The Hungarian postal service, Magyar Posta, had nothing to do with a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the birth of Azerbaijan’s strongman leader Heydar Aliyev, the National Development Ministry said on Monday. The denial came after local news websites had picked up Azeri media reports that the late Aliyev had been made the subject… Continue »

A 37-year-old Hungarian who severed his forearm when cleaning a winnowing mill at his workplace in Purbach, Austria, on Saturday said he used his left hand to pick up his right hand and threw it in the car boot before driving about 20 kilometres to hospital in Eisenstadt. He was taken by helicopter to Vienna… Continue »

Kaposvár-based bus maker NABI will shut down production at the end of May unless management can secure new orders, communications advisor János Kovács-Gajdács has told regional news portal sonline.hu. “We will deliver the last of the 150 buses of an order from the United States at the end of the month and then the 170… Continue »

Bank CEO, salami manufacturer, wine maker, property magnate, ammunition tycoon, telecommunications mogul and football association head Sándor Csányi remains the richest Hungarian with an estimated wealth of HUF 135 billion (EUR 460.18 million). Csányi is followed by László Bige from the chemical industry and porn baron György Gattyán. Winners Csányi has retained his position on… Continue »

The number of lorries entering Hungary from Slovakia has fallen by 25 per cent during the three months since customs officers began spot checks on freight crossing the open border, financial daily Napi Gazdaság wrote on Wednesday. This has been interpreted as a sign of the scale of tax fraud, with the newspaper estimating that… Continue »

The manager of the Caligula Night Club in District II’s Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor lost an appeal on Monday against a ruling where she was found guilty and jailed for abducting tourists in rip-off scandals dating to 2007. The Kúria (Supreme Court) ruled that preventing tourists from leaving the club until they pay exorbitant bills amounts… Continue »

  President Lauder, Ladies and Gentlemen. Good evening. May I just welcome you whole-heartedly here in Budapest. Shalom. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Budapest in the name of Hungary and the people of Hungary. I greet the representatives of the Jewish community, and a warm welcome to our guests in… Continue »

Hungarian strawberries started taking over from Greek and other imports this week in a fail-safe indication that winter is finally over. After the bear’s garlic (medvehagyma), fresh spinach, sorrel, spring onions and radishes that have coloured market stalls in the last couple of weeks it’s now also time to tuck in to asparagus, peas and… Continue »

Google Hungary CEO Edina Heal is pictured riding a company tricycle equipped with 3D cameras on Tuesday. After lengthy debates about data protection, the tech company launched the Hungarian version of its street view service this week with blurred faces and licence plates. Should someone still have a problem with appearing in the program, they… Continue »

The new national football stadium will cost HUF 60-90 billion (EUR 200.67-301.01 million) and will open in 2017, government commissioner László Vígh said on Tuesday. According to the newest plans, the arena will be built within the walls of Puskás Stadium and it will hold 65,000 fans, making it large enough to host most football… Continue »