
May PMI drops to 57.1
Hungary's seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 57.1 points in May from 61.9 in April, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim) said on Thursday.

Coronavirus – 171 new infections, 5 deaths registered last week
Fully 171 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed last week, while five fatalities were registered in connection with the virus, the Coronavirus Press Centre said on Thursday.

Foreign fans entangled in brawl in Budapest
Foreign fans arriving in Budapest to watch the UEFA European League final engaged in a brawl near the stadium, Budapest police said on its website on Wednesday afternoon.

Statute of Hungarian-born soccer player, Bologna coach Weisz unveiled in Budapest
A statue of Arpad Weisz, a Hungarian-born soccer player who coached Inter Milan and later Bologna before perishing in the Holocaust, was unveiled in Budapest on Wednesday.
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EU Justice Commissioner: EC committed to ensuring respect of rule of law in Hungary
The European Commission remains fully committed to ensuring that the rule of law is respected in Hungary as the unprecedented budgetary measures taken clearly show, the EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in a debate concerning Hungary in the European Parliament on Wednesday.

Esterhazy collection to be displayed in China
Textiles and ornamental weapons from the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts' Esterhazy collection will be on display at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, the Budapest museum said in statement on Wednesday.

Gal: 67 conservative MEPs sign letter in support of Hungary
Sixty-seven right-wing MEPs have signed a letter in support of Hungary and calling on the European Commission "not to give in to blackmail and pressure by the European Parliament", MEP of Hungary's ruling Fidesz Kinga Gal told MTI on Wednesday.

EP rapporteurs: Ukraine conflict not likely to be resolved during Hungary EU presidency
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is not likely to be resolved during Hungary's presidency of the European Union in the second half of next year, authors of a European Parliamentary report on the state of the rule of law in Hungary told a press conference in ...

Szijjarto: China’s Jiecang HUF 25 billion investment in creates 200 jobs
China's Jiecang, which makes linear actuators for health-care and home applications, will invest some 25 billion forints (EUR 67.38m) in a plant in Kaposvar, in south-western Hungary, the minister of foreign affairs and trade announced on Wednesday.

Cheney’s family in Chile donates painting to artist’s Hungarian home town
A painting by Hungarian-born painter Ladislao Cheney who moved with his wife to Chile in 1930, was presented to a local museum in Salgotarjan, Cheney's home town, at a ceremony on Wednesday.
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Tourism Agency: Hotels fully booked over May long weekend
Almost 200,000 guests spent 362,000 guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary during the May 1 long weekend, generating 7 billion forints (EUR 18.7m) in revenue, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU) told MTI on Friday.

Defence Minister: ‘We must protect homeland with weapons and right national policy’
"We must protect the homeland with weapons and the right national policy," Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky told the CPAC Hungary conference on Friday.

Gulyas: Government to extend interest rate freeze
The government will submit the 2024 draft budget to parliament on May 30, with a vote scheduled for July 7 and it is extending a freeze on interest rates for small and medium-sized companies and will keep it in place until the base rate ...
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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, ...