadow of the Earth, his infrared Saturn was also awarded.  Competitors could register …

After the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in Sunday’s Hungarian general election, what is being touted as the “largest protest of Hungarians to date” is being planned for April 14 at 5:30.p.m. In a statement sent to international media outlets under the slogan “We are the …

Hungary’s incumbent government secured a sweeping victory in the country’s general election on Sunday. The opposition is disintegrating rapidly: Jobbik head, Socialist head, LMP co-head, and Együtt heads all immediately quit. A triumphant Viktor Orbán took to the stage in front of crowds of party supporters just before midnight after …

n the period December 2017–February 2018, the rolling three-month average number of unemployed Hungarians was some 25,000 fewer than a year earlier, while the jobless rate decreased by 0.6 of a percentage point to 3.8%. Employment data show there were around 70,000 more people in work than at the same …

According to data gathered from 13 European countries by international salary portal paylab.com to mark International Wonemʼs Day on March 8, the salary conditions of women are still below those of men. Paylab recommends women step up for their rights when negotiating their salaries. A comparison of salaries of the …

Germany, France and up to 21 other countries will give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding that they accept their quota of migrants or get out of the EU. Hungary has led a rebellion against the quotas with a challenge in the EU courts and by pushing …

Hungary is trusted, stable and solvent partner, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest. “It is in our interests to cooperate,” Putin said. “We will find a way to implement gas supplies. I’d like to depoliticise issues that are purely …

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Budapest on an official visit in the early afternoon on Thursday. Putin’s talks will focus on economic, energy and cultural issues, the Hungarian foreign minister said earlier. His schedule includes a closed-door-meeting followed by a plenary discussion. The Russian …

Europe is going in the wrong direction but there is an opportunity to reform the bloc and “make Europe great again”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event in Brussels. Orbán said the primary question is to what extent Europe and the European Union are ready to adapt to …

The   number   of   flu   patients   has    doubled since last week, over 31,000 people    seeking    medical    advice,   epidemiology center OEK reported. In  the  second  half  of  the  week,  the  number  of  patients  seeing  their  doctors because of flu-like symptoms has increased in all parts of the country, OEK said. A  flu  …

“Tell us something about Hungarian art during the Renaissance.” Sat opposite his examiners as they grill him on the history of Hungary, the country he wishes to become a national of, Wilson Ugabe, who fled the war in Guinea-Bissau following the death of his wife and the disappearance of his …

Nearly one in four (23.8 percent) Hungarians regularly go without food, and one in three do not have access to adequate food, reports vg.hu citing data collected by Élelmiszerbank (Food bank). According to an OECD study, the number of Hungarians who do not have enough to eat increased from 17.4 percent to 30.6 …

 Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said democracy had emerged strengthened from an “unprecedented election campaign”. He said a new era has begun in global politics as well as in the economy which poses historic challenges to the whole world. Tackling these challenges requires “a new and courageous approach and new …

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reportedly discussed ending the program, whereby foreigners can acquire the right to reside within Hungary and move freely about the EU, with Fidesz party elites as early as September. Recently, Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona conditioned his party’s support of a Fidesz proposal to amend the constitution …

A minority of Hungarians feel they can exercise influence over the government’s work, reports Magyar Nemzet, citing a poll conducted by Pew Research. Only 31 percent of Hungarians  feel if they have any effect on the government. The poll also found that a higher proportion of Polish citizens believe the government is interested …

A Hungarian policeman was shot dead with a machine gun early on Wednesday when police tried to search the home of a 76-year-old man suspected of illegal possession of firearms, police and prosecutors said. The policeman, 46, was shot in the head during the attack in Bony, near the western …

Authorities in Hungary have announced the arrest of the suspected of terrorist attack in central Budapest last month in which two police officers were seriously injured.   picture credit timesofisrael

Hungarians have voted to reject the EU’s migrant quotas in a referendum, however, the turnout was below the 50% threshold to be valid, according to an opinion poll from Nezopont think-tank.  

Close to half of young Hungarians are living with their parents and a further one-third in a single-person household, a survey commissioned by the French-owned loaning company Cofidis shows. According to the nationally representative poll, over one-third of Hungarians between the age of 18 and 36, the so-called Y Generation, …