Hungary has one of the smallest immigrant populations across 37 countries according to a study released on Wednesday by the OECD. In 2010, international inflows continued to decrease, whereas outflows from Hungary have increased significantly. It is now the fourth-highest country of origin for migrants ton Germany. According to the OECD, clear links can be… Continue »

An insight into the world’s leading museum of art and design can be seen in the Museum of Applied Arts exhibition “Art for all – The Victoria and Albert Museum, the world’s first museum of decorative arts”. Founded in the wake of the Great Exhibition of All Nations of 1851, the Victoria and Albert Museum… Continue »

State secretary for culture László L. Simon is employing convicts from a jail in Fejér County to pick cherries and remove weeds from the garden of his wine cellars and guesthouse near Lake Velence, the newspaper Népszava reported on Tuesday. When asked about it by the left-wing daily, Simon explained that it is hard to… Continue »

The local government of Gyöngyöspata has been ordered to repay HUF 1.1 million (EUR 3,800) in state subsidies by Heves County for violating rules on public-work schemes. According to the ruling the workers were employed at locations different to those specified in the contract. Several workers were also found working on private properties. Gyöngyöspata mayor… Continue »

The government launched on Monday an official website that aims to promote Hungarian wine domestically and internationally. The site, bor.hu, aims to promote consumption and tourism to Hungary’s 22 distinct wine-making regions. State secretary for agriculture György Cserván noted that economic output of Hungarian wine producers totalled HUF 67.5 billion (EUR ) in 2011, up… Continue »

Parliament will await the opinion of the European Central Bank before voting on a package of amendments to the Central Bank Act, government politician Antal Rogán said on Monday. The ECB has criticised the existing legislation for compromising the independence of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB). Its approval of amendments is needed before Hungary can… Continue »

An additional 5,000 full state scholarships will be made available to university students in September, Education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann announced on Tuesday. The decision comes as a shortage in the number of students taking up partially funded scholarships has led to a number of positions remaining empty while there was a glut of applications… Continue »