Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Saturday promises to be a cold and
wet day in Hungary with more or less continuous snowfall expected in
the south and southwest, flurries in the mid-section and rain or
rain mixed with snow in the east. Breezes will be from the north-northeast, and will pick up
to strong.     Nighttime lows will range from -5 to 0 degrees Celsius, and
daytime highs will be between -1 and +4 degrees Celsius, the
National Weather Service reports. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom
undertook patronage of the presentation in April 2008 of an OECD
environmental policy report focussing on Hungary, at a meeting with
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria in Budapest on Friday, the
president’s office told MTI. Continue »

Sturovo, November 16 (MTI) – Further issues need to be clarified
with Slovakia before a meeting of the prime ministers from the two
countries can take place, Hungary’s foreign minister said after
meeting her Slovak counterpart on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s main opposition Fidesz
party has initiated a five-party meeting to co-ordinate plans for
Hungary’s European Union presidency due in the first half of 2011,
party officials said on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s government continues to
back a Moscow-trained Hungarian security official to head the
country’s security services and will not cave into demands to scrap
his appointment, a government official said on Friday. Continue »

Yes, it is. Durex is the world’s
largest condom maker, and it has found an effective way to both test its
products and create a considerable marketing buzz. The Durex Condom Testing
Challenge in France
held earlier this year brought in an incredible 14,000 applicants on its first
day. The goal was to find a panel of about 5,000 official testers who would
post their sexual experiences online and to describe, of course, how Durex
products helped them to have better sex. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungarian small and medium-sized
businesses (SMEs) said their sentiment had improved a fraction in
October compared to September, continuing a slow but steady climb
seen since the start of the year, the latest Ecostat SME confidence
index shows. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s economy is expected to
grow by around 3 percent in 2008 and by 4 percent in 2009, Prime
Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told a business conference on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Gross wages rose 8.6 percent in
September, compared to the same period a year earlier, the Central
Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – As anyone without a car in Hungary
knows, if the train won’t get you there an often crowded Volan
long-distance bus might just. But soon Volan won’t be the only show
in town, said national daily Nepszabadsag on Friday. Continue »