An air parade the Hungarian Air Force was set to stage over the River Danube on the August 20 national holiday has been cancelled due to forecasts of poor weather conditions, the head of the operative group overseeing the safety aspects of the celebrations said on Friday.
Watchdog warns consumers against HyperVerse MLM scheme
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Friday issued a warning to consumers against HyperVerse multi-level marketing (MLM) products advertised on social media.
Hungarian design, applied art exhibition opens in Helsinki
A group exhibition of nine young Hungarian grantees in applied art and design has opened in the Liszt Institute in Helsinki, showcasing 90 works, the Hungarian Art Academy (MMA) said on Friday.
Government official: Hungarian nation must be protected
The Hungarian nation must be protected and Hungarians must be ensured security, the state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad said on Friday, marking the August 20 national holiday.
Defence Minister: Hungary has right to defend itself
Hungary is again at a crossroads, just as it had been in the time of Saint Stephen, its first Christian king, and this, too, is a situation in which the country has the right to defend itself, the defence minister said on Friday, marking ...
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Gulyas: Saint Stephen’s work ‘success story’
Hungary's August 20 national holiday is the celebration of a "success story" because the work of Saint Stephen, the founder of Hungarian statehood, "is a living entity even after a thousand years", the head of the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday.
Hungarian Gripens safeguarding Baltic air space get first live alert of 2022
Hungarian Gripen aircraft safeguarding Baltic air space received their first live alert of 2022 early on Thursday, the defence minister said.
House of Music to host 1st Far Eastern Classical Music Festival
Budapest's House of Music will organise its first Far Eastern Classical Music Festival between September 1 and 4, the organisers said on Thursday.
Hungary state debt ratio reaches 77.5 percent at end-Q2
Hungary's state debt relative to GDP reached 77.5 percent at the end of the second quarter, preliminary data released by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Thursday show.
Over 770 kilos of endangered crayfish seized at Romanian border
Hungary's national tax authority NAV has seized 772 kilos of Danube crayfish, an endangered species in Hungary, from a Romanian lorry at the Nagylak border crossing.
Man wanted by FBI captured in Budapest
A man of Hungarian-Romanian nationality, high on the FBI's list of wanted criminals, has been arrested in Budapest, police.hu said on Thursday.
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Government to limit eligibility for capped fuel price
Hungary's government has decided to restrict the fuel price cap of 480 forints (EUR 1.19) per litre to privately-owned vehicles, farm machinery, tractors and taxis, at the recommendation of oil and gas company MOL, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Saturday.
LMP calls for minimum wage for degree holders
Opposition LMP on Sunday called on the government to introduce a minimum wage for people with a higher education degree, saying it would be 30 percent higher than the minimum wage for skilled workers.
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Orbán: Pillars of Western civilisation starting to crack
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, addressing the 31st "Tusvanyos" Summer University in Baile Tusnad, Romania on Saturday, said the coming decade would be defined by threats, uncertainty and war, but Hungary could be "a local exception" to a global recession. Orbán said the world had ...
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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, ...
