DK calls for reinstating 'unlawfully fired teachers'
Unions, Mi Hazank express solidarity with teacher strike
Several trade unions as well as the radical opposition Mi Hazank party voiced their solidarity with a nationwide strike organised by teachers’ union PDSZ across the country on Wednesday.
Commissioner: EC to closely monitor implementation of Hungary rule-of-law related proposals
The European Commission will monitor "very closely" the implementation of Hungary's legislative proposals in connection with the rule of law and will always use "its toolbox of instruments" including the conditionality mechanism to protect the European Union's financial interests, the Commissioner for Budget and ...
Budapest Mayor’s Office to poll public opinion on Margaret Island
The Budapest Mayor's Office is polling public opinion about the city's popular Margaret Island to gauge whether its leisure functions should be strengthened and if current services are popular, the office said on Wednesday.
Government official: Change of direction needed in European politics
A change of direction is needed in European politics because the energy sanctions are clearly destroying the European Union's economy, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications and relations, said on Wednesday.
Budapest Festival Orchestra wins Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year award
The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) was named Orchestra of the Year by the prestigious Gramophone magazine at a gala in London on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus – 13,765 new cases last week, 73 fatalities
Fully 13,765 new Covid-19 cases were registered last week, while 73 people died in connection with the virus, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday in a round-up of last week's data.
Szijjarto discusses sanctions at meeting of EU heads of mission
Hungary has achieved an exemption of pipeline deliveries of crude from European Union oil price caps, and ensured nuclear energy was exempt from the sanctions imposed on Russia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said late on Tuesday.
Speaker: Education long-term strategic issue
Teachers need a wage hike, but the situation of teachers and public education must be treated as long-term strategic issues, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has said, adding that strike action was not the solution. Commenting on protests in secondary schools nationwide, Kover told ...
House of Terror presents exhibition on 1956 Gypsy heroes
Budapest's House of Terror Museum is presenting an exhibition dedicated to "the Hungarian Gypsy heroes of the 1956 revolution".
Fidesz MEPs reject EP social media content as ‘false representation of Hungary’
The MEPs of Hungary's ruling Fidesz on Tuesday rejected social media posts on European Parliament sites which they said cast Hungary in a bad light by quoting "the most biased points" of a report on the country "as if they were facts".
Palkovics: Hungary’s gas reserves third highest in EU compared to annual consumption
Hungary's gas storage facilities are 75 percent full, and given their outsized combined capacity, the country's gas reserves relative to its annual consumption are well above the European Union average, the minister of technology and industry told a conference on Tuesday.
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Hungarians see Russia sanctions triggering European economic decline
Fully 83 percent of Hungarians agree with the view that EU sanctions against Russia would result in Europe's precipitous economic decline next year, according to a survey by the Szazadveg Foundation.
Wizz Air to add 75 A321neo aircraft to fleet
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air on Monday said it negotiated the purchase of 75 new A321neo aircraft from Airbus.
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China and Hungary have set a good example for state-to-state relations
On October 1st, the People's Republic of China celebrates its 73rd birthday. Six days later, it is also the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary.
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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, ...
