Some Hungarian media reports and
commentaries have misconstrued U.S. Ambassador April H. Foley’s
words when she said that the U.S. “expects” Hungary to recognize
Kosovo’s independence, the U.S. Embassy told MTI on Tuesday. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – Hungarian police do not expect any
extremist activity during or after the upcoming referendum on March
9 and the national holiday on March 15, the national police chief
said on Tuesday. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – The cloud cover will begin
building at about daybreak, and gradually thin in the afternoon. Scattered showers are likely. Winds will initially be from the
southwest and 30-40 km/h but then begin blowing from the
west-northwest, strengthening to 40-50 km/h. Nighttime lows should range from 1 to 6 degrees Celsius, and
daytime highs will be between 11 and 16 degrees Celsius, the
National Weather Service reports. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – Irish airlines Aer Lingus started
operating direct flights between Belfast and Budapest Ferihegy
International Airport, the Ferihegy operating company BA told MTI on
Tuesday. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – The main opposition Fidesz party
calls for an extraordinary session of parliament to discuss the
planned construction of a gas pipeline in Hungary, to take place
before the Hungarian and the Russian governments sign a contract,
the party’s group leader said on Tuesday. Continue »

A recent Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) report stated that as many as 7.4 million people in the U.K. have not been to a NHS dentist since the Labour government’s controversial renovation of the system in April of 2006. It is estimated that 4.7 million of these people have gone to private clinics, while the other 2.7 million people have not received any dental care since 2006. So what does this mean? Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – Speaker of Parliament Katalin
Szili on Tuesday left for a three-day official visit to the United
States, the parliament’s press office reported. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – Police detained seven Pakistani
border violators outside the village of Lonya in NE Hungary close to
the Ukrainian border, a regional police spokesman told MTI on
Tuesday. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – The Environment Ministry, the
MME/BirdLife Hungary group and major electricity providers signed an
agreement in Budapest on Tuesday on taking steps to protect birds
from high voltage shocks in Hungary. Continue »

Budapest, February 26 (MTI) – Hungary supports that NATO should
invite Macedonia to become a member, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany
said on Tuesday, following talks with Nicola Gruevski, his visiting
Macedonian counterpart. Continue »