Moscow, February 8 (MTI) – Hungarian Finance Minister Janos
Veres met fuels giant Gazprom head Alexei Miller for talks in Moscow
on Friday, Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reported. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – The Hungarian government supports
Poland’s proposal to nominate former Polish President Lech Walesa to
represent the Visegrad countries in the European Union’s “Wise Men’s
Council” seeking to draft plans for the community’s future, the
government spokesman’s office told MTI in a statement on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Work-related accidents should be
reduced by 25 percent in the European Union member states by 2012,
the director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
said on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – The number of broadband internet
subscriptions in Hungary surged 33 percent to 1,325,000 last year,
the National Telecommunications Authority (NHH) reported on Friday. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Saturday will be mostly sunny and
dry. Northerly, north-easterly winds will gust to high. There may be
fog at night. Lowest night-time temperatures will be between -5 and 0 degrees
Celsius and day-time highs are expected to be between 5 and 10
degrees, the National Weather Service forecast. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Szilveszter E. Vizi, president of
the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, is scheduled to meet with
Matsuura Koichiro, Director-General of UNESCO, for talks in Paris on
Monday. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – The Tokaj wine-growing region, a
UNESCO World Heritage site since June 2002, faces several threats to its
environment, according to Hungary’s status report to the UN body. Continue »

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Co-ordinated efforts must be made
to preserve the culture and values of the Roma community, and such
efforts require a new approach which provides the means for Roma to
make their own policies and decisions, participants of a conference
urged on Friday.  Continue »

The Corinthia Grand
Hotel Royal is located in the heart of Budapest
on Erzsébet Boulevard,
within easy walking distance of the Opera House, Major Theatres and
attractions, close to the business districts and shopping area. Continue »

Paris, Gaz de France Open – Hungary’s Agnes Szavay won the first set against world #8 Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 7-6. Szavay was down 1-4, but managed to get back in the set forcing a tie-break, which she won 7-4. Continue »