Government establishing unit to help companies apply AI
A key aim of the government's AI strategy is to boost the productivity of Hungarian small and medium-sized firms by employing AI technologies, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) said on Sunday. The goal is to increase productivity by 26 percent over the ...
Budapest mayor wants proportionate distribution of funds
Karacsony: Use of EU aid should be decided by referendum
Gergely Karacsony, Budapest's mayor, has said the way EU aid is used should be decided in local referendums held by municipalities up and down the country. Local councils should receive at least half of the EU funding for handling the economic effects of the ...
Hungarian Bocuse d’Or team qualifies for world final
At the Bocuse d'Or European championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, Hungary's team of chefs led by Istvan Veres qualified in ninth place for the finals to be held in Lyon in June 2021, the head of the Hungarian Bocuse d'Or Academy, Zoltan Hamvas, told ...
Spas in crisis
Hungary's spas are in the midst of a crisis caused by low attendance resulting from the novel coronavirus epidemic, with drop in revenues of at least 50 percent experienced so far this year, the head of the Hungarian Spas Association said on Thursday, adding ...
Mayors ask EU for direct access to Covid recovery funds
The mayors of more than 50 European localities have petitioned the European Union to commit to bigger CO2 emissions cuts over the next decade, and to facilitate this aim by providing cities with direct access to Covid-19 recovery funds, a letter released by the ...
Students blockading drama university campus refuse to leave
Striking students of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Art have rejected an order by the university's new leadership to vacate buildings of the central campus in Vas and Szentkiralyi streets.
Orbán: Focus of EU growth shifting to central Europe
The value of central Europe is on the rise, with the focus of growth in the European Union shifting to the east, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Cirkovce-Pince power line in eastern Slovenia on Wednesday.
Sscandals raises questions regarding the EC's sources of information, Deutsch says
Fidesz MEP queries Jourova on ties with Hungarian opposition
Tamas Deutsch, an MEP of ruling Fidesz, has sent a letter to European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova, asking her about her ties to Anna Donath, an MEP of the opposition Momentum movement.
Kover: Rule of law issue, recovery package talks should be kept separate
The debate around the rule of law and the European Union's next seven-year budget and post-pandemic recovery package should be kept separate, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said after talks with his Polish counterpart in Wroclaw on Wednesday.
1956 anniversary to be marked with only two state events
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, only two state events will be held this year to commemorate Hungary's 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary for international communications, said on Wednesday.
