Szijjarto: Hungary to protect national communities, promote vaccination of Europeans as CoE president
Hungary's priorities for the next six months as Council of Europe (CoE) president will include enforcing language use rights, mitigating the impacts of Covid-19 on families, promoting vaccination, and supporting national communities, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Strasbourg.
Budapest mayor proposes naming site after Roma leader helping Hungarians in 1990 Romania pogrom
A street or square in Budapest should be given the name of Bela Puczi, leader of a group of Roma protecting ethnic Hungarians during an anti-Hungarian pogrom in Targu Mures (Marosvasarhely) in 1990, according to a proposal by the mayor of Budapest published on ...
Clocks to change to summer time on Sunday
On Sunday, clocks will go forward one hour in Hungary. In line with the rest of Europe, clocks will change to summer time at dawn so that 0200 becomes 0300.
Moody’s keeps Hungary’s rating unchanged
Moody's Investors Service did not update Hungary's sovereign rating on Friday, although it was scheduled for a review.
It’s official: Dreschler Palace a hotel in 2022
Worth the wait for a W hotel
Exciting plans to revive the abandoned Dreschler Palace have come and gone over the two decades that the splendid building has stood empty opposite the State Opera House on the city’s most upscale avenue. Finally, the most recent announcement this March 2021 that the ...
Over 80 percent of coronavirus-related fatalities still among the elderly
Decision on restrictions expected today
Schools and kindergartens in Hungary will open a week once 2.5 million people have been vaccinated, the prime minister's chief of staff told a press conference. All teachers will be inoculated before schools reopen, Gergely Gulyas told a press briefing.
Registration for vaccination can be checked online
The national health insurance fund has launched an online platform where anyone can check the status of their registration for vaccination, the government website koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
Sub-standard Chinese mask purchase ‘fake news’, ministry says
The foreign ministry has rejected as "fake news" reports cited by the opposition Democratic Coalition that the ministry purchased several million Chinese face masks of the type that the EU put on its alert list of sub-standard products.
Hungary launches fourth satellite
Hungary this week launched its fourth small satellite with a mission to gauge levels of artificial electromagnetic smog in the upper atmosphere, as well as its exposure to ionising radiation, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics said on Thursday.
European court: Hungary failing to comply with tobacco excise tax hike
Hungary has failed to comply with European Union regulations by keeping the excise tax on tobacco products below the required threshold, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said on Thursday.
