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 »

State news agency MTI is reproting on Monday morning that all Lufthansa flights have been cancelled at Liszt Ferenc International Airport Budapest because of a strike by the German airline’s ground crews. Its  13 departures and arrivals were cancelled. Continue »

The missing man above was on his way home Monday, his family told us after hearing from police. Dear Editor, My name is Johanna and I am from Sweden. I desperately trying to find my father Ronny Persson who was supposed to get home on Thursday April 11 after his trip to Budapest.  We are trying… Continue »

  For the 16th year running since 1998, 20 March marked the International Day of La Francophonie, a celebration of the French language and culture by millions of its speakers, learners and enthusiasts around the globe. The Budapest Times got the lowdown on the French community in Budapest from Juliette Monroche, president of French-speaking expatriate… Continue »

With the Christmas festivities fast approaching, many will be looking to bring cheer to others around them, but the Rex Dogs Home Foundation (Rex Kutyaotthon Alapítvány) is reminding us that animals, too, can participate in the festive spirit. For the third year running, the foundation has launched its “Four-legged Messengers of Love” (Négylábú szeretetfutár) initiative,… Continue »

Nearly 80 per cent of traffic accidents are a result of inattentive driving and poor choice of speed in imperfect conditions, a survey published this week by insurance company Genertel says. The most frequent causes of temporary loss of attention are looking for things in the glove compartment or elsewhere in the vehicle (46 per… Continue »

Contrary to a report by state-owned broadcaster MTV, the world’s largest travel guide book and digital media publisher does not consider Budapest to be the number one winter destination, but it is one of three European locations worthy to visit as a cold-weather getaway. Budapest was the first to be listed in a roundup of… Continue »

The arrival of winter in the middle of the week brought a number of serious road accidents, with worse expected this weekend if the predicted high wind and 20 centimetres of snow materialise. The first fatality of the season was a woman driving a minivan on Route 4604 between Ócsa and Alsónémedi, who collided with… Continue »

While unions want the minimum wage to increase at least by the amount of inflation next year – somewhere above five per cent – employers are only willing to agree to 2.6 per cent, Zoltán Szõke, the president of ÁFEOSZ-Coop and an employer representative in the conciliatory VKF session, told state news agency MTI on… Continue »

Efforts to eliminate the psychological, physical and sexual abuse of women, children and the elderly are beset by continued indifference, Supreme Court president Péter Darák told a conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Courts’ role in suppressing domestic violence by providing immediate legal protection to victims is essential, Darák told the conference of the Hungarian Association… Continue »