Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Israeli President Shimon Peres
meant no harm when he said that his country was “buying up
Manhattan, Poland and Hungary”, the Israeli Embassy told MTI in a
statement on Monday. Peres was simply illustrating his country’s
strong economy. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Hungary appreciates Kuwait’s
balanced foreign policy, its active contribution to security in the
Gulf region and the global efforts against terrorism, Prime Minister
Ferenc Gyurcsany told Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Mohamed Sabah as-Salem as-Sabah in Budapest on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Clouds building up in the west at
first, gradually clearing up later, though sporadic showers are
possible mostly in the north. Some sleet, snow possible in the
north-east. Northerly and north-westerly winds may strengthen in
places. Nighttime lows will range from -4 to 1 degrees Celsius and
daytime highs will be between 4 and 9 degrees Celsius, the National
Weather Service reports. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Hungary will delegate two officers
to the European Union’s planned peacekeeping force in Chad, Defence
Minister Imre Szekeres told MTI on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Kuwait will extend its preferential
visa regime to Hungary, enabling Hungarian visitors to obtain a visa
at its airport and ports, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Mohamed Sabah
as-Salem as-Sabah told his Hungarian counterpart Kinga Goncz in
Budapest on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany is
to embark on a week-long tour of Hungary’s villages, government
spokeswoman Bernadett Budai told reporters on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – The parliamentary group of the
Socialist Party does not support the government’s proposal to
integrate three minor taxes, deputy group leader Tibor Kovacs told
reporters on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Romania’s ethnic Hungarians may be
left without representatives in the European Parliament if divisions
within the community are further deepened by “certain political
forces in Hungary,” Peter Kiss, head of the Prime Minister’s Office,
told reporters on Monday, following talks with Bela Marko, leader of
Romania’s ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Hungary and France basically share
the same stance on European Union farm affairs, said Hungary’s farm
minister on Monday. Continue »

Budapest, November 5 (MTI) – Hungarian and Slovakian border
guards have been jointly patrolling the two country’s 679 km long
common border since the start of the month, the National Border
Guard told MTI on Monday. Continue »