Hungarian authorities reported on Saturday they had
found no further cases of H1N1 flu after checking people who had made
contact with the first person diagnosed in Hungary with the disease,
the national medical chief Ferenc Falus told MTI. Continue »

As the CEE Rugby Cup turns into the final stretch, the
fight for places could not be any tighter. 5 out of the 6 places are still
undecided. With RCM Timisoara already guaranteed champions, 3 teams are in the
hunt for second and third, which means that at least one squad will go home
disappointed from the BVSC stadium. Continue »

Interview with Teodóra Bán, managing director of the Budapest Summer Festival, which celebrates its 70th birthday this year. Continue »

The Hungarian Roma community is still forced to suffer
discrimination in every area of life, and gays too must contend with
the intolerance of violent groups, according to a report by Amnesty
International published on Thursday. Continue »

The H1N1 virus was detected in a male patient hospitalised in Eger (N),
Health Minister Tamas Szekely told MTI on Friday. The patient is a
Brazilian national, the minister said. Continue »

A Hungarian county court on Friday handed down a
preliminary life sentence to the second main accomplice in the case of
the mob-killing of a teacher in Olaszliszka village, north-east Hungary. Continue »

Lajos Bokros, father of a successful austerity package
as finance minister under the Socialist-liberal Horn government in the
mid-’90s and later director at the World Bank and professor at the CEU,
caused surprise with the announcement in March that he would head the
list of the centre-right Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) in the EP
election.  Continue »

According to a study of the hotel market in Central and
Eastern European capitals by commercial properties firm CB Richard
Ellis, hotels have been under enormous pressure since summer 2008. Both
the occupancy rate and the average daily rate (ADR) fell in the first
quarter of 2009. Continue »

The best photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of
the Year 2008 competition have made their way to the Natural History
Museum in Budapest.  Continue »

Cricket is not a sport commonly associated with Hungary.  But the
Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is set to change our perceptions. 
In just three years, the Association has established a national team, a
developing squad and even a national girls youth team. Cricket in
Hungary is expanding exponentially and the HCA has high hopes that in
years to come the national team will be able to compete on an
International level.  I spoke with Mr. Andrew Leckonby, the Technical
Director of the organization, to find out exactly how the HCA plans to
achieve such an aspiration. Continue »