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EVEN BEYOND THAT…
One of the more confusing things about living abroad is getting your head around a new set of holidays. I was surprised that in Malta, Easter Monday isn’t a national holiday. I was surprised, too, that in Montserrat, 17 March, St Patrick’s Day, is. Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day – all were once key parts of my calendar. In Hungary, I do well to remember 15 March, 1 May, and 23 October.
Szijjarto: Hungary condemns all forms of terrorism
Hungary "unequivocally condemns all forms of terrorism", Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a post on Facebook on Saturday, after a terrorist attack in Israel killed eight and injured dozens on Friday.
Official: Government plans to respond to Brussels with legal steps
The process of resolving the matter of Hungary's Erasmus education funding shows the European Commission's disregard for the formal rules of discourse, the state secretary for international communications has said.
S+P downgrades Hungary to BBB-
S+P Global Ratings downgraded Hungary's sovereign rating one notch to BBB- from BBB at a scheduled review on Friday.
Elefsina is smallest, oldest city in history of capitals of culture
The ancient Greek city of Eleusis or Elefsina is fast approaching the long-awaited date of February 4 when festivities will begin to mark its declaration as one of three 2023 European Capitals of Culture along with Timișoara in Romania and Veszprém-Balaton in Hungary. The ...
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Orbán: Hungary’s security comes first
Hungary's security comes first, so Hungary "is not at war with anyone", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview on Friday. Orbán told public radio that the outbreak of the war in Ukraine had coincided with the general election campaign in Hungary, and ...
Szazadveg: Europeans ‘strongly divided’ about supplying weapons to Ukraine
Public support for supplying weapons to Ukraine is above 50 percent in only nine of the European Union's 27 member states, with several countries supporting Ukraine with weapons despite their citizens' disagreement, the Szazadveg Foundation said on Friday.
Jobless rate 3.9 percent in December
Hungary's jobless rate was 3.9 percent in December, up from 3.8 percent in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.
Szijjarto slams UEFA organisation for rejecting flags of historic Hungary
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday slammed the anti-discrimination organisation of the European Football Association (UEFA FARE) for its report on the use of flags depicting historic Hungary at a match between Hungary and Italy in September.
Deaths outpace births in December
Preliminary data show that 7,366 children were born and 11,940 people died in December 2022, with the number of live births decreasing by 5.0 percent and deaths by 13 percent in January 2022-December 2022 compared with the same period a year earlier, the Central ...
German ministers ‘blocking’ Paks expansion ‘unacceptable’, foreign minister says
Hungary's foreign minister has blasted German Green Party ministers, accusing them of "blocking" the Paks nuclear power plant expansion "for ideological and political reasons".
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Temperature rises to record high for January 2
The warmest January 2 on record was registered in Fulophaza Hattyus-szek, in central Hungary, on Monday, with the mercury hitting 18.2 C., according to the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ).
Gulyas: Government to cover 2024 Erasmus grants if talks with EU fail
Hungary's government will cover students' 2024 Erasmus grants if it fails to reach an agreement with the European Union on Erasmus funding for universities run by foundations, the head of the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday.
Government official: Anti-Hungarian decisions, actions in Western Ukraine unacceptable
Tamas Menczer, the foreign ministry state secretary for external relations, has called on local leaders of the Mukachevo (Munkacs) district, in western Ukraine, to "immediately stop anti-Hungarian atrocities" such as "harassment and stripping the ethnic minority of their rights".
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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, ...
