Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Officials from the economy
ministries of Hungary and Serbia signed a memorandum in Budapest on
Wednesday stating their intent to cooperate in expanding ties
between small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) of the two
countries. Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Istvan Tarlos, acting as spokesman
for the opposition Fidesz party’s campaign to win support for a
referendum that would halt major government reforms if successful,
said on Wednesday that if the government lost and did not resign, it
would be sweeping aside the basic principles of democracy. Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Hungarian-born American IT
specialist Charles Simonyi, who was widely recognised as a space
tourist who visited the International Space Station this past April,
gave his inaugural address on becoming an external member of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest on Wednesday. Continue »

Bucharest, November 7 (MTI) – Bela Marko, head of Romania’s
ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party, warned about signs of increasing
xenophobia and discrimination against minorities, at a press
conference in Bucharest on Wednesday. Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Four out of ten Hungarians asked in
a recent survey say that they are willing to vote in a referendum on
“recently raised issues,” pollster Median reported on its website on
Wednesday. Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Two senior officials of the main
opposition Fidesz party held a briefing on Hungarian domestic
politics to foreign diplomats accredited to Hungary on Wednesday. Continue »

Budapest November 7 (MTI) – Hungary had a cash-flow based public
finance deficit of 49.8 billion forints in October, excluding local
councils, 17.9 billion forints more than the Finance Ministry’s
forecast of 31.9 billion forints for the month, according to
preliminary figures released by the ministry on Wednesday. Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – The government is committed to
preserve the integrity of north-east Hungary’s Hortobagy National
Park, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told reporters at a press
conference held in the Hortobagy region on Wednesday. Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – The Budapest Stock Exchange’s BUX
index closed trading at 27,042.48 points on Wednesday, down by
217.24 points or 0.80 percent compared to Tuesday’s close. Overall trading amounted to 25.21 billion forints (about 100.8
million euros). Continue »

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Night skies will be overcast and
rain is likely in much of the country, with a combination of rain
and snow or pure snow in the north and northeast. After daybreak, rolling clouds may trigger isolated showers, but
sunshine also can be expected. Breezes will be from the northwest and strong, picking up to
gale force in the central parts of the country. Nighttime lows will range from 0 to +5 degrees Celsius, and
daytime highs will be between 7 and 12 degrees Celsius, the National
Weather Service reports. Continue »