Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19, the secretary of the Nobel Assembly announced in Stockholm on Monday.
Economic development minister: Growth, fiscal balance can be restored simultaneously
Economic growth and the fiscal balance in Hungary can be restored by increasing real wages, which is key to stimulating consumption and speeding up growth, the economic development minister said in Budapest on Monday.
Pope Francis receives Hungarian Catholic leaders in Vatican
A pilgrimage of Hungarians to the Vatican will take place in April next year, Cardinal Peter Erdo, the head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, told MTI, after meeting Pope Francis at a private audience in Vatican City on Monday morning.
Thyssenkrupp to invest HUF 23 billion in Hungary base
Germany's Thyssenkrupp is investing 23 billion forints (EUR 58.9m) in expanding its plant in Jaszfenyszaru, east of Budapest, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Monday.
Ader hails ‘successful’ Planet Budapest 2023 expo
The Planet Budapest 2023 sustainability expo which ended on Sunday was successful in all aspects, creating a demand to organise some parts of it as a permanent exhibition next time, former president Janos Ader and chief patron of the event said on Monday.
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Orbán holds talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb leader
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina's autonomous Serb Republic, in Budapest on Monday, the PM's press chief said.
Hungary trade surplus at EUR 559 million in July
Hungary's trade surplus was 559 million euros in July and its trade balance improved by 1.9 billion euros compared with the same month last year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data on Monday.
Ankara bombing highlights importance of global efforts against terrorism, Foreign Minister says
The terrorist attack in Ankara demonstrates well the importance of global efforts to be taken to combat terrorism, the Hungarian foreign minister said, after a suicide bomb attack took place in the Turkish capital on Sunday.
Retvari criticises EU draft crisis regulation
The European Union's draft crisis regulation adopted earlier this week is not about protecting the borders, but about the further settlement of illegal migrants, state secretary of the ministry of interior Bence Retvari told public broadcaster Kossuth radio on Sunday.
Szijjarto congratulates Fico on election win
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto congratulated former Slovak PM Robert Fico whose Smer-Social Democracy won Saturday's general election in Slovakia in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Government spokesperson marks International Day of Older Persons
Hungary could not exist without the work put in by older people, the government spokesperson said marking International Day of Older Persons on Sunday.
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Mauritius – rocky monuments, forts and museums, sugar cane plantations
We continue our visit to the wonders of Mauritius. The next stop on the journey, who would have thought, but it is strongly linked to India. Around 60% of Mauritius' population is of Indian origin, with ancestors mainly from the Indian subcontinent, mainly from ...
Industrial output down 2.6 percent in July
Output of Hungary's industrial sector dropped by an annual 2.6 percent in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data on Thursday.
Automotive supplier GKN inaugurates plant in Hungary
Automotive industry supplier GKN inaugurated a plant in Felsozsolca, in north-eastern Hungary, on Friday.
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Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment
A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.
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Orbán: New EU migration pact could force Hungary to welcome migrants
Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...
